{"id":87733,"date":"2026-02-16T21:42:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/italys-famous-lovers-arch-collapses-on-valentines-day\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:42:38","slug":"italys-famous-lovers-arch-collapses-on-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/italys-famous-lovers-arch-collapses-on-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy\u2019s famous \u2018Lovers\u2019 Arch\u2019 collapses on Valentine\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf2hvt00bz28ql8kl627u4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An Italian coastal beauty spot known as \u201cLovers\u2019 Arch\u201d because of its popularity with courting couples collapsed during heavy storms on Valentine\u2019s Day in what one local official called \u201ca blow to the heart.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b00053b6pyiqtty3z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Faraglioni di Sant\u2019Andrea, the site of an arch in the stone cliffs on the coast of Salento \u2014 the heel of Italy\u2019s \u201cboot\u2019 \u2014 has drawn romantically inclined visitors for centuries, with lovers traditionally proposing marriage, stealing first kisses or celebrating unions. Those who kissed under the arch were destined for eternal love, according to local legend.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b00063b6pbt5anhj5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But when a powerful storm swept across southern Italy over the weekend, the arch\u2019s fragile structure gave way, reducing it to a pile of rubble.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b00073b6pqgua1uxe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Its collapse has dealt a \u201cdevastating blow to the image of Salento and to tourism,\u201d Maurizio Cisternino, mayor of the town of Melendugno, near the fallen arch, told CNN. \u201cIt\u2019s a blow to the heart.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b00083b6phs4kng41@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The arch was formed by centuries of harsh wind and high seas grinding away at the Calcarenite stone cliffs of Italy\u2019s Puglia region, on the turquoise waters of the Adriatic Sea. The site, once a strategic lookout used to warn of pirates, became a magnet for lovers during the late 18th century.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b00093b6pc8r6cji3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Instagram photos have drawn thousands more couples to the arch in recent years, Cisternino said. Because it\u2019s free and open to the public, it\u2019s impossible to know exactly how many, he added.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image-slider\/instances\/cmlphqxsk00033b6pza3jemc9@published\" class=\"image-slider-elevate\" data-horizontal=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__container image-slider__horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-container\">\n<div data-editable=\"beforeImage\" class=\"image-slider__image-before\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmlphp5q100023b6pzlzfv7bg@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-1569236631-sl.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1125\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1569236631-sl.jpg?c=original\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/shutterstock-editorial-16661259d-sl.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/shutterstock-editorial-16661259d-sl.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/shutterstock-editorial-16661259d-sl.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/shutterstock-editorial-16661259d-sl.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"The arch after Saturday's collapse.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1125\" width=\"2000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000a3b6p7zqz9l9m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Lorenzo Barlato, a local resident, proposed to his wife on the clifftop overlooking the arch more than 40 years ago and the pair often returned for anniversaries.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpge1iq00013b6pelzp0srz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI couldn\u2019t wait to return,\u201d he posted on Facebook after Saturday\u2019s collapse. \u201cNow, unfortunately, all I have left are the many beautiful photos I took of that piece of paradise.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000b3b6p7eedk2n8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The area is so popular that hotels and resorts \u2014 many named for the arch \u2014 have sprung up to accommodate visitors.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000c3b6pqy3wr58n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Warmer sea temperatures as a result of climate change are seen as a factor in driving the extreme weather that battered the arch, which had already been damaged by Cyclone Harry in January.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000d3b6pkf31gp22@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But concern over the landmark\u2019s fragility goes back years.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000e3b6pxahk9ugz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In 2024, local authorities applied for a $4.5 million grant to fund a preservation project to combat coastal erosion, but failed to secure the money, according to Cisternino.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000f3b6p6exdag5a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s a tragedy we knew was inevitable, we just didn\u2019t expect it to happen so soon,\u201d he told local media on Sunday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000g3b6progyp7x6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He told CNN that \u201cnature has reclaimed the arch, just as it created it,\u201d and said that resources were needed to tackle the situation along the coast.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000h3b6pkcm4zim9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cNature has been transformed: what was there 30 years ago is no longer there.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000i3b6pajtj1tlo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The collapse follows weeks of violent storms across southern Italy. In Sicily, a landslide recently saw houses fall into a ravine in the town of Niscemi. Widespread flooding has taken the lives of several people, including a man who died when his home collapsed near Rome last week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlpf498b000j3b6pfqorq90w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Now gone, the remnants of the arch will be left to wash out at sea, the municipality says. \u201cIt\u2019s like a funeral,\u201d Puglia tourism councillor Francesco Stella said Sunday of what was once one of the happiest places in Italy.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/16\/travel\/italy-lovers-arch-collapses-valentines-day\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Italian coastal beauty spot known as \u201cLovers\u2019 Arch\u201d because of its popularity with courting couples collapsed during heavy storms on Valentine\u2019s Day in what one local official called \u201ca blow to the heart.\u201d Faraglioni di Sant\u2019Andrea, the site of an arch in the stone cliffs on the coast of Salento \u2014 the heel of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow2JLhCw:productID":"","_gspb_post_css":"","maa_idioma":"","maa_pais":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2725],"tags":[19147,17230,3064,8617,8641,19146,16565],"class_list":["post-87733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","tag-arch","tag-collapses","tag-day","tag-famous","tag-italys","tag-lovers","tag-valentines"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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