BAIA GARAVANO
2025: ExcellentBAIA GARAVANO is a coastal bathing water in Italy, 5.8 km west of Ventimiglia (Liguria) and about 24 km east of Nice in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. It has been rated Excellent in each of the last 11 seasons.
In italiano: Acque di balneazione BAIA GARAVANO presso Ventimiglia: la classificazione ufficiale UE per il 2025 è «eccellente». La qualità è risultata eccellente in 11 delle 11 stagioni classificate dal 2015. Divieti temporanei e avvisi di inquinamento sono pubblicati dall’autorità competente (link più sotto). Il resto della pagina è in inglese.
Check today's status and exact location
The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities) for temporary pollution, closures or alerts, and confirm this bathing water on the map before relying on the record.
Quality history
Annual classifications from the EEA record, 2015–2025, where available.
It was classified in 11 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 11 of those classifications were Excellent. The current run of Excellent classifications covers 11 consecutive seasons (2015–2025).
Where it is in Liguria
How it compares locally
There are 47 other official bathing waters in Italy within 25 km of this point. In the wider region of Liguria, 83.8% of 407 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across Italy, 90% of the 4,782 coastal bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (89.8% of all 5,535 sites in the country).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 10 km | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 25 km | 47 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Other official bathing waters near Ventimiglia
9 other official bathing waters have Ventimiglia as nearest named place. Together, 10 of 10 were Excellent in 2025.
- CALANDRE Excellent Coastal
- COLONIA MARINA LATTE Excellent Coastal
- FOCE FIUME ROJA Excellent Coastal
- FOCE RIO LATTE Excellent Coastal
- MARINA S.GIUSEPPE Excellent Coastal
- PALESTRA Excellent Coastal
- VILLA BOTTO Excellent Coastal
- VILLA HANBURY Excellent Coastal
- ZONA DISPENSARIO Excellent Coastal
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 15.3 °C · cloudy |
|---|---|
| Wind | 3 m/s from the north-east |
| Rain, next 24 h | 61.1 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 14 to 16 °C |
Forecast data: MET Norway Locationforecast, licensed under CC BY 4.0, summarised by BathingWaterFinder for the nearest ~1 km grid point. This is a weather forecast for the air, not a measurement of water temperature or water quality.
Nearby official bathing waters
Closest records in Italy by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.
Coastal · Excellent1.7 km eastCOLONIA MARINA LATTE
Coastal · Excellent1.8 km eastFOCE RIO LATTE
Coastal · Excellent2.5 km eastVILLA BOTTO
Coastal · Excellent2.9 km eastCALANDRE
Coastal · Excellent4.4 km east
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for BAIA GARAVANO?
- Excellent for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by Italy. The class summarises microbiological sampling over several seasons; it is not a same-day measurement.
- Has the rating changed recently?
- No. It was Excellent in both 2024 and 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- Use the national profile linked on this page or Portale Acque (Ministry of Health) run by Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities, and follow signs and lifeguard instructions at the water. Temporary bans and pollution alerts are published there, not in the annual EEA class.
- When is the bathing season in Italy?
- Set by each Region. Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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For municipalities, campsites, hotels and clubs: the badge shows the current official EEA class of BAIA GARAVANO and updates automatically when the next season's classification is published. It links back to this page with the history and today's notice sources.
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Official source
Data source: European Environment Agency (EEA); bathing-water data and coordinates are reported by national authorities. Imported for this site on 2026-11-06. Distances, local counts and the history summary are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.
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