'Heavenly' Italian beach to charge entry fee to cut overcrowding
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from on (#4V113)
Thousands of visitors who flock to La Pelosa in Sardinia pose threat to its ecosystem
Visitors will soon have to pay to enjoy one of Sardinia's most beautiful beaches as local authorities try to mitigate the damage done by overcrowding.
La Pelosa, a white sandy beach in Stintino, north-west Sardinia, has been described as a slice of heaven, attracting thousands of visitors each summer. However, environmental studies show that excessive numbers of beachgoers threaten the beach's ecosystem, prompting Antonio Diana, the mayor of Stintino, to introduce entry tickets and set a cap on visitor numbers to 1,500 a day from next summer.
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