An Italian beach that introduced gender-segregation rules draws far more visitors than before, following public backlash. Outlets report a record number of people are attending the beach since the dispute became widely discussed.

The reporting focuses on the popularity spike after the controversy, with the original disagreement centered on whether men and women should be separated on the sand. One outlet frames the development as evidence that interest has increased “ever since” the controversy, while another highlights the same visitor surge and describes it as record-breaking. Both accounts attribute the change in attendance to the attention generated by the rule, rather than providing new details about how the segregation is enforced.

Neither source, in the text provided, offers additional commentary from officials or beach operators, nor does it detail changes to the policy itself. The central shared point is that the beach becomes significantly more visited after the gender-segregation issue is publicized.