PISA MARINA. The decision, agreed with the municipal administration of Pisa, to demolish what remains of the Giardino di Poppa restaurant on the seafront of Marina di Pisa right on the border with Tirrenia comes one year after the fire. At the end of May last year, flames destroyed what remained of the place, already in a state of decay because it had been closed and abandoned for some time. And the skeleton of the building, which is not without dangers despite the barriers and access bans on the structure, has remained there until today. Last Friday, May 24, an inspection was carried out on the structure by the technicians of the Municipality’s environment office and the employees of the Migliarino, San Rossore and Massaciuccoli Park. A survey of what remains of the Giardino di Poppa: in fact only the blackened skeleton of the room with, inside, charred objects and structures that are now useless.
(A glimpse of the interior of the venue)
The idea
The idea of the municipal administration, with the mayor Michele Conti first of all, it is to demolish the ruin and then quickly proceed with the reclamation of the area. The objective is to make the area safe and remove an obvious nuisance from one of the access points to the coast, both from the Bigattiera and from the seafront. The inspection last Friday, May 24th, should be the beginning of a process which, by involving multiple subjects, starting with the Park, should be able to define a future destination for the area. But while waiting to define all the aspects concerning the former premises and the possibilities of possibly restarting an activity in the same place, which will in any case require a long time, the Municipality’s intention is first of all to eliminate a situation of degradation.
May 30, 2023
Many will remember the column of black smoke that rose into the sky in the late afternoon of May 30th last year, clearly visible across the entire coast. The fire caused great concern and the fear that it could spread and attack nearby vegetation and structures. Only thanks to the timely intervention of the firefighters, alerted by the volunteers of the public assistance fire service, was it possible to avoid the worst. The restaurant had been closed for some time. An agony, that of “Il Giardino di Poppa”, which came after a period of luck that had made it one of the most popular meeting points on the coast. For at least two seasons, however, it had closed its doors and to protect the structure from illicit access – perhaps by some fool looking for makeshift shelter – the entrances had been sealed. The flames have decreed the end of the hope of seeing it reopen, at least in the short term.
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