Years of putting up with parked caravans in Mistra has driven a restaurateur up the wall, forcing him to pack up his business and consider leaving Malta.
Claude Camilleri has been losing clients since campers started parking their caravans just outside his terraced restaurant around 2008.
“People come to dine here for the view and instead end up eating right next to caravans, rowdy people barbecuing and swearing.
“We have flagged the issue with ministers, the Malta Tourism Authority, the police and the local council among others, and even filed a criminal complaint against the police for their lack of enforcement,” he said.
Mellieħa mayor John Buttigieg told Times of Malta that while motor caravans could park by the side as they have a road license and insurance, the owners cannot place barbecues, chairs, tables and other beach furniture beside the vehicles, or pull out an extendable canopy.
Meanwhile, towed caravans need a parking permit, and the council does not issue permits for such campers anywhere in the locality.
“The council has drawn the attention of the police and Transport Malta as it’s an issue of enforcement,” he said.
The mayor added that every year beachgoers…
