The paese in 1990

Castellammare del Golfo has become super touristy. These images from the summer of 1990 show a kind of transition to the modern era. The marina was a working marina ittica meaning there still were  respectable of fishing boats still operating. It has now become a marina turistica, meaning that a very large number of pleasure boats are docked in a huge number of floating piers plus a plethora of restaurants, bars, hotels and game parlors has sprung up like mushrooms. Sadly the number of fishing boats has dwindled to a precious few. Progress can be very irksome because in my humble opinion, this marina no longer has a sense of being. For example where there were boats moored, there are now large chairs for the costumers of the caffè and ristoranti. It's a opinion that when I put forward is usually received with hostility. You see every one is betting on tourism as the cash cow of the future.