Published on
02/07/2026 - 13:06 GMT+2
End of the special economic zone in Cala Finanza, in north-eastern Sardinia. The Tavolara glamping site was in danger of turning into an Albanian-style national scandal.
There are many similarities between the resort Donald Trump’s son-in-law wants to build in the lagoon near Vlorë and the Tavolara Bay project in Cala Finanza, in north-eastern Sardinia. But the Italian government has stepped in and withdrawn the authorisations, upholding the demands of those who were protesting.
As of 2 July, the luxury tourism project in the municipality of Loiri Porto San Paolo – opposite the island of Tavolara and 20 km south of Porto Rotondo – run by the company Tavolara Bay no longer has government authorisations. The Department for the South at Palazzo Chigi has ordered the revocation of the authorisation granted on 6 February 2026, which had given the green light to the project.
