Mauro Morandi, Hermit of Italy's Budelli Island, Dies at 85
- A man who lived off the grid on Budelli Island has died at the age of 85.
- Mauro Morandi was known as Robinson Crusoe after living on the island for over 30 years.
- He was evicted by Italian authorities in 2021 when the island became a nature park.
- Friends plan to scatter his ashes at sea, honoring his wish for a new beginning.
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Mauro Morandi, the Italian 'Robinson Crusoe' who lived alone on Budelli Island for 32 years, dies
He lived alone for more than 30 years on the island of Budelli, in the archipelago of Maddalena, between Sardinia and Corsica. A dreamer, a man of other times, a defender of...
Dies at the age of 85 Mauro Morandi, the famous hermit of a deserted island of Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN A man who spent more than 30 years living away on a deserted island of the Mediterranean, turning it into a lifestyle, died at age 85, only three years after returning to civilization. Mauro Morandi was nicknamed Robinson Crusoe by the media after being identified as the only resident of Budelli Island, a former World War II refuge in front of the Italian island of Sardinia. He prided himself on his solitary life. Mor…
The man who lived alone on an island for 32 years has died at 85. The story of Mauro Morandi, Italy's "Robinson Crusoe" - HotNews.ro
Mauro Morandi, an Italian dubbed "Robinson Crusoe" by the press after living alone on a paradise island for more than three decades, has died at the age of 85, writes The Guardian. …
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