Rock structure which served as backdrop to countless proposals disappears into the Adriatic after storm
The famous arch of the sea stacks at Sant’Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia, Italy, popularly known as Lovers’ Arch, collapsed on Valentine’s Day after strong storm surges and heavy rain swept across southern Italy.
The rocky arch, one of the best-known natural landmarks on the Adriatic coast, got its name as it served as a backdrop for wedding proposals, selfies and postcards, and was one of the most recognisable symbols of the Salento, one of Italy’s most heavily visited tourist areas.
“It is a devastating blow to the heart,” said Melendugno’s mayor, Maurizio Cisternino. “One of the most famous tourist features of our coastline and of the whole of Italy has disappeared.”
Interesting coincidence.
Well. Now I don’t use that arch, btw.
I don’t see the problem. They should just reinstall the tourist destination through the AUR.
This augers ill …
Famous natural arches are a product of erosion. Hence the occasional collapse is usual.
On the other hand, climate change does also accelerate the process, so it might’ve lasted a lot longer.
Yes, but that’s not what the presented data tells us.
lol, even mother nature is like “fuck this corporate holiday!”
There isn’t a notable holiday that corps won’t try to cash in on in one way or another IMO. KFC for Xmas in Japan immediately springs to mind as just one of many.
Today (Shrove Tuesday) is Pancake Day in many countries. IHOP in the Philippines closes their branches that day due to it being a holiday there. Their manager is the most incompetent marketer in the world for not even attempting to make Pancake Day a thing in the Philippines.
I was going to joke about 313 day, but I think that actually needs sponsors to survive lol
True. But there’s a difference.
While hallmark certainly didn’t create the holiday, a large part of how we celebrate it today was shaped by hallmark and other companies using it to drum up business.
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‘I hope 2026 is gonna be better’
2026:
i feel like this kind of event is extremely apropos for this cursed decade. The SCREAMING twenties. Because they sure ain’t roaring.
Oh I like that as this decades tagline
i mean it’s either that or the sobbing twenties i suppose…
I mean it sucks that physics and erosion do their thing but…
Human beings have the capability to reflect upon their actions and sound be able to learn from last experience.
That’s more vexing to me.
That’s Amore!
N’amore*
“Nature has been overturned: what existed 30 years ago no longer exists
30 years? What existed only yesterday doesn’t exist anymore! That’s the rate of collapse: slowly, then suddenly
“Nature has been overturned: what existed 30 years ago no longer exists
Wait till these motherfuckers learn about erosion.
Love is dead pack it up
so long and… uh, thanks for all the catfish?
Is this an omen of some kind? Maybe I’m being microstitious.
An omen that we can’t fight water.
When water rises, we cannot fight it, there will be mass migrations as coastal cities become unlivable with constant storm surges and rising sea levels in the coming decades.
Reminds me of New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain, a famous rock formation that looked like a man in profile, which was so identified with New Hampshire that they put it on their state quarter… and which collapsed within a couple of years of the quarter being released.
Guess I had a better valentines day than that arch
Noooo! And on Valentine’s Day too! That’s so sad!😭
Btw, kinda scary looking at the Google map photos and seeing recent ones with people underneath it😬
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