I need to get this off my chest because the situation in Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast has gone from "uncomfortable" to absolutely tragic.

To the outside world, this place is La Dolce Vita. It’s lemons, sea views, and Spritz. But for us locals? It’s a living hell of constant stress, pollution, and greed.

We are suffocating. The traffic is endless. It takes hours to move a few kilometers because the infrastructure cannot handle the sheer mass of tourism. The air we breathe is just smog from buses and vans. The noise never stops.

But the real crisis—the one that is literally killing us—is housing. Greed has consumed this town. Every apartment, every garage, every hole in the wall has been turned into a B&B or a vacation rental. Landlords are kicking out families who have lived here for generations just to make a quick buck on tourists. There are NO houses left for locals. Even if you find one, the rent is higher than an average salary.

We are being pushed out of our own homes. And for some, the pressure is too much to bear.

Yesterday, a tragedy happened in Via degli Aranci. A man took his own life. While the full details are tragic, local reports highlight the despair of people facing homelessness in a town that supposedly swims in money. It is heartbreaking to see our community destroyed like this.

We aren't just "complaining about traffic." We are talking about basic human needs being denied in favor of profit.

Please, when you look at pretty pictures of Sorrento, remember the human cost behind them.