In command of a lateen-rigged vessel, Michele Guida from Procida sailed towards northern Sardinia to purchase food products from farmers and ranchers, to then resell them to Neapolitan merchants.
Due to a sudden storm, with a disastrous landing, he landed in Santa Teresa Gallura, where he remained for the rest of his life. He later taught his children and grandchildren the trade of the maritime merchant.
Finally, nephews Antonio and Giuseppe managed to obtain a licence for itinerant trade by sea, between Sardinia, Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio and the port of Marseille, where they brought live and delicious Sardinian lobsters.
Giuseppe and his family obtained a commercial licence for a bar, which was called “Bassa a Prua” (a nautical term), which in 1955 was transformed into Trattoria Marinara. During these years he devoted himself simultaneously to the restaurant and fishing until 1962.
The photographs relating to 1840 and 1933 come from the historical archive of Santa Teresa Gallura, while the other photos are the property of Hotel Marinaro.
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