Mauro Morandi was nicknamed Robinson Crusoe by the media after being identified as the sole resident of Budelli island, an old World War II shelter off the Italian island of Sardinia.
He was evicted by Italian authorities in 2021 when the Italian state converted the island to a nature park.
Starting overAfter his eviction, the state moved him to La Maddalena, an archipelago off Sardinia designated as a national park, where he lived in a one-bedroom apartment.
“It’s never really over,” Morandi told CNN in 2021 after leaving his island paradise.
“I’m happy and I have rediscovered the pleasure of living the good life and enjoying everyday comforts,” he told CNN.
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