Villasimius Caps Punta Molentis at 150 Visitors, Charges €10 as Wildfire Damage Triggers Umbrella Ban
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 12
Villasimius Caps Punta Molentis at 150 Visitors, Charges €10 as Wildfire Damage Triggers Umbrella Ban
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 12
Summary
Punta Molentis will admit only 150 people at a time under new Villasimius rules that also require reservations, cap road access at 70 cars a day and charge €10 for land arrivals or €5 by boat.
Umbrellas are now barred for visitors aged 10 to 65, with exceptions only for families with children under 10 and people over 65, as the town says it must reduce human pressure on a fragile ecosystem.
Last July's wildfire scorched the beach, dunes and car park, forced beachgoers to flee by boat and left dozens of cars burned out, driving the tougher controls through Oct. 31.
The measures have drawn criticism online from some Sardinians, while adding Punta Molentis to a broader push by Sardinian beaches to limit summer overcrowding.