All Sicilian beaches with Blue Flag 2022
The beaches of Sicily that have been awarded with the Blue Flag, the eco-label assigned to seaside tourist resorts that comply with criteria relating to sustainable management of the territory, in 2022 are a total of nineteen. The program is run by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The banners represent a recognition of the work of the coastal municipal administrations in the management of environmental issues, with particular reference to the protection of the marine ecosystem. The main international criteria on which the local authorities, in the case of public beaches, or the concessionary bathing operators, measure themselves are the quality of bathing water, environmental management, beach services and safety, environmental education and information.
Blue Flags 2022 of the Metropolitan City of Messina
The beaches on which the Blue Flag 2022 flies belonging to the Metropolitan City of Messina (the one that until a few years ago was called the Province, now suppressed) are ten. The territory faces the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north and the Ionian Sea to the east and also includes the Aeolian Islands.
The port is one of the main tourist ports of the Mediterranean, with intra-regional routes or, as for the Salerno Messina ferries, interregional.
The seaside resorts in the area awarded with the Blue Flag are Alì Terme, Roccalumera, Furci Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva, the Aeolian islands of Stromboli, Vulcano and Lipari, and Tusa.
Beaches in Alì Terme
Beach of the seafront of Alì Terme
The seafront of the municipality of Alì Terme, which extends along the Ionian coast, offers a free beach with medium-sized, khaki-colored grains, easily accessible. The seabed immediately becomes deep. There are public showers and, on the coast road, trees, benches, parking lots, bars and restaurants.
Beaches in Roccalumera
Roccalumera Beach
The pebbly beach of Roccalumera is bathed by the Ionian Sea and it is easily accessible from the tree-lined promenade of via Cristoforo Colombo, where there are benches and parking lots. The stretches of the beach are both free and equipped.
Beaches in Furci Siculo
Beach of the seafront of Furci Siculo
The beach of the shoreline of Furci Siculo is made up of gravel and sometimes pebbles and it is both free and with bathing establishments. It is also entirely open to pets, and easily accessible from the promenade shaded by palm trees.
Beaches in Santa Teresa di Riva
Beach of the seafront of Santa Teresa di Riva
The beach of the seafront of Santa Teresa di Riva winds along the coast road and it is partly free and partly managed by the concessionaires. Made of gravel and pebbles, it can be easily reached from the parking lots on the adjacent road.
Beaches in Lipari
Lipari, as well as an island, is the municipality that includes six of the seven main islands of the archipelago. Ferries to the Aeolian Islands make both internal and mainland routes.
Ficogrande Beach (Stromboli)
The beach of Ficogrande, on the island of Stromboli, is of fine black sand of volcanic origin, sometimes mixed with pebbles. Most of it is freely accessible, but there are also bathing establishments.
Gelso Beach (Vulcano)
The beach of Gelso, on the island of Vulcano, is made of black volcanic sand of medium grain size. Behind the shoreline, that is both free and with equipped bathing establishments, there are hills covered by Mediterranean scrub and prickly pears.
Thermal Waters Beach (Vulcano)
The Thermal Waters (Acque Termali) beach is of sand mixed with small pebbles, of an ocher color, free and with bathing establishments, in the bay of Porto di Levante. In the southern area there is the Vulcano thermal mud pit, currently off-limits.
Acquacalda Beach (Lipari)
The beach of Acquacalda, which bears the name of the municipal fraction of the island of Lipari, is made of grayish pebbles. On the coast there is a now disused pumice stone quarry. There is no shortage of free sections, nor those in concession, nor bars and restaurants.
Canneto Beach (Lipari)
The Canneto beach (on the island of Lipari) is made up of gravel and gray pebbles, and it is both free and equipped. All the necessary services are also found on the seafront of the rear village.
Beaches in Tusa
Beach of the seafront of Tusa
The beach of the seafront in the municipality of Tusa is made up of large colorful pebbles and peculiar rock formations. The beach is free, with kiosks and other services on the nearby coastal road of the town.
Blue Flags 2002 in the Libero consorzio comunale di Agrigento
There are three beaches in the Libero consorzio comunale di Agrigento (the former Province of Agrigento) with the Blue Flag for 2022. The territory overlooks the Sicilian Channel. The award-winning seaside resort is Menfi, which has a coastline of approximately 10 kilometers.
Beaches in Menfi
Porto Palo Cipollazzo Beach
The long and wide beach of Porto Palo reaches the Cipollazzo marina and is of fine golden sand, sometimes free and sometimes managed by concessionaires. The beach is separated from the road behind it by a large area characterized by dunes covered with vegetation.
Lido Fiori Beach
The beach of Lido Fiori is of fine yellow sand, and it has quite large sand dunes with sea lilies and Mediterranean scrub. The free sections alternate with the bathing establishments.
Bertolino Beach
The beach of Bertolino, a decentralized district of Menfi, is made up of white pebbles, with sand on the shoreline. There are no services of any kind. It is also called the Giache Bianche beach.
Blue Flags 2002 in the Libero consorzio comunale di Ragusa
The blue flags that in 2022 were hoisted on the beaches of the Libero consorzio comunale di Ragusa (the suppressed Province of Ragusa) are six. The territory faces south on the Mediterranean Sea. The seaside resorts rewarded by the banner are Modica, Ispica, Pozzallo and Ragusa.
Beaches in Modica
Maganuco Beach
The beach of Maganuco, a hamlet of Modica, is wild, with very fine and reddish sand, with formations of high bushy dunes behind it. Long (and wide) sections are freely accessible, and there is no lack of equipped establishments.
Marina di Modica Beach
The beach of Marina di Modica is of fine golden sand, bordered by a pedestrian promenade often animated by clubs and stalls. The wide beach, loved by surfers, has both free and concession sections.
Beaches in Ispica
Santa Maria del Focallo Beach
The beach of Santa Maria del Focallo is made up of fine sand and red gold color, with large free areas and some equipped bathing establishments. The sandy hills behind them are often green.
Beaches in Pozzallo
Pietre Nere Beach
The Pietre Nere beach, on the Pozzallo seafront, has fine golden sand. Most of the beach is free; however, there are bathing establishments, kiosks, bars and showers.
Raganzino Beach
On the beach of Raganzino, that is of fine pink sand, there are small bathing establishments and large free areas with bars, restaurants and showers. It is possible to park on the street, not far from the coast.
Beaches in Ragusa
Beaches of Piazza Malta and Piazza Torre
The Marina di Ragusa beach is more easily accessible in correspondence with Piazza Torre (Cabrera) and Piazza Malta. The sand is medium-fine and golden. At times it is under concession and at times freely usable. There is no shortage of kiosks, bars and showers.
