COVID: Naples crib makers say 'street for sale'
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Developers want to turn it into shopping mall say artisans
12 Aprile 2021
NAPLES, APR 12 - The iconic Nativity-scene makers
along Naples' Via San Gregorio Armeno, listed among the 10 most
famous streets in the world, say the storied thoroughfare risks
being turned into a shopping mall after developers buy them out
amid the COVID crisis.
The creche makers demonstrated outside their closed workshops on
Monday, displaying a placard saying "San Gregorio Armeno For
Sale".
One of the 40 or so artisans, Salvatore Gambardella, said "they
have come from the estate agents to ask if we want to sell our