AN TOP BEACH: THE BLUE FLAG AT CAVALLINO-TREPORTI

Since 2006 the Cavallino-Treporti coastline has continued to fly the “Blue Flag”, the prestigious international award given to leading tourist resorts for the cleanliness of their bathing waters, but also for the quality of services offered and respect for the environment. The award is given by the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education), with the participation of UNEP (the United Nations Environment Programme) and the World Tourism Organisation. In order to receive this award, tourist resorts are carefully scrutinised by the FEE. Only the beaches that satisfy certain quality criteria can be awarded a “Blue Flag”. Over the years these criteria have become increasingly stringent. However, despite this, since 2006 the Cavallino-Treporti coastline has managed to retain its “Blue Flag” every year. This is further testimony of the top quality holiday that this area offers its visitors.

In particular, the Cavallino-Treporti coastline has won the award for the excellent quality of its bathing waters, which undergo a long series of specific tests every year. But the award is also the result of our coastline’s quality, of constant cleanliness, of a wealth of tourism services and of the safety of our beaches. It is the result of a profound attention to environmental issues, to education and awareness initiatives, correct information and special care over proper waste disposal.

Today, tourism is increasingly synonymous with environmental sustainability. All tourism professionals in Cavallino-Treporti are dedicated to maintaining the standard of quality they have achieved and, if possible, to improving it, so that this little peninsula set between the sea and the Venice lagoon will continue to be the jewel in the crown of European tourism.