As winter closes in around us, it’s good to keep in mind our next summer vacation destination, and here are seven reasons to make Sardinia, Italy your holiday destination in 2014!
This past year, Sardinia’s immaculate beaches were awarded with seven blue flags from the non-profit organization – Â Blue Flag.
What is a Blue Flag?
“The Blue Flag is a voluntary eco-label awarded to more than 3850 beaches and marinas in 48 countries across Europe, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and the Caribbean.”
Beaches are awarded the blue flag based on 32 criteria which the beach must meet; should the beach fail to comply with these criteria during the year, the blue flag can be withdrawn. Here are just a few of the criteria needed:
- Environmental Education and Information.
- Water Quality
- Environmental Management
- Safety and Services
- All Blue flags are awarded for one season at a time.
Sardinia’s Seven Blue Flags 2013
- Olbia-Tempio – La Maddalena Punta Tegge – Spalmatore
- Olbia-Tempio – Palau Vecchio – Scimara
- Olbia-Tempio – S. Teresa Gallura – La Rena Bianca
- Oristano – Torre Grande
- Sassari – Castelsardo – Ampurias
- Tortolì – Lido di Orri, Lido di Crea
- Quartu S. Elena – Poetto
I’ve only visited one blue flag beach and that was La Rena Bianca, and it was during an August heat wave; it was beautifully packed and spectacularly stunning.
La Rena Bianca on a hot August afternoon.
My mission for summer 2014 is to visit this year’s list of winners. Should be a splendid beach season!
Here’s to 2014 Sardinia – wishing you success in collecting more blue flags.
My Sardinian Life 
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I have never heard of this. What really horrified me [though sadly did NOT surprise me] was New Zealand. NO beaches have this…not one. I hope that they start applying to be part of this.
This is an aspect of beaching never previously considered by moi! – and a damned useful one, too! Tell me, Jennifer – how are the burn scars coming along?
The Blue flags are fairly new – I like the idea.
And the burn is healing nicely, thank you. 🙂
Then it remains only to ask – with what do you now make your coffee?
Now my husband is making the coffee in the mornings, I’m too scared.
I laughed very loudly! 😀
That is a lovely mission for the year! 🙂
This post has been reminiscing of the summer!!!! Every time I come home I start the countdown for our return trip, lol!
The next time you’re here, we must have coffee, or wine. 🙂
Definitely!! We’re really not even that far either…we can meet somewhere halfway, lol!
That sounds like a plan to me! 🙂
That’s the first I’ve heard of Blue Flags, good to know, Jennifer! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. xxx Ailsa
Hm, I wonder if any of Russian beaches meet the criteria. Probably not. Lucky you!
I am envious. Our Blue Flag was withdrawn due to mismanagement by the local authority. Sheer negligence – and then loads of excuses but no effective action.