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A campaign is getting under way in Italy to take back large stretches of the country’s beaches from private bathing clubs, which usually charge to use them (Q27). This has been a summer of discontent, because despite government efforts, an entire coastline has been monopolized by profiteering bathing clubs. Italy has some of Europe’s finest beaches, but they are often buried under a mountain of deck chairs and umbrellas. The government says the state owns the shoreline and swimming should be free (Q27) .