The Situation in Tabarka: A Concerning Decline
The situation in Tabarka is rather confusing. The archaeological, cultural, and tourist potential is rapidly weakening due to the lack of engagement and involvement from certain local and regional officials.
Despite this, the Head of State continues to give his full support to the preservation and protection of the region's historical and civilizational heritage, ensuring its natural balance.
A Significant Loss for the City
The city of Coral has just lost, at least temporarily, one of its main symbols: due to a landslide, the road and tourist trail of the Aiguilles have been announced as high-risk and have been closed.
What is truly disappointing is not the closure itself, but rather the indifference of these so-called officials who, despite being aware of the progressive and severe degradation of this exceptional site, have not taken the necessary measures to avoid this unfortunate outcome. This raises questions about anticipation and will.
A Blow to the City and its Visitors
This is a significant blow that deprives the inhabitants of the city of Coral, as well as its visitors, of an essential tourist landmark.
It must be recognized that the waste of riches, the disfigurement of exceptional sites, and the devaluation of the region's archaeological heritage have become, in a way, a specialty and even an art for the region's top officials.
A simple comparison between Tabarka in the 80s-90s and today's Tabarka is enough to measure the extent of the waste.
Widespread Waste
All calls for restoration, rescue, and revaluation have never had a positive echo. Our representatives, almost in their entirety, act according to a logic of idleness and indifference.
They are, in fact, much more interested in sharing responsibilities and privileges than in the general interest of the region, which justifies this progressive and worrying degradation of the city and its historical sites.
It is this penalizing disengagement that led the local council, in place for almost two years, to break off all collaboration with certain administrative services and other regional officials who are increasingly distant from the city's real problems and continue to surf on generalities.
The Case of the Aiguilles is Not Isolated
The case of the Aiguilles is not isolated. The Genoese Fort, another historical monument not only of the region but of the entire country, and after many years of glory, is exposed today, according to some specialists, to a very high risk of "strong ruin" due to lack of protection and reinforcement.
What is even more disappointing is that the waste does not limit itself to the city's heritage potential. It also affects the cultural and tourist aspects. A vocation that seems to be disturbing for some.
We recall, as we have already mentioned several times, the cancellation of the international underwater photography festival, "Corali's", or those of Jazz, "Latinos", and "Rai", while they made the city of Coral an international musical and tourist destination of choice.
All these elements have ended up transforming Tabarka into a sad and isolated city.
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