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Sea swimming in Italy: 2025 coastal water quality

Italy reported 4,782 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 90% were classified Excellent — 0.2 points above the 89.8% for all 5,535 bathing waters in the country — and 65 were Poor. 3,580 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Italy ranks 7 by Excellent share.

4,782

coastal bathing waters

90%

Excellent in 2025

65

Poor in 2025

Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
Where to check today's status in Italy

Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities

Official bathing season: Set by each Region. Municipalities issue bathing bans; the portal shows each site’s classification and any current ban.

Annual EEA classes on this site do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. Those are published by the competent authority. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

Portale Acque (Ministry of Health) →

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Map of coastal bathing waters

Excellent 4,303Good 290Sufficient 88Poor 65Not classified 36
SicilySardiniaCalabriaApuliaLiguriaTuscanyCampaniaLazioMarcheVenetoBasilicataLombardyPiedmont
How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating. Coloured areas are the regions; region names link to their pages. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Where dots crowd together, one dot stands for a small area and shows its lowest rating. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore.

How coastal bathing waters in Italy rated since 2015

Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
20254,7464,30390.7%65
20244,7514,32891.1%67
20234,7454,33091.3%62
20224,7424,28790.4%66
20214,7394,20488.7%88
20204,7224,23289.6%79
20194,7054,21989.7%82
20184,7024,29691.4%68
20174,6664,28191.7%64
20164,6794,30992.1%80
20154,6714,29291.9%74

Most consistent Excellent sea and coast

3,580 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.

  1. (MOLO PONENTE CAVALLUCCIO MARINO) FONTANELLE 11 seasons
  2. 1 CANALE - 30M. SX DELLA FOCE 11 seasons
  3. 1 CANALE CAMPING DEI FIORI 30 MT DX 11 seasons
  4. 1 CANALE-FOCE/CAMPING S. ELIA E CASTELLO 11 seasons
  5. 1 KM A NORD FIUME ALACA 11 seasons
  6. 1 KM NORD CAPO CIMITI 11 seasons
  7. 1 KM NORD TORRENTE DI MEZZA PRAIA 11 seasons
  8. 1 KM NORD TORRENTE LAVANDAIA 11 seasons
  9. 1 KM NORD TORRENTE VODA' 11 seasons
  10. 1 KM SUD ANGITOLA 11 seasons
  11. 1 KM SUD FIUME GALLIPARI 11 seasons
  12. 1,4 KM S FOCE FIUMI UNITI 11 seasons
  13. 1,5 KM DA ZAPPONETA V.SO M. DI SAVOIA 11 seasons
  14. 100 M DX FOCE DEL FIUME MAGAZZOLO 11 seasons
  15. 100 M DX FOCE TORRENTE MULE' 11 seasons
  16. 100 M DX FOCE TORRENTE RE 11 seasons
  17. 100 M NORD CANALE BONIFICA SURGELA 11 seasons
  18. 100 M NORD FOSSO ALVATA 11 seasons
  19. 100 M NORD RIO IMBOI 11 seasons
  20. 100 M S.PONTILE RUMIANCA 11 seasons
  21. 100 M SUD FOSSO SAN BIAGIO 11 seasons
  22. 100 M SUD SCARICO CENTRALE ENEL 11 seasons
  23. 100 M SUD STRADA PROVINCIALE SORBELLI 11 seasons
  24. 100 M SUD TAVOLLO 11 seasons
  25. 100 M SX FOCE TORRENTE MULE' 11 seasons
  26. 100 M SX FOCE TORRENTE RE 11 seasons
  27. 100 MT A NORD DEL PUNTO 147 11 seasons
  28. 100 MT A NORD DEL PUNTO 150 11 seasons
  29. 100 MT A NORD DI PUNTA LUNGO 11 seasons
  30. 100 MT A NORD FOCE F. PRETARO 11 seasons
  31. 100 MT A NORD FOCE T. ACQUACHIARA 11 seasons
  32. 100 MT A NORD FOCE T. LE FOGGETTE 11 seasons
  33. 100 MT A NORD OVEST DEL PUNTO 140 11 seasons
  34. 100 MT A SUD DEL PUNTO 147 11 seasons
  35. 100 MT A SUD DEL PUNTO 150 11 seasons
  36. 100 MT A SUD EST DEL PUNTO 140 11 seasons
  37. 100 MT A SUD FOCE T. SARACENI 11 seasons
  38. 100 MT DX C. ARMIRO' LIDO OASI 11 seasons
  39. 100 MT DX CANALE RICILLO 11 seasons
  40. 100 MT DX CANALE S. MAURO 11 seasons
  41. 100 MT DX CANALE SALICE 11 seasons
  42. 100 MT DX FIUME DI MARE 11 seasons
  43. 100 MT DX FIUME OLIVA 11 seasons
  44. 100 MT DX FOCE CANNETO 11 seasons
  45. 100 MT DX RIO CAPO D'ACQUA 11 seasons
  46. 100 MT DX TORRENTE CORVINO 11 seasons
  47. 100 MT DX TORRENTE FIUMICELLO 11 seasons
  48. 100 MT DX TORRENTE PONTONE 11 seasons
  49. 100 MT DX TORRENTE TRIOLO 11 seasons
  50. 100 MT DX TRIONTO 11 seasons
  51. 100 MT SX C. ARMIRO' LIDO OASI 11 seasons
  52. 100 MT SX CANALE S. MAURO 11 seasons
  53. 100 MT SX CANALE SALICE 11 seasons
  54. 100 MT SX CANALE SCAVOLINO 11 seasons
  55. 100 MT SX FIUME DI MARE 11 seasons
  56. 100 MT SX FIUME OLIVA 11 seasons
  57. 100 MT SX FOCE CANNETO 11 seasons
  58. 100 MT SX FOCE DEL FIUME MAGAZZOLO 11 seasons
  59. 100 MT SX IDROVORA LAVORAZIONE 11 seasons
  60. 100 MT SX RIO CAPO D'ACQUA 11 seasons

Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025

5 more in the full directory.

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (153)

Declined (166)

Coastal bathing waters by region

RegionSitesExcellentPoor
Sicily78384.7%11
Sardinia66496.8%1
Calabria64988.1%17
Apulia61299.8%0
Liguria40783.8%9
Tuscany37088.9%4
Campania32886.9%14
Lazio26889.2%0
Marche24592.2%1
Abruzzo11380.5%8
Emilia-Romagna9878.6%0
Veneto9587.4%0
Basilicata6096.7%0
Friuli-Venezia Giulia5598.2%0
Molise3588.6%0

Regions with at least three coastal bathing waters; counts include only this water type.

Near which major cities?

Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:

Sea and coast compared across Europe

#CountrySitesExcellentPoor
1Cyprus123100%0
2Greece1,73397.1%0
3Bulgaria9296.7%0
4Denmark91792.1%2
5Spain1,92592%10
6Portugal48792%3
7Italy4,78290%65
8Germany34689.3%0
9Malta8788.5%0
10Croatia95788.3%0
11Romania4883.3%0
12Ireland13879.7%1
13Netherlands8278%0
14France2,03576.3%35
15Sweden26874.3%4
16Poland14967.8%0
17Belgium4163.4%0
18Finland7855.1%2
19Estonia3040%2
20Albania11315.9%26

Countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.

Quick answers

How many coastal bathing waters in Italy are rated Excellent?
4,303 of 4,782 (90%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
Which sea and coast in Italy have the best long-term record?
3,580 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example (MOLO PONENTE CAVALLUCCIO MARINO) FONTANELLE, 1 CANALE - 30M. SX DELLA FOCE, 1 CANALE CAMPING DEI FIORI 30 MT DX. See the full list.
Can I check current conditions?
The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Portale Acque (Ministry of Health). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.

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