The most beautiful sea in Italy is in Baunei. Sardinia at the top of the ranking, "Five Sails" in six locations

Baunei at the top of the ranking of the Sails of Legambiente and the Italian Touring Club .

Of the 45 seaside resorts awarded this year, Baunei is in first place, together with five other Sardinian districts : in fifth place the coast of Chia , in seventh the coastal Gallura , in the 11th Baronia di Posada and Parco di Tepilora , at the 14th Gulf of Oristano with the Sinis Peninsula and the island of Maldiventre, at the 18th the coast of Planargia .

In Tuscany and Puglia 3 districts with Cinque Vele, then Campania and Sicily with 2; Trentino-Alto Adige is award-winning for lake tourism, but the top of the lakes is from Veneto.

The Cinque Vele locations, the organizers explain, represent the best administrative practices and demonstrate that a new way of doing tourism is possible, focusing on the environment and inclusiveness.

THE OTHER AWARDS - In Tuscany the Cinque Vele fly this year on the municipalities of the Maremma, Costa d'Argento and Isola del Giglio districts and on the Island of Capraia. In Puglia at the top of the ranking are the Tremiti islands, the area of the Ionian High Salento and that of the Adriatic High Salento. Cinque Vele also in Sicily with the islands of Pantelleria and Salina, in Campania with the districts of ancient Cilento and the Costa del Mito, in Liguria with the municipalities of the Cinque Terre. A Five Sails flag also for Basilicata with the Costa di Maratea. A Cinque Vele holiday also for lovers of lake tourism: the lakes of Molveno, Fiè and Monticolo in Trentino-Alto Adige , the Accesa lake in Tuscany , the Avigliana Grande lake in Piedmont have been awarded; in Veneto Lake Mis (in first place) and in Lombardy the district of municipalities on the western shore of Lake Garda.

"The new edition of our guide - commented Stefano Ciafani, national president of Legambiente , presenting the initiative in Capri - tells of the synergy that has been established between good local administrations and that healthy part of the entrepreneurship of the seaside world, capable of managing beaches at their best, with less concrete and excellent environmental performance . The Cinque Vele resorts that we are awarding today represent the best administrative practices and demonstrate that a new way of doing tourism is possible ".

"To map the almost one hundred bathing areas examined in the guide, 45 of which are then described in detail, and to classify them based on the attribution of the Sails, in addition to the fundamental assessment of the state of the waters, the seabed and the beaches , various others contribute to the judgment. environmental quality and tourist reception indicators, from the integrity of the landscape to the efficiency in waste management, from the weight of energy consumption to the accessibility standards of the places, from the level of accommodation and mobility services to the care of the historical and artistic heritage of the territory, to the attention with which they promote typical production, artisanal, food ", explains the president of Touring, Franco Iseppi .

Specific attention is given to reporting ecological and sustainable activities , such as cycling, canoeing, diving, trekking through woods and paths and the discovery of the hinterland.

(Unioneonline / D)