Field Guide — 2026 Season
Blue Flag Beaches in Italy
All 20 Italian regions — from Sardegna to the Amalfi Coast. Italy runs one of the oldest and largest Blue Flag programmes in the world, and it shows: certified sand stretches from Liguria's cliff-backed coves down through Puglia's long Adriatic strands. Expect lidos with striped umbrellas, working marinas, and water quality the locals track as closely as the football scores.
A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality, safety, services, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means explains the certification in full.
Regions
Field notes — quick answers
Are there Blue Flag beaches in Italy?
Yes — Italy operates a national Blue Flag programme, and we currently map 632 of its beaches across 18 regions, each listed with its certification status.
What does a Blue Flag on a Italy beach mean?
Blue Flag is an international certification awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality, safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FEE, the certifying organisation.
How current is this Italy beach list?
Certification is seasonal, so we track the 2026 season and update listings as national juries publish changes. Beaches that hold Blue Flag certification and uncertified "Certification Candidate" beaches are always labelled separately.