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Lake Garda swimming: 2025 bathing-water quality

Lake Garda has 128 official lake bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season. 99.2% were classified Excellent — 9.4 points above the 89.8% across all of Italy — and 0 were Poor. 126 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. By area, the Excellent share is highest around Riva del Garda / Torbole (100% of 8) and lowest around Desenzano del Garda (93.8% of 16).

Shore fortification near Torbole on the northern shore of Lake Garda — Photo: Otto Domes, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

128

official lake bathing waters

99.2%

Excellent in 2025

Poor in 2025

Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.

Before you swim at Lake Garda

Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities

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

Annual EEA classes 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.

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About Lake Garda

Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. Its shores are shared by three regions: Lombardy (province of Brescia) on the west, Veneto (province of Verona) on the east and Trentino in the north, so the bathing season and local notices depend on which shore you are on.

How this page is defined: official EEA bathing waters reported by Italy (lake waters) whose coordinates fall inside a boundary drawn around Lake Garda. Coordinates are reported by the national authority.

Map of official lake bathing waters

Excellent 127Poor 0Not classified 1

How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. Coloured areas are the regions; region names link to their pages. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. 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.

Lake Garda by area

Each official site is grouped under the nearest of 10 reference towns, measured in a straight line from its reported coordinates. This is an orientation aid, not a municipal boundary.

2025 EEA classes by area (nearest reference town)
Area	Sites	Excellent	Not classified
Riva del Garda / Torbole	8	8 (100%)	0
Limone sul Garda	6	6 (100%)	0
Malcesine	13	13 (100%)	0
Gargnano	19	19 (100%)	0
Salò	13	13 (100%)	0
Garda / Bardolino	22	22 (100%)	0
Lazise	5	5 (100%)	0
Peschiera del Garda	15	15 (100%)	0
Sirmione	11	11 (100%)	0
Desenzano del Garda	16	15 (93.8%)	1

Most consistent Excellent sites

126 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown, the rest are in the area lists above.

ACQUE FREDDE 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
ANGHER 11 seasons · around Malcesine
BAIA DEL VENTO 11 seasons · around Salò
BAIA DELLE SIRENE 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
BARACCON 11 seasons · around Peschiera del Garda
BRANCOLINO 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
C.B. RIVOLTELLA 11 seasons · around Desenzano del Garda
C.B.DESENZANO 11 seasons · around Desenzano del Garda
CAMPANELLO NORD 11 seasons · around Peschiera del Garda
CAMPANELLO SUD 11 seasons · around Peschiera del Garda
CANEVINI 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
CENTRO CASSONE - CONFINE SUD COMUNE 11 seasons · around Malcesine
CISANO SUD 11 seasons · around Lazise
COLA 11 seasons · around Limone sul Garda
CONTA 11 seasons · around Peschiera del Garda
EUROPA NORD 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
EUROPA SUD 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
FOCE PROGNO VALSORDA 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
FOCE SORGENTE CAL 11 seasons · around Malcesine
FOCE SORGENTE ORGADA 11 seasons · around Malcesine
FOCE TORRENTE S.GIOVANNI 11 seasons · around Limone sul Garda
FOCE TORRENTE SAN SEVERO 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
FOCE TORRENTE VOLPARA 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino
FORNARE 11 seasons · around Garda / Bardolino

Rated Poor in 2025

None of the 128 official lake bathing waters at Lake Garda was classified Poor in 2025.

How Lake Garda rated since 2015

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

Season	Classified	Excellent	Excellent share
2025	127	127	100%
2024	128	128	100%
2023	128	128	100%
2022	128	128	100%
2021	128	127	99.2%
2020	128	128	100%
2019	128	128	100%
2018	128	128	100%
2017	128	128	100%
2016	128	128	100%
2015	128	128	100%

All 128 official bathing waters at Lake Garda

Grouped by area, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.

Around Riva del Garda / Torbole 8 sites · 100% Excellent

PONTILE AL COR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PONTILE CAMPEGGIO MAROADI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA CONCA D'ORO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA HOTEL PIER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA MIRALAGO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA PINI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA SABBIONI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA TEMPESTA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Limone sul Garda 6 sites · 100% Excellent

COLA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOCE TORRENTE S.GIOVANNI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
GALLERIA CANTONE - NORD PORTO NAVENE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
GROSTOL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SUD PORTO NAVENE - NORD MARTORA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
TIFU' Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Malcesine 13 sites · 100% Excellent

ANGHER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CENTRO CASSONE - CONFINE SUD COMUNE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOCE SORGENTE CAL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOCE SORGENTE ORGADA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FRONTE ISOLA DELL`ULIVO - SUD SOPRI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NORD BAGNI PAINA - NORD CAPOLUOGO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PREERA - NORD PORTO CASSONE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SCALETTE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA CAMPIONE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SUD OSPEDALE - PREERA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SUD PORTO RETILINO - NORD BAGNI PAINA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VASO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VIA DE LOC Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Gargnano 19 sites · 100% Excellent

