~88%
Coastal waters
Around 88% of EU coastal bathing waters were classified excellent in 2025.
Official annual classifications · Europe
Find official bathing-water ratings across Europe.
Search official bathing-water classifications across Europe. Compare beaches, lakes and rivers, explore quality history, and always jump to the national authority for current local warnings.
22,289 reported sites in 202584% excellent across the full reporting area2015–2025 history where available
Praia do Tonel between rocky cliffs, seen from the Sagres fortress, Algarve · Photo: Norbert Nagel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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~78%
Inland waters
Around 78% of EU inland bathing waters were classified excellent in 2025.
1.5%
Poor quality
A small but important share remained poor, which is why the annual class and current local notice both matter.
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The EEA class is valuable context, but it is only step one. Use this three-step check before relying on any beach, lake or river result.
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Annual quality is context, not a live safety signal.A strong historical class and a same-day authority check answer different questions — use both.
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Country pages are generated from the same official EEA dataset and include totals, quality mix and direct links to individual bathing sites.
Albania119 sites · 16.8% excellentAustria260 sites · 96.5% excellentBelgium131 sites · 67.9% excellentBulgaria96 sites · 96.9% excellentCroatia1,039 sites · 86.2% excellentCyprus123 sites · 100% excellentCzechia153 sites · 79.7% excellentDenmark1,040 sites · 92.4% excellentEstonia65 sites · 56.9% excellentFinland304 sites · 84.5% excellentFrance3,378 sites · 74.4% excellentGermany2,291 sites · 90.9% excellentGreece1,734 sites · 97.1% excellentHungary292 sites · 64% excellentIreland153 sites · 78.4% excellentItaly5,535 sites · 89.8% excellentLatvia59 sites · 84.7% excellentLithuania120 sites · 86.7% excellentLuxembourg17 sites · 94.1% excellentMalta87 sites · 88.5% excellentNetherlands757 sites · 70.9% excellentPoland779 sites · 58.7% excellentPortugal682 sites · 82% excellentRomania50 sites · 84% excellentSlovakia40 sites · 70% excellentSlovenia49 sites · 75.5% excellentSpain2,296 sites · 86.6% excellentSweden480 sites · 77.7% excellentSwitzerland160 sites · 84.4% excellent
Islands, coasts and lakes
Popular swimming destinations.
Every official bathing water on well-known islands, coasts and lakes, grouped by area with Poor ratings and long-term records. Compare all destinations →
Mallorca113 sites · 68.1% Excellent
Menorca30 sites · 80% Excellent
Ibiza & Formentera48 sites · 66.7% Excellent
Costa Brava86 sites · 94.2% Excellent
Algarve coast106 sites · 93.4% Excellent
French Riviera (Alpes-Maritimes)151 sites · 63.6% Excellent
Corsica223 sites · 75.8% Excellent
Sardinia664 sites · 96.8% Excellent
Lake Garda128 sites · 99.2% ExcellentIstria (Croatia)217 sites · 95.9% Excellent
Crete177 sites · 98.9% Excellent
Rhodes52 sites · 75% Excellent
Corfu66 sites · 100% ExcellentHalkidiki90 sites · 98.9% Excellent
Lake Balaton148 sites · 85.1% ExcellentPlan with context
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Learn what Excellent, Good, Sufficient and Poor mean — and why annual quality is not a live safety signal.
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See up to eleven seasons of classifications where the official dataset contains them.
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Data note
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BathingWaterFinder is an independent service. It reuses EEA bathing-water data with attribution and presents it in a consumer-friendly search format. Classifications are based on microbiological quality under the Bathing Water Directive. They do not cover every possible hazard, pollutant, algae event, weather event or temporary local closure.