Practically every inch of an Italian beach is taken up with deck chairs and beach umbrellas that are rented out to users at various price according to the location. From time to time, you do find a public beach but it’s always small. In the photo below, you can see a public beach in the foreground and a private beach fenced off behind.
Presque chaque centimètre carré d’une plage italiennesest couvert de transats et de parasols qui sont loués aux usagers à des prix différents selon le lieu. De temps en temps, on trouve quand même une plage publique mais elle est toujours petite. Dans la photo ci-dessous on voit une plage publique en premier plan et une plage privée derrière une clôture à côté.
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6 replies on “Postcard from Italy – The Beach”
Beautiful area, but as an Aussie, the pebble beach and restriction to the beaches is quite strange.
Yes, the pebble beach, grey sand when it does it exist and the restriction on beaches is certainly not within our conception is it?
The second photo does look like a real postcard, from the 50s. It’s something about the colours.
The first could be a modern postcard though :).
Restrictions on beaches…. how strange.
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