Italy’s top beaches for 2025: the full list of Blue Flag winners by Region

A total of 246 Italian coastal resorts (ten more than last year) have been awarded the Blue Flag for 2025. Altogether, 487 beaches across the country received the prestigious recognition, accounting for 11.5% of all Blue Flag beaches worldwide. This year, 15 new locations have joined the list, while five that featured in 2024 were not reconfirmed.

When is the Blue Flag awarded?

The Blue Flag is awarded as part of an international programme run by the Denmark-based non-profit organisation FEE, which promotes environmental education and sustainability. In Italy, the quality of bathing waters is assessed by the regional environmental protection agencies (Arpa), based on 32 criteria. These include environmental education and public information, land management, safety and services, the percentage of properties connected to the sewage system, recycling rates, beach accessibility, the quality of tourism infrastructure, and the protection and promotion of natural areas.

New entries for 2025

This year, 15 locations have made their debut on the official list of Italian Blue Flag beaches:

• Torino di Sangro (Abruzzo);
• Cariati, Corigliano Rossano and Cropani (Calabria);
• Sapri (Campania);
• Cattolica (Emilia-Romagna);
• Formia (Lazio);
• Campofilone (Marche);
• Castrignano del Capo (Puglia); 
• Margherita di Savoia (Puglia);
• Pulsano (Puglia);
• San Teodoro (Sardinia);
• Messina (Sicily);
• Nizza di Sicilia (Sicily);
• Marciana Marina (Tuscany).

​​Municipalities not confirmed for 2025

Five municipalities that appeared in the 2024 list have not been confirmed for 2025:

• Capaccio Paestum (Campania);
• Ceriale (Liguria);
• San Maurizio d’Opaglio (Piedmont);
• Ispica (Sicily);
• Lipari (Sicily).

The complete list of 2025 Blue Flag beaches, divided by region

Topping the 2025 Blue Flag rankings is Liguria, which also led the list in 2024. However, the region has lost one flag compared to last year, bringing its total down to 33 awarded locations. Puglia and Calabria take second and third place, respectively. Campania and Marche share fourth place, followed by Tuscany, Sardinia, and Abruzzo.

The recognition has not been limited to southern regions, nor solely to those bordering the Mediterranean. Piedmont, Lombardy, and Trentino-Alto Adige have also earned multiple Blue Flags, thanks to the quality of their lakeside beaches.

Below is the full list of 2025 Blue Flag destinations, organised by region.

Piedmont

• Cannobio
• Cannero Riviera
• Verbania
• Gozzano

Lombardy

• Toscolano-Maderno
• Gardone Riviera
• Sirmione

Trentino-Alto Adige

• Vallelaghi
• Sella Giudicarie
• Tenno
• Bondone
• Bedollo
• Baselga di Pinè
• Pergine Valsugana
• Tenna
• Calceranica al Lago
• Levico Terme
• Caldonazzo
• Lavarone

Liguria

• Bordighera
• Sanremo
• Riva Ligure
• Santo Stefano al Mare
• San Lorenzo al Mare
• Imperia
• Diano Marina
• Laigueglia
• Borghetto Santo Spirito
• Loano
• Pietra Ligure
• Borgio Verezzi
• Finale Ligure
• Noli
• Spotorno
• Bergeggi
• Savona
• Albissola Marina
• Albisola Superiore
• Celle Ligure
• Varazze
• Sori
• Recco
• Camogli
• Santa Margherita Ligure
• Chiavari
• Lavagna
• Sestri Levante
• Moneglia
• Framura
• Bonassola
• Levanto
• Lerici

Tuscany

• Carrara
• Massa
• Forte dei Marmi
• Pietrasanta
• Camaiore
• Viareggio
• Pisa
• Livorno
• Rosignano Marittimo
• Cecina
• Bibbona
• Castagneto Carducci
• San Vincenzo
• Piombino
• Marciana Marina
• Follonica
• Castiglione della Pescaia
• Grosseto
• Orbetello

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

• Grado
• Lignano Sabbiadoro

Veneto

• San Michele al Tagliamento
• Caorle
• Eraclea
• Jesolo
• Cavallino Treporti
• Venezia
• Chioggia
• Rosolina
• Porto Tolle

Emilia-Romagna

• Comacchio
• Ravenna
• Cervia
• Cesenatico
• Gatteo
• San Mauro Pascoli
• Bellaria Igea Marina
• Riccione
• 91. Misano Adriatico
• Cattolica

Marche

• Gabicce Mare
• Pesaro
• Fano
• Mondolfo
• Senigallia
• Ancona
• Sirolo
• Numana
• Porto Recanati
• Potenza Picena
• Civitanova Marche
• Porto Sant’Elpidio
• Fermo
• Porto San Giorgio
• Altidona
• Pedaso
• Campofilone
• Cupra Marittima
• Grottammare
• San Benedetto del Tronto

Abruzzo

• Martinsicuro
• Alba Adriatica
• Tortoreto
• Giulianova
• Roseto degli Abruzzi
• Pineto
• Silvi
• Pescara
• Francavilla al Mare
• Ortona
• Fossacesia
• Torino di Sangro
• Vasto
• San Salvo
• Villalago
• Scanno

Molise

• Termoli
• Campomarino

Lazio

•  Trevignano Romano
• Anzio
• Latina
• Sabaudia
• San Felice Circeo
• Terracina
• Fondi
• Sperlonga
• Gaeta
• Formia
• Minturno

Campania

• Cellole
• Massa Lubrense
• Sorrento
• Piano di Sorrento
• Vico Equense
• Anacapri
• Positano
• Agropoli
• Castellabate
• Montecorice
• San Mauro Cilento
• Pollica
• Casal Velino
• Ascea
• Pisciotta
• Centola
• Camerota
• Ispani
• Vibonati
• Sapri

Basilicata

• Maratea
• Bernalda
• Pisticci
• Policoro
• Nova Siri

Puglia

• Isole Tremiti
• Rodi Garganico
• Peschici
• Vieste
• Zapponeta
• Margherita di Savoia
• Bisceglie
• Polignano a Mare
• Monopoli
• Fasano
• Ostuni
• Carovigno
• Lecce
• Melendugno
• Castro
• Castrignano del Capo
• Patù
• Salve
• Ugento
• Gallipoli
• Nardò
• Manduria
• Maruggio
• Pulsano
• Leporano
• Castellaneta
• Ginosa

Calabria

• Tortora
• Praia a Mare
• San Nicola Arcella
• Santa Maria del Cedro
• Diamante
• Rocca Imperiale
• Roseto Capo Spulico
• Trebisacce
• Villapiana
• Corigliano Rossano
• Cariati
• Cirò Marina
• Melissa
• Isola di Capo Rizzuto
• Cropani
• Sellia Marina
• Catanzaro
• Soverato
• Parghelia
• Tropea
• Caulonia
• Roccella Jonica
• Siderno

Sicily

• Messina
• Alì Terme
• Nizza di Sicilia
• Roccalumera
• Furci Siculo
• Santa Teresa di Riva
• Letojanni
• Taormina
• Tusa
• Modica
• Pozzallo
• Scicli
• Ragusa
• Menfi

Sardinia

• Castelsardo
• Sorso
• Sassari
• Santa Teresa Gallura
• Aglientu
• Trinità d’Agultu e Vignola
• Badesi
• La Maddalena
• Palau
• Budoni
• San Teodoro
• Oristano
• Tortolì
• Bari Sardo
• Quartu Sant’Elena
• Sant’Antioco

Article translated by Agnese Giardini