LA POZZA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MASSE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PIAGHEN SUD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PRA' DELLA FAME Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RASE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
S. MARIA - MARNIGA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
S. ZENO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SAN FELICE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SBOCCO VALLE VALDANA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA BOGLIACO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA CANTIERI GARDA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA CARTIERA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA CASTELLO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA FONTANELLA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA PORTO DI VILLA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA RELIGIONE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA VILLA ADELE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
STRADA GARDESANA ORIENTALE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VIA PAI DI SOTTO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Salò 13 sites · 100% Excellent

BAIA DEL VENTO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LIDO AZZURRO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LIDO DI FASANO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOC. CIMITERO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' GHIACCIAIE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' LIDO TORCOLO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' NAVENAGO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' PUNTA DEL RIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' ROMANTICA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' S. BIAGIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' SPIZZAGO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA CASINO' Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VIA RIVE GRANDI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Garda / Bardolino 22 sites · 100% Excellent

ACQUE FREDDE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BAIA DELLE SIRENE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BRANCOLINO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CANEVINI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
EUROPA NORD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
EUROPA SUD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOCE PROGNO VALSORDA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOCE TORRENTE SAN SEVERO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOCE TORRENTE VOLPARA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FORNARE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LUNGOLAGO CIPRIANI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LUNGOLAGO PREITE NORD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PONTIROLA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PUNTA SAN VIGILIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RIVA PALAFITTE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RIVALUNGA CENTRO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RIVALUNGA NORD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RIVALUNGA SUD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SBOCCO VALLE RANDINA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SBOCCO VALLE SORTE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SCAVAIAGHE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VIA MARCONI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Lazise 5 sites · 100% Excellent

CISANO SUD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOSSALTA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SENTIERI - BOTTONA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
TAOLI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VANON Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Peschiera del Garda 15 sites · 100% Excellent

BARACCON Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CAMPANELLO NORD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CAMPANELLO SUD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CONTA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
GASPARINA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LUNGOLAGO GARIBALDI 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LUNGOLAGO GARIBALDI 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
OLIVI - LUNGOLAGO DELLA GUGLIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ORBA DI PACENGO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PALAZZO 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PALAZZO 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RONCHI 50 M SX FOCE RIO DUGALE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SERMANA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VECCHI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VIA ALFIERI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Sirmione 11 sites · 100% Excellent

LOCALITA' CANTARANE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' LINER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' PORTO DUSANO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' PORTO GALEAZZI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' PUNTA STAFFALO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' S.FRANCESCO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' SAN SIVINO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' VIALE GENNARI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA` GARDEN LIDO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SANTA MARIA DI LUGANA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA BREMA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Desenzano del Garda 16 sites · 93.8% Excellent

C.B. RIVOLTELLA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
C.B.DESENZANO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
C.B.LONATO Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
LOC. PUNTA DEL VO' Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' MADONNA DELLA NEVE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' PESCI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' PORTO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' PREARA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' ROCCHETTA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' S. CASSIANO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LOCALITA' S. GIULIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MADONNA DELLA VILLA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA D'ORO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA FELTRINELLI Not classified
SPIAGGIA LOC. VO' Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SPIAGGIA VIA LARIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Compared with other destinations

#	Destination	Country	Sites	Excellent	Poor
1	Corfu	Greece	66	100%	0
2	Lake Garda	Italy	128	99.2%	0
3	Crete	Greece	177	98.9%	0
4	Halkidiki	Greece	90	98.9%	0
5	Sardinia	Italy	664	96.8%	1
6	Istria (Croatia)	Croatia	217	95.9%	0
7	Costa Brava	Spain	86	94.2%	1
8	Algarve coast	Portugal	106	93.4%	0
9	Lake Balaton	Hungary	148	85.1%	0
10	Menorca	Spain	30	80%	0
11	Corsica	France	223	75.8%	20
12	Rhodes	Greece	52	75%	0
13	Mallorca	Spain	113	68.1%	3
14	Ibiza & Formentera	Spain	48	66.7%	0
15	French Riviera (Alpes-Maritimes)	France	151	63.6%	3

Destinations differ in size, water type and how densely sites are designated, so the table gives context rather than a quality verdict.

Quick answers

How many bathing waters at Lake Garda were rated Excellent in 2025?: 127 of 128 (99.2%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 0 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 1 had no class.
Which beaches at Lake Garda have the best long-term record?: 126 were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ACQUE FREDDE, ANGHER, BAIA DEL VENTO. See the full ranking.
Were any bathing waters at Lake Garda rated Poor?: No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?: On Portale Acque (Ministry of Health) (Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the beach, not in the annual EEA class. Each site page here also shows a weather forecast with heavy-rain context.

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Source

European Environment Agency (EEA), bathing-water data and coordinates reported by Italy, licensed CC BY 4.0. Areas, counts and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.