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Special Interest > Beaches
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| 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.
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| 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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| For more information: Spotlight
on.... Beaches in Italy |
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| The Blue Flag |
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113 Italian beaches have been awarded with
a Blue Flag in 2009. This award is given to the beaches that offer cleanliness and safe bathing areas. The Blue Flag is a voluntary eco-label awarded to over
3200 beaches and marinas in 37 countries across Europe, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, New Zealand, Canada and
the Caribbean. 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 2009 |
| Region |
Municipality |
| ABRUZZO |
1) Martinsicuro (Teramo)
2) Alba Adriatica (Teramo)
3) Tortoreto (Teramo)
4) Giulianova (Teramo)
5) Pineto (Teramo)
6) Roseto degli Abruzzi (Teramo)
7) Silvi Marina (Teramo)
8 ) Francavilla al Mare (Chieti)
9) Fossacesia (Chieti)
10) Rocca San Giovanni (Chieti)
11) Vasto (Chieti)
12) San Salvo (Chieti)
13) Scanno (L’Aquila) |
| BASILICATA |
14) Maratea (Potenza) |
| CALABRIA |
15) Cirò Marina (Crotone)
16) Roccella Jonica (Reggio Calabria)
17) Marina di Gioiosa Jonica (Reggio Calabria)
18) Marina di Cariati (Cosenza) |
| CAMPANIA |
19) Massa Lubrense (Napoli)
20) Positano (Salerno)
21) Agropoli (Salerno)
22) Castellabate (Salerno)
23) Montecorice (Salerno)
24) Pollica (Salerno)
25) Ascea (Salerno)
26) Pisciotta (Salerno)
27) Centola - Palinuro (Salerno)
28) Vibonati (Salerno)
29) Sapri (Salerno)
30) Casal Velino (Salerno) |
| EMILIA ROMAGNA |
31) Comacchio (Ferrara)
32) Lidi Ravennati (Ravenna)
33) Cervia (Ravenna)
34) Cesenatico (Forlì - Cesena)
35) San Mauro Pascoli (Forlì - Cesena)
36) Bellaria (Rimini)
37) Rimini
38) Cattolica (Rimini) |
| FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA |
39) Grado (Gorizia)
40) Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine) |
| LAZIO |
41) Sabaudia (Latina)
42) Sperlonga (Latina)
43) Gaeta (Latina)
44) San Felice Circeo (Latina) |
| LIGURIA |
45) Camporosso (Imperia)
46) Bordighera (Imperia)
47) Finale Ligure (Savona)
48) Noli (Savona)
49) Spotorno (Savona)
50) Bergeggi (Savona)
51) Savona - Fornaci (Savona)
52) Albissola Marina (Savona)
53) Albisola Superiore (Savona)
54) Celle Ligure (Savona)
55) Varazze (Savona)
56) Chiavari (Genova)
57) Lavagna (Genova)
58) Moneglia (Genova)
59) Lerici (La Spezia)
60) Ameglia (La Spezia) |
| MARCHE |
61) Gabicce Mare (Pesaro - Urbino)
62) Pesaro
63) Fano (Pesaro - Urbino)
64) Senigallia (Ancona)
65) Sirolo (Ancona)
66) Numana (Ancona)
67) Porto Recanati (Macerata)
68) Potenza Picena (Macerata)
69) Civitanova Marche (Macerata)
70) Porto Sant’Elpidio (Ascoli Piceno)
71) Lido di Fermo (Ascoli Piceno)
72) Porto San Giorgio (Ascoli Piceno)
73) Cupra Marittima (Ascoli Piceno)
74) Grottammare (Ascoli Piceno)
75) San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno)
76) Mondolfo (Pesaro-Urbino) |
| MOLISE |
77) Termoli (Campobasso) |
| PIEMONTE (lakes) |
78) Cannero Riviera (Verbania) |
| PUGLIA |
79) Rodi Garganico (Foggia)
80) Polignano a Mare (Bari)
81) Marina di Ostuni (Brindisi)
82) Castellaneta (Taranto)
83) Marina di Ginosa (Taranto)
84) Castro (Lecce)
85) Salve (Lecce) |
| SARDEGNA |
86) Santa Teresa di Gallura (Olbia-Tempio)
87) La Maddalena (Olbia-Tempio) |
| SICILIA |
88) Fiumefreddo di Sicilia (Catania)
89) Pozzallo (Ragusa)
90) Menfi (Agrigento)
91) Marina di Ragusa (Ragusa) |
| TOSCANA |
92) Forte dei Marmi (Lucca)
93) Pietrasanta (Lucca)
94) Lido di Camaiore (Lucca)
95) Viareggio (Lucca)
96) Marina di Pisa (Pisa)
97) Antignano- Quercianella (Livorno)
98) Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno)
99) Marina di Cecina (Livorno)
100) Marina di Bibbona (Livorno)
101) Marina di Castagneto Carducci (Livorno)
102) San Vincenzo (Livorno)
103) Piombino (Livorno)
104) Follonica (Grosseto)
105) Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto)
106) Marina di Grosseto (Grosseto)
107) Monte Argentario (Grosseto) |
| VENETO |
108) Caorle (Venezia)
109) Cavallino Treporti (Venezia)
110) Eraclea Mare (Venezia)
111) Lido di Jesolo (Venezia)
112) San Michele al Tagliamento (Venezia)
113) Lido di Venezia (Venezia) |
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