Because of the Coronavirus go to the sea this year will be complicated. Meanwhile, our seas are assigned the Blue Flags that reward the quality of the waters and their suggestive beaches. The Blue Flags are awarded every year by the international NGO FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) which is based on the levies of the Arpa, the environmental agencies of the Regions.
La standings it has been drawn up since 1987 in all European countries by the local bodies of the FEE and is conferred through a national jury committee which periodically carries out control visits to the candidate towns and then proposes the nation's candidates to the International FEE. The flag is delivered for two merits: the blue flag of the beaches which certifies the quality of bathing water and beaches, and the blue flag of tourist landings which refers to the cleaning of the waters adjacent to the ports and the absence of sewage drains.
In Italy for the year 2020 the ranking includes 195 Municipalities. They result 12 more compared to 183 the previous year. The most relevant sign is that the ranking has been integrated and that is no blue flag from the previous year has been revoked. The 12 new entry for the municipalities are Gozzano (Piedmont), Diano Marina (Liguria), Sestri Levante (Liguria), Montignoso (Tuscany), Porto Tolle (Veneto), Vico Equense (Campania), Tremiti Islands (Puglia), Melendugno (Puglia), Rocca Imperiale (Calabria), Tropea (Calabria), Siderno (Calabria), Alì Terme (Sicily). Among the landings are added this year Cala Cravieu (Celle Ligure, Liguria), Vecchia Darsena Savona (Savona, Liguria), Cala Gavetta (La Maddalena, Sardinia), Marina Porto Azzurro (Porto Azzurro, Tuscany), Porto degli Aragonesi (Casamicciola , Ischia, Campania). The tourist port Marina di Policoro (Policoro, Basilicata) and the Marina del Nettuno (Messina, Sicily) lose the Blue Flag in 2020. To get recognition too 75 tourist landings e 18 lakeside locations.
In this ranking of excellence La Liguria confirms itself in first place with 32 locations, of which 2 are new entries. Follows the Toscana with 20 locations. Campania reaches 19 flags with a new entry. With 15 localities follow the Marche. The Puglia conquers two new locations and totals 15. La Sardinia reconfirms its 14 locations. Also there Calabria goes to 14 with three new entries, while theAbruzzo remains at 10. The Trentino Alto Adige with 10 locations. The Lazio confirms the 9 flags, as well as 9 are those of Veneto, which marks a new entrance. L'Emilia Romagna confirms its 7 locations, while the Sicilia earns one, passing to 8. La Basilicata confirms its 5 locations. A new entry is registered in Piemonte, which thus reaches the achievement of 4 flags. the Friuli Venezia Giulia confirms the 2 flags of the previous year. The Molise stay with a Flag, but considering the shortness of its coast, it's not bad at all.
