It was a hotel, in past years it housed the offices of the Prefecture of Cagliari , it will become a hotel again: 4-star superior, over 100 rooms, with an adjoining archaeological area and 130 car parks open to the public. There is also the go-ahead from the services conference, which requested the opinions of all the bodies interested in the redevelopment of "La Scala di Ferro", the historic building in viale Regina Margherita, in the Marina district, where he stayed in 1921 writer David Herbert Lawrence.

After the urban variant, therefore, another step was taken in the long procedure started by the company Sca.Fe. srl, owner of the entire building. Only the Archaeological Superintendence has presented some findings, but not substantial ones.

The ball now passes to the municipal council, which must approve the final project. Then the issue will arrive in the Council and, barring any hitches, work could begin immediately.

In exchange for the green light, the owners will have to guarantee the setting up of the museum space, as well as its custody and management. The Superintendency objected precisely to this point: it is not a museum, which has a completely different function, but an incorporated archaeological site. During the last restoration work, remains of ancient Cagliari were found.

The Sca.Fe. it will also have to guarantee the maintenance and usability of the car parks for ten years.

(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)