Ferrara, August 4, 2026 – The weekend, a river of tourists on the beach. And with them groups of young and very young people who go to the sea with another goal. Raids against beach resorts are increasing exponentially, a curse of summer at the beaches. On the night between Saturday and Sunday, the targets were the Italia and Dorian resorts, in Estensi. Destroyed sunbeds, kiosks smashed, broken bottles. Anger and bitterness in front of that scene. Vito Buzzi, the owner, says: “These kids roam along the beach. They have already come here many times and have left only damage.” But the raid was not isolated. At Lido di Spina, another video. The protagonists: violence and fear. A guard was surrounded by five boys, pelted with stones. He had to protect himself, against that barrage, shielding himself with a plastic table. The table ended up in pieces. “He said he will no longer serve alone on the beach at night.” In shock.
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Broken, twisted umbrellas and a castle of sunbeds
Action, madness is filming. Third episode, the set once again the Holiday bath at Spina. In recent days ‘visited’ several times by a group of vandals. Broken, twisted umbrellas, a castle of sunbeds the vandals’ defacement. “For two nights in a row, I was forced to sleep here. And now that the situation seemed to have calmed down, another Saturday night of blind violence,” explains Italo Esposito, owner of the Holiday.
He tries to reconstruct, putting together the pieces, the voices that were chasing each other, what happened. “My father lives above the resort, he called me. In the morning he went out, found a carpet of stones, that broken, pierced little table. I went to see, no one was hurt. Then I was told what actually happened.”
Nightmare sequences. “A new assault by the maranza, still here, still at my place. And this is the third episode in a matter of days.” It is night, two o’clock. The security guard sees a group of five kids by the sea, they are close to the umbrellas, he approaches. “He simply invited them to leave.” And they left, only to return, revenge in their eyes. “They were still there. The guard approached, was pelted with stones, a rain of stones. Fortunately, there was that little table. Now he no longer wants to serve here alone.”
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A network of cameras on all the baths. Yes, we defended ourselves, we united
An armed guard for 12 resorts at the Pomposa bath
Those who, crossing their fingers, have been able to respond to the beach vandals is the Pomposa beach. Nicola Bocchimpani, president of ASbalneari, owner of the Pomposa bath, explains what has been done, now for several years. “We joined forces, the 12 resorts – he specifies –. It is the only way to defend yourself, otherwise every night you are at their mercy.” In action every day, from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., a powerful four-wheel drive vehicle, on board an armed guard, with a powerful spotlight sweeping the beach.
The service is sometimes enhanced with the support of tutors. “We have also created a network of cameras on all the baths, electronic eyes connected to the control center. Yes, we defended ourselves, we united.” They shared the expenses, which are not low. About 5,000 euros per season. “But at least this way you know your sacrifices are safe.” These are private resorts, baths they have purchased, there is no bureaucratic noose. “It is right that minors who commit crimes pay for their acts. And the Municipality’s commitment to addressing this drama must be recognized, hats off. The safety of tourists, of those who work on the beaches, is a right. It is neither right-wing nor left-wing,” his reflection.
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