Walking through vicolo Bertolotti (catalan name: carrerò dels hebreus), the walls, the doors, the windows are decorated with colourful vases, plants and flowers, all realised by Rita and the neighbours of via ospedale, via Sant’Erasmo, via Santa Barbara, via Sannino and piazza Santa Croce, using recycled container of every shape. In the whole area the cobblestones street is perfectly clean, plants are beautifully neat like in a private garden and the order and ornament are surprising. Rita, with a small action of civilization, showed that you can radically change a neighborhood. Citizens and tourists, strolling through the old town, discover with surprise an artistic corner of Alghero, thanks to a contagious love thought. Rita’s idea can be perfectly summed up in the welcome sign you can find on the street “If it’s your town make it beautiful and clean, if it’s not your town respect it”.

Carmelo Murgia

“My story is very simple. I am a daughter of Alghero, I was born among these stones, among these houses, I love and I have always loved every corner of my hometown, and if I love my town, it means I should show that I care. Ever since I was little, everyone used to clean the part of the street in front of its own front door, washing it during summer or cleaning it from weeds. I started to decorate and adorn for fun, a can was enough, some more reused materials, flowers and a lot of creativity. I have noticed right away that not only me, but also people passing through enjoyed the brightness of the colours and the flowers. I received a WWF award and so many compliments, but the most gratifying thing was being able to inspire many other people who discovered how beautiful it is to take care of your own corner, making the town, if possible, more beautiful than it already is. ”

 Rita Satta

English version: Francesca Sanna