A Mistra Bay restaurant that had to contend with caravans parked in front of it for many years, is calling it a day after being “forced” to vacate the premises due to the end of its lease. “It is the end,” announced outspoken restaurateur Claude Camilleri, after years of battling to keep Margo’s open despite the adversity it faced. He had repeatedly complained about a decade of inaction against the caravans that took over the bay, hindering access to it and obstructing the restaurant’s views. The authorities finally acted in June last year, when Infrastructure Malta placed boulders around the beach to stop motorists and caravans from parking there. But he is now leaving because the building has to be vacated since the owners “refused to renew the lease”. Camilleri, chef patron of Margo’s and other eateries, claimed that the landlords had already sold part of Palazzo Santa Rosa to a “disgraced ex-politician with plans to have a nightclub here”. The news was described as sad by many reacting to the Facebook post making the announcement, and fingers were also pointed at corruption and greed as the cause. What will become of Palazzo Santa Rosa? “We tried our hardest,” the post said.