Italy has strengthened its main function in seashore tourism, with 525 seashores nationwide awarded Blue Flags by the Environmental Schooling Basis (for a price).
The awards ceremony held in Rome on Thursday noticed 14 new functions and three unsuccessful reconsiderations.
Awards had been additionally given to 87 vacationer landings and 23 lakes.
Italy regional rating by Blue Flags
Italy accounts for 11.6% of the world’s Blue Flags this yr. Liguria is main at regional degree with 35 areas, together with two new areas in Andorra and Taggia.
Puglia and Calabria comply with in twenty seventh place. If Calabria is rising due to 4 new entries into the listing of maritime excellence, Puglia is balanced by two new entries and the identical variety of withdrawals (Patu and Castrignano del Capo).
Good performances had been additionally recorded in Campania and Marche, the place they remained steady in twentieth place, with Tuscany becoming a member of them due to this yr’s Monte Argentario ranking.
Sardinia (17 areas), Sicily and Abruzzo (16 areas) comply with, whereas Trentino-Alto Adige (12 areas) and Lombardy (4 areas) stay on the listing for the lakes.
Technique and sustainability matter throughout the ocean
In response to Claudio Mazza, president of Payment Italia, this end result was not a coincidence, however the results of cautious planning.
The municipality was judged not solely on water cleanliness (which should have been ‘glorious’ within the final 4 years underneath requirements which can be stricter than authorized requirements), but in addition on waste administration, accessibility, inexperienced mobility and the enhancement of pure areas.
The Sustainability Motion Plan, a instrument that transforms the Blue Flag from simply an award to an actual methodology of native governance, additionally performs an vital function.
New Blue Flag for 2026
In 2026, new excellent gamers might be added to the workforce, together with Amendola, Montegiordano, Falerna and Locri from Calabria, Andorra and Taggia from Liguria, Ispica and Lipari from Sicily, and Morciano di Leuca and Tricase from Puglia.
Rimini in Emilia-Romagna, Limone sul Garda in Lombardy, Teulada in Sardinia and Monte Argentario in Tuscany full the image.
Town of San Felice Circeo in Lazio was not reauthorized this yr, as had been the cities of Patu and Castrignano del Capo in Puglia.
