The New State Of Via Ferrarin

The man who bought his own street in Milan for €800!

Do you ever get tired of public traffic on your street? This is what seems to have happened last week in the north-east district of Milan, where a resident of Via Ferrarin decided to declare independence and close his street with a homemade road block!

Like a game of real-life monopoly, when questioned by local police, the resident simply showed a bank transfer of €800 made to the Municipality, according to him, an amount sufficient to affirm "questa strada ora è mia" / "this road is now mine!".

Local law enforcement are now investigating with the municipality this most unusual case however we don't imagine the new city state of Via Ferrarin will survive very long.