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| Spotlight On |
| Sunbathing and Swimming at the Seaside in Italy |
The Mediterranean hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Italy's beach
resorts attract more and more tourists year after year, for it is said the Italian beaches are like treasures to
discover and behold. The beach resorts were home to many tourists during the summer season, today many now claim
this their year round home. The wonders of sea air provide some of the healthiest fresh air, known for their regenerative
properties; the sea air is a relief and a healthy escape from city life.
Italy is a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. Its 7,600 km of coastline
have some of the most beautiful beaches in the Mediterranean, the Ligurian Sea, the Sardinian Sea and the Tyrrhenian
Sea, in the west the Sicilian Sea, and the Ionian Sea in the south and the Adriatic Sea in the east.
| After exploring the cities, touring the lakes and walking in the mountains, the beaches
are the perfect place to relax, unwind and reflect. Most of the year the beaches are sunny, and with 7,600 miles
of shoreline bordering Italy and its islands, you can easily find waters where the temperatures are ideal for swimming.
Miles upon miles of golden, sun drenched sand, in some places up to 1 km deep. The sea welcomes the sun seeker
in comfort and style. An array of colours, which one can quickly identify by the rows of neatly laid out sun umbrellas
and deck chairs, which seem to almost dot the entire seashore. |
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| The Blue Flag |
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104 Italian beaches have been awarded with a Blue Flag in 2008. This award is given
to the beaches that offer cleanliness and safe bathing areas.
The Blue Flag is an exclusive eco-label
awarded to over 2672 beaches and 640 marinas in 36 countries across Europe, South Africa, Morocco, New Zealand,
Canada and the Caribbean in 2007. |
| The Blue Flag Campaign is owned and run by the independent non-profit organization
Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The Blue Flag works towards sustainable development at beaches and marinas
through strict criteria dealing with water quality, environmental education and information, environmental management
and safety and other important services. www.blueflag.org |
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| Italian beaches and marinas awarded with the BLUE FLAG in 2008 |
| Region |
Municipality |
| Abruzzo |
Martinsicuro, Alba Adriatica, Tortoreto, Giulianova-lungomare nord e lido Zara, Roseto
degli Abruzzi, Pineto-Scerne/Villa Fumosa-Villa Ardente/Torre Cerrano; Silvi arenile sud-L.mare centrale-T.re Cerrano
(Teramo); Francavilla al Mare, San Vito Chietino-Calata Turchino-Molo sud; Rocca San Giovanni, Fossacesia, Vasto-Marina
e Punta Penna, San Salvo-L.mare Colombo (Chieti) |
| Apulia |
Rodi Garganico, Mattinata (Foggia); Polignano a Mare (Bari); Ostuni (Brindisi); Ginosa
(Taranto) |
| Basilicata |
Maratea (Potenza) |
| Calabria |
Cirò Marina (Crotone); Roccella Jonica, Marina di Gioiosa Jonica (Reggio Calabria) |
| Campania |
Massa Lubrense (Napoli); Positano, Agropoli-Trentova-San Marco, Castellabate, Montecorice/Agnone-Agnone-Capitello,
Acciaroli-Pioppi di Pollica, Ascea-Marina Velia-Petroso/Scogliera, Pisciotta-La Gabella-Pietracciaio Acquabianca,
Centola-Palinuro-Baia della Molpa, Vibonati-Villammare, Sapri (Salerno) |
| Emilia-Romagna |
Comacchio (Ferrara); Lidi Ravennati, Cervia (Ravenna); Cesenatico, San Mauro Pascoli
(Forlì-Cesena); Rimini, Misano Adriatico, Cattolica (Rimini) |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Grado (Gorizia); Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine) |
| Latium |
Sabaudia, Sperlonga, Gaeta (Latina) |
| Liguria |
Camporosso, Bordighera (Imperia); Finale Ligure, Noli, Spotorno, Bergeggi, Albisola
Superiore, Albissola Marina, Celle Ligure, Varazze (Savona); Chiavari, Lavagna, Moneglia (Genova); Lerici (La Spezia) |
| Marches |
Gabicce Mare, Pesaro-Lido di Ponente e di Levante, Fano nord-Sassonia/Torrette-Marotta
(Pesaro-Urbino); Senigallia, Sirolo, Numana Alta e Bassa (Ancona); Porto Recanati-Scossicci, Civitanova Marche,
Potenza Picena (Macerata); Porto S.Elpidio; Fermo-Lido/Casablanca-Marina Palmense, Porto San Giorgio, Grottammare-lungomare
nord e sud, Cupra Marittima, San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno) |
| Molise |
Termoli, Campomarino (Campobasso) |
| Piedmont (lakes) |
Cannero Riviera (Verbania) |
| Sardinia |
Santa Teresa di Gallura-Rena Bianca, La Maddalena-Spalmatore (Olbia-Tempio) |
| Sicily |
Pozzallo (Ragusa); Menfi (Agrigento); Fiumefreddo di Sicilia (Catania); Marsala (Trapani) |
| Tuscany |
Forte dei Marmi, Camaiore, Viareggio (Lucca); Pisa-Marina di Pisa-Tirrenia-Calambrone;
Livorno-Antignano e Quercianella, Castiglioncello e Vada di Rosignano Marittimo, Cecina-Gorette e Marina di Cecina,
Marina di Bibbona, Castagneto Carducci, San Vincenzo, Riotorto-Piombino: parco naturale della Sterpaia (Livorno);
Follonica, Castiglione della Pescaia, Marina e Principina di Grosseto, Monte Argentario (Grosseto) |
| Veneto |
Caorle, San Michele al Tagliamento-Bibione, Eraclea, Jesolo, Cavallino Treporti (Venezia) |
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