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I was drawn to two articles by Angela Corrias, political journalist and author of member blog, Travel Calling , the first on uncontrolled building to the west of Sardinia and the other on power plants along the coast. Sister site Europe a la Carte has previously reported on several aspects of visiting Sardinia.
Sardinia, by mattcyp88
In her usual polemic style, Angela paints a grim picture of what Sardinia will look like if these developments proceed, describes the players behind the proposals and the feelings by government and ordinary Italians on these issues. In a similar vain, I’ve previously asked if Sardinia needs another Gordon Ramsay restaurant?
The expectation most of us have of this Italian island is one of time stood still, with grand and pristine seascape views, gently decaying buildings around bustling central piazas, and friendly locals going about daily tasks such as fishing, bread-making and such-like, as in times immemorial. Is this real? Well, I certainly hope so, as I’m planning to visit the island in the spring!
But wait a minute, what do the locals think? Are they happy to have their inheritance changed, have they possibly been promised jobs other than in traditional crafts and the travel industry, will these changes bring prosperity or just make the place ugly? Does the right to decide at a local level exist, never mind what companies/government/journalists/visitors think? Also, as far as I know, Sardinia is not a national park (yet)!
In any case, I will take Angela’s advice and visit soon, lest the traditional beauty and ways of life dissappear forever! I will be reporting once I’ve visited and canvassed local opinions, hopefully having formed a more objective/educated view by actually being there.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Angela // Nov 6, 2009 at 12:16 am
Hi Karen,
I’m glad that you followed the stories about Sardinian coasts, when you’ll come in the spring they will still be as they are now (I hope).
Where they want to build the wind turbines there is a natural arch and was declared National Monument by the UNESCO, it would be a shame if it will have turbines all around…
Locals agree with wind power and renewable energies, but built in the right places. Besides, this particular case seems to be involved with some money laundering and the investigation is still ongoing, we’ll see how it goes…
Unless it’s late spring, maybe it’ll be too cold to go to the beach, so you’ll have plenty of time to explore heritage sites, if you need any advice just shout!
Angela
2 Karen Bryan // Nov 6, 2009 at 10:57 am
Thanks Angela, I might take you up on the Kind offer nearer the time!
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