Sardinia confirms its 15 Blue Flags of 2022 . There are 226 seaside and lake resorts that have obtained recognition this year, 16 more than last year with 17 new entries and one exclusion . They include 458 beaches.
Liguria dominates with 34 localities, followed by Puglia with 22, Campania, Tuscany and Calabria with 19, Marche with 18. Then the island with its 15, Abruzzo with 14, Sicily 11, Lazio and Trentino Alto Adige 10. Again : Emilia Romagna and Veneto 9, Basilicata and Piedmont 5, Lombardy 3, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Molise 2. There are 21 flags on the lakes.
Here are the 15 awarded Sardinian municipalities: Quartu (Poetto and Mare Pintau), Sant'Antioco (Maladroxia and Coacuaddus), Tortolì (Porto Frailis, Orrì Foxilioni, Muxì, Lido di Orrì, Lido di Cea, San Gemiliano), Bari Sardo (Bucca 'e Strumpu, Torre di Barì, Sa Marina), Oristano (Torregrande), Badesi (Baia delle Mimose, Pirotto Li Frati, Li Mindi, Li Junchi, Lu Poltu Biancu), Trinità D'Agultu and Vignola (La Marinedda, Cala Sarraina , Spiaggia Lunga Isola Rossa), Castelsardo (Madonnina/Stella Maris, Sacro Cuore/Ampurias), Budoni (Baia di Budoni), Sassari (Porto Ferro, Porto Palmas, Platamona Rotonda), Palau (Isolotto, Palau Vecchio), Aglientu (Vignola Sea, Rena Majore), Sorso (Marina Beach, Marina di Sorso), La Maddalena (Tegge, Monti D'a Rena, Bassa Trinità, Porto Lungo, Spalmatore, Caprera Wreck, Caprera Due Mari, Carlotto/Eagle's Nest) , Santa Teresa Gallura (Rena Ponente, Rena Bianca, Zia Culumba, La Taltana - Santa Reparata, Conca Verde).
The North therefore dominates with 10 localities out of 15, two in the province of Nuoro, one each in the Oristano area, in the Cagliari area and in the Sulcis area.
The 17 new entrances: Catanzaro (Calabria); Rocca Imperiale (Calabria); San Mauro Cilento (Campania); Gatteo (Emilia Romagna); Laigueglia (Liguria); Sori (Liguria); Sirmione (Lombardy); Tuscan Maderno (Lombardy); Porto San Giorgio (Marches); Termoli (Molise); San Maurizio D'Opaglio (Piedmont); Verbania (Piedmont); Gallipoli (Apulia); Tremiti Islands (Apulia); Leporano (Apulia); Vieste (Apulia); Orbetello (Tuscany). Cattolica (Emilia Romagna) was not confirmed.
The Blue Flags are awarded by the international NGO for sustainability education Fee (Foundation for Environmental Education), based in Denmark. The recognition is awarded on the basis of water cleanliness, waste management, green areas and cycle paths, services on the beaches and in the municipality, hotel facilities and more .
84 tourist landings also received awards, here are the eight Sardinian ones : Port of Santa Teresa Gallura (Santa Teresa Gallura), Cala Gavetta (La Maddalena), Marina dell'Orso di Poltu Quatu (Arzachena), Marina di Porto Cervo (Arzachena), Marina di Portisco (Olbia), Tourist Port of Castelsardo (Castelsardo), Marina di Baunei and Santa Maria Navarrese (Santa Maria Navarrese), Marina di Capitana (Quartu Sant'Elena).
(Unioneonline/L)
