The parameters chosen for the evaluations are different, with particular attention to the territory and its protection: not only clean water but also quality of the environment, care and beauty of the places, the good level and management of services, energy consumption, land use and environmental sustainability initiatives.
The result is a ranking, now in its 21st edition, which assigns a score from 1 to 5 sails.
The undisputed queen of this green ranking is certainly Sardinia, with 6 locations awarded with the maximum score of 5 sails, followed by Puglia and Tuscany with 3 locations each, Campania and Sicily with 2, Liguria and the Basilicata with 1.
Let's get to know better the tourist areas awarded with 5 sails:
Sardinia: Coast of Baunei, Coast of Chia, Gulf of Oristano (with Cabras), Gallura Costiera and Marine Protected Area of Capo Testa (with Santa Teresa di Gallura, Palau and Arzachena), the Barony of Posada and the Park of Tepilora.
Puglia: Tremiti Islands, Upper Adriatic Salento (with Melendugno, Otranto and Vernole in the province of Lecce), Upper Ionian Salento (with Nardò, Gallipoli, Porto Cesareo, Racale).
Tuscany: the Tuscan Maremma (with Castiglione della Pescaia, Scarlino, Marina di Grosseto, Follonica), the Silver Coast and Giglio Island, Capraia Island.
Campania: Cilento Antico (with Castellabate, San Mauro Cilento, Montecorice and Pollica) and Costa del Mito (with the Marine Protected Area of Costa degli Infreschi and Masseta and then Camerota, Palinuro and Pisciotta).
Sicily: Pantelleria Island and Salina Island (Aeolian Islands).
Liguria: Cinque Terre.
Basilicata: Coast of Maratea.
Lakes awarded with 5 sails.
But as we said, not only the sea, the Italian lakes have also been awarded, in the section of the guide dedicated to lake locations. And in this case the Trentino-Alto Adige region is the most awarded with three lakes that have been recognized as the 5 sails, namely the Molveno lake, the Fiè lake and the Monticolo lake.
Even Tuscany awarded with 5 sails with Lake Accesa, Piedmont with Lake Avigliana Grande, Veneto with Lake Mis and Lombardy with the western shore of Lake Garda.
