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Illegal land use and construction in Sorrento

Overview

Authorities in Sorrento have conducted several seizures of land and historical sites due to unauthorized use and construction violations.

In late September 2026, the Napoli Metropolitan Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Torre Annunziata seized a section of the ancient Spasiano Roman cisterns. Investigators found that two restaurants linked to the same company were using the protected, state-owned archaeological site as an unauthorized food storage facility, having constructed private access doors to the area.

In October 2026, Carabinieri executed a preventive seizure of an agricultural plot in the Pignatella area near Marina di Puolo. Originally an olive grove subject to environmental and landscape constraints, the land had been illegally converted into a permanent parking lot featuring ticket kiosks, canopies, and cement paving. The seizure followed findings that commercial activity had continued past the expiration of a temporary use agreement in October 2025.

Entities

Sorrento · Torre Annunziata Court · Carabinieri · Napoli Metropolitan Police · Public Prosecutor's Office of Torre Annunziata

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Sorrento authorities seize illegal parking lot on protected agricultural land

    Authorities in Sorrento, Italy, have seized an olive grove that was illegally converted into a permanent parking lot in a protected landscape area.

  2. [CRIME] 5 sources
    Sorrento: Ancient Roman cisterns seized due to illegal restaurant use

    Police in Sorrento have seized part of the ancient Spasiano Roman cisterns after finding two restaurants using the protected archaeological site as an unauthorized food storage facility.

Sources

cronachedellacampania.it · holidaycoast.it · ilfattovesuviano.it