Forza Italia's La Rosa says Via Cavour is no longer Vittoria's 'salotto della città'

Andrea La Rosa, the city secretary of Forza Italia in Vittoria, said on 3 October 2026 that Via Cavour is no longer "the salotto della città", pointing to urban decay, poor lighting and a perception of insecurity as factors changing how families in the town use the historic centre. According to La Rosa, young people are progressively moving away from areas that for years represented the heart of Vittoria's social life, and families have grown increasingly concerned when their children decide to spend their free time in the town.

La Rosa, who said the change is visible in the habits of Vittoriese families, put the point in personal terms: "I have two daughters, and when I think about their future I ask myself a very simple question: is it normal that, to let our children go out safely, we have to accompany them to spaces that do not even belong to the public life of the city?" The statement, reported in his capacity as city secretary of Forza Italia Vittoria, places the condition of the historic centre and the evening use of Via Cavour among the issues he has raised publicly.

Ragusa Oggi reported that, for many parents in Vittoria, leaving their children in the centre in the evening is no longer something they treat as natural, describing this as a signal of how the town has changed. The outlet recalled Via Cavour as, for generations, the place of walks, encounters and shopping. La Rosa's remarks and the account of the changed evening routine converge on the same location and the same reported shift in family behaviour.

La Rosa's quoted question frames the matter around where families can allow their children to spend time in the town, rather than around the centre as a site of commerce or sociability. The remarks were made on 3 October 2026 and concern Via Cavour and the historic centre of Vittoria.