Former Marine Colony

The structure was conceived, during the Fascist era, as a place where the young Balilla of the province of Ragusa could spend their holidays in a coastal town. It was the year 1937 when the news of the construction of the structure arrived from Rome. It was the Duce himself, Benito Mussolini, who on August 14 of that year arrived in Pozzallo to cut the ribbon of the structure, welcomed by a crowd of celebrating boys and children, together with the political leaders of Pozzallo and the many citizens. With the arrival of the Republic, the structure took the name of "Colonia marina" named after Luigi Sturzo and, for many decades, the site was opened in order to host hundreds of children. Not only that, the structure also served, for a short period between the end of the Sixties and throughout the Seventies as a reception hall for weddings and confirmations. The decline and subsequent closure came in the 1980s, until 1989 when the Sicily region financed the restoration in anticipation of other destinations. In reality, after the redevelopment of the structure, the former Colony was abandoned to its fate, at the mercy of animals and birds that made it their home. Other projects, over the course of recent years, have been proposed without any results. A "Museum of the Sea" financed by the Sicily Region and a building to house disabled children financed by private individuals have never seen the light of day. The site is currently abandoned.