Ostuni Blue Flag 2023!!!
Also this year, for the 29th time, the White City was awarded by FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) awarded the prestigious award for the quality of the water, the coast, services, security, and environmental education: the Blue Flag
Ostuni is one of eleven locations in Puglia to have received this award that allows tourists to have certainty about the cleanliness of the water and the beaches as well as on the services offered for their holidays.
The 4 beaches of Ostuni that have received this qualification are Lido Morelli, Pilone (Lido Stella- Viar Beach), Lido Fontanelle, Creta Rossa, Rosa Marina (Rodos-Capanno-Lambertiana)
The 22 locations of Puglia with the Blue Flag are in the province of Brindisi, with Ostuni also Fasano and Carovigno; in province of Taranto, Ginosa, Castellaneta, Leporano and Maruggio; in province of Lecce, Melendugno, Castro, Salve, Ugento, Gallipoli and Nardò; in province of Bari, Polignano a Mare and Monopoli; in province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Margherita di Savoia and Bisceglie; in province of Foggia, Isole Tremiti, Rodi Garganico, Peschici, Vieste e Zapponeta
It must be said that 4 of these, Carovigno with the natural reserve of Torre Guaceto, Fasano with the port of Savelletri and Torre Canne, Polignano a Mare are very close to Ostuni, in a range of 40 Kms
In April Ostuni had been awarded by Italian Pediatricians, for the 6th second consecutive year, of the Bandiera Verde (the Green Flag), for the requirements of its sea compared to the needs of children: clear water and low near the shore, sand to build towers and castles , lifeguards and lifeboats, games, spaces to change the diaper or breastfeed, and nearby ice-cream parlors, places for aperitifs and restaurants