The Blue Flag (Bandiera Blu) is an international award given by the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) in collaboration with two UN agencies: UNWTO (United Nations World Organization for Tourism) and UNEP (United Nations Environment Program).
The Blue Flag was born in 1987, coinciding with the European Year for Environment, and is annually realised to those places that respect certain quality criteria, such as: quality of bathing water, quality of services, cleanliness of the beaches and the absence of sewage.
Initially, the European Award was given to European Countries only but, thanks to the collaboration with the UN Agencies (UNWTO and UNEP), the Blue Flag today is given in over 40 Countries.
Tuscany, with 16 beaches and 5 Touristic Docking, is one of the regions with more locations which received the Blue Flag.
The Beaches who received the Blue Flag are:
Grosseto
- Castiglione della Pescaia
- Grosseto - Marina di Grosseto e Principina a Mare
- Monte Argentario
- Follonica
Livorno
- Livorno - Antignano e Quercianella
- Rosignano Marittimo - Castiglioncello e Vada
- Bibbona - Marina di Bibbona
- San Vincenzo
- Piombino - Riotorto - Parco Naturale della Sterpaia
- Cecina
- Castagneto Carducci
Lucca
- Forte dei Marmi
- Pietrasanta
- Camaiore
- Viareggio
Pisa
- Pisa - Marina di Pisa, Tirrenia, Calambrone
The Touristic Docking who received the Blue Falg are:
Grosseto
- Porto Ercole - Marina Cala Galera
- Grosseto - Marina di San Rocco
- Castiglione della Pescaia - Marina Punta Ala
Livorno
- Livorno - Porto Turistico Cala dè Medici
- Marciana Marina