The artificial Saline beach in Rapallo, built last year where it already existed in the early 1900s, has resisted the numerous winter storms, even if, like all the others, it will have to be replenished by introducing new sand, an operation which in jargon is called “nourishment”. It’s a shame that even on this stretch of coast, the sea causes dead algae (posidonia) to wash ashore; a sign, however, that the seabed is not just a muddy area.
In the photo, the scaffolding-solarium of the Lido-Flora baths marks the border between the bathing area and the one, to the west, where the sea is prohibited. Even if private tests carried out daily reveal a swimmable sea; except on the days after storms. Naturally, seaside entrepreneurs and those who enjoy the sea would like politicians to regulate the matter rather than hoping for the expansion of the bans that penalize tourism. Perhaps by systematically banning swimming in just two or three days after the storm. However, it would be right to prosecute condominiums (and their administrators) who discharge sewage directly into waterways.
