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The
Blue Flags
Inviting
beaches washed by a clear sea, framed by historic villages or by cosy
towns, hills at a distance or sometimes washed themselves by the sea could
not be excluded from the awards of the Blue Flags.
They are proper quality statements that are awarded yearly by FEEE (Foundation
for Environmental Education in Europe, UE body) to sea resorts and beaches.
Through appointed criterions FEEE updates its list of towns that are worth
receiving the Blue Flag every year. All the requirements are carefully
examined: Quality of the sea, coastline and landing stages, facilities and
safety measures, waste management, city outlook, pedestrians precincts,
bike paths, education and environmental protection and quality of the
information provided to tourists and residents.
Several towns in Marche have reached the set standards and can so hoist
the precious Blue Flag. In 2004 they were in fact awarded to Gabicce
Mare and Fano (Pesaro
district),and Senigallia for the
clear and thin sand, and also to Sirolo
and Numana Bassa (Ancona
district) for their beautiful seaside. Civitanova
Marche and the extraordinary exotic beaches of Porto San Giorgio, Cupra Marittima, Grottammare and
San Benedetto del Tronto also received the precious recognition.
The ports awarded by FEEE were those of
Marina di Porto San Giorgio and the small, but well equipped Tourist
port of Numana, again in 2004. All the resorts listed above are famous
places that have always attracted tourists, but that have also managed to
adopt policies of development in full respect of the environment.
A great thanks for so many Blue Flags goes to the wise local Councils that
have manage to conciliate the development of new receptive structures and
the safeguard of the cities identity.
The Blue Flags don’t point out just the clearness of the sea, but also
the attention that the local Councils gave to structural, environmental
and social aspects to make it possible to meet the tourists needs still
preserving nature and everyday life of residents of this stretch of
coastline.
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