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In Italy this year the blue flags increase, the prizes for maritime and lake municipalities with the cleanest waters and the greatest respect for the environment. 195 Italian municipalities obtained them in 2020, 12 more than the 183 of last year. The new entries are 12, And there is no way out. 75 tourist landing sites have also been recognized. The Blue Flags are awarded every year by the international NGO FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education), based on taxes from ARPA, the environmental agencies of the Regions. The 12 new entries 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). Cala Cravieu (Celle Ligure, Liguria), Vecchia Darsena Savona (Savona, Liguria), Cala Gavetta (La Maddalena, Sardinia), Marina Porto Azzurro (Porto Azzurro, Toscana), Porto degli Aragonesi (Casamicciola, Ischia, Campania). The tourist port of Marina di Policoro (Policoro, Basilicata) and the Marina del Nettuno (Messina, Sicily) lose the Blue Flag in 2020.
Liguria rises to 32 locations, with two new entries, and leads the national ranking. Follow the Tuscany with 20 locations (A new entry). There Campania reaches 19 flags With a new entry. With 15 locations, follow Marche. Puglia conquers two new locations and reaches 15 flags, while Sardinia reconfirms its 14 locations. Calabria also reaches 14 with three new entries, while Abruzzo remains at 10. Lazio confirms the 9 flags, just as 9 are those of Veneto, which marks a new entry. Emilia Romagna confirms her 7 locations, while Sicily gains one by going to 8 flags. Basilicata confirms its 5 locations, Friuli Venezia Giulia confirms the 2 flags of the previous year. Molise remains with 1 flag. This year the flags on the lakes are increasing, rewarding 18 places. There is a new entrance in Piedmont, which receives 4 flags. Trentino Alto Adige, with 10 locations, and Lombardy, with 1, remain unchanged.
