Many businesses have closed their doors , others threaten to do so very soon if something doesn't change in via Giovanni Maria Dettori in Cagliari . Blame the post-pandemic crisis, to which the risk of collapse has been added for two weeks. Cracks have opened up in the facade of a building, the pink one immediately after Piazza Mario Aramu towards Piazzetta Savoia. The short stretch of road near the unsafe building has been cordoned off, off limits to pedestrians. To get to via Dettori it is necessary to follow often uphill paths, which do not entice Cagliari residents, but neither do tourists.

The scenery

The result is there for all to see: yesterday, just before 2 pm, there was only one girl sitting at an outside table eating a sandwich and a drink. A souvenir shop and a shoe shop were open. And the premises of what once, in the direction of viale Regina Margherita, was considered "sa passillara", the favorite promenade of a Cagliari that no longer exists? All closed. «The catering businesses open after 5.30 pm», was the voice of a resident, «but the movement here is now equal to zero». Is it possible, in the realm of nightlife in the regional capital? "Unfortunately".

The owners of the premises in crisis

Stefano Trudu, owner of "Sa Panada" , recalls that many businesses are on their last legs: «We too will close for a while, temporarily. I'm sorry for our collaborators » . Daniele Canosa, an employee of "Sardissimo" recalls that, since the day the barriers were erected that block access to via Dettori from piazza Aramu due to the danger of collapse, sales of food and typical products «have dropped considerably ». And Fabio Vacca, owner of "L'Angolo Rosa", hopes that "a solution will be found for the Easter period, when the first tourists begin to see each other: with this closure, they will descend towards the port, from Piazza Yenne, they will never pass here ». , historic owner, together with his brother Raimondo,