(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 10 - The number of Italian seaside and
lakeside resorts awarded the prestigious Blue Flag designation
for cleanliness and sustainability has risen by nine to 210 this
year, the international Foundation for Environmental Education
(FEE) said Tuesday.
The number of Blue Flag tourist ports has also risen by one to
82.
Liguria came top again with 32 resorts, while Campania, Tuscany
and Puglia were joint second with 18 each.
Five resorts lost their flags but there were 14 new entries -
Alba Adriatica in Abruzzo, Caulonia and Isola di Capo Rizzuto in
Calabria, Ispani in Campania, Riccione and San Mauro Pascoli in
Emilia Romagna, Porto Recanati in Marche, Cannobio in Piedmont,
Castro, Rodi Garganico and Ugento in Puglia, Budoni in Sardinia,
Furci Siculo in Sicily, and Pietrasanta in Tuscany.
Launched in 1987, the FEE's Blue Flag program uses strict
criteria on water quality, environmental education and
management, safety and services to monitor sustainable
development of beaches and marinas worldwide. (ANSA).
Italy's Blue Flag resorts rise by nine to 210
Liguria top again, Campania, Tuscany, Puglia joint second