{:en}The Blue Flag, the international recognition that Fee bestows on coastal resorts that meet certain criteria from the standpoint of water quality and services offered, is flying on the beaches of Loano again this year.<\/p>\n
The Blue Flag was established in 1987, the European Year for the Environment. It is awarded annually in 48 countries around the world that meet criteria related to sustainable land management. The campaign is overseen in the various countries by the Fee, Foundation for Environmental Education. The parameters on the basis of which the Blue Flag is awarded are many: bathing water quality, wastewater purification, environmental certification, waste management, accessibility at beaches, environmental education and communication, and sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n
This morning, Mayor Luigi Pignocca traveled to Rome to collect the banner: \u201cFor the tenth consecutive year, the beaches of Loano are confirmed among the best in Europe,\u201d explained the first citizen of Loano. \u201dThe Fee has once again rewarded the quality of our marine waters and the excellence of the services offered by our bathing establishments. Having once again obtained the Blue Flag certifies for the umpteenth time the goodness of the initiatives that our administration has put in place to improve the impact that human activities have on the marine environment and the awareness campaigns aimed at residents and tourists. The Blue Flag is an internationally known award,\" the mayor of Loano adds further, \"This means that any tourist coming on vacation to Loano, whether compatriot or foreigner, will immediately know that our coastline offers quality bathing levels and the establishments first-rate services. I want to thank the technical office and the environment office for their excellent work in preparing the documentation and applications.\" \".<\/p>\n
Not only Loano's beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag: in fact, for the seventh year, Marina di Loano has also received the Fee's recognition for tourist landings.<\/p>\n
As for ports, the Blue Flag is awarded annually based on several criteria: the waters of the harbor and those bordering the harbor must be visually unpolluted; sewers do not spill into the harbor; there are facilities for collecting oil, paint and chemical residues; life preservers and first-aid equipment are provided; environmental and Blue Flag campaign information provided by management is available; there is provision for disposal of bilge water and boat toilets; arrangements for disposal of shipyard processing residues are covered; lights and drinking water are available on the docks.<\/p>\n
Marina di Loano is endowed with these and other features and therefore, as has happened seven times since 2012, this year the marina resort was awarded the Blue Flag for marinas. \u201cOver the years,\u2019 Pignocca further notes, \u2018Marina di Loano has won numerous awards. It has been listed as one of the ten most beautiful marinas in the world by the magazine \u2019Yachting Pages,\u2018 obtained from Rina the MaRINA Excellence 24 Plus certification, the \u20195 Rudders\u2019 and \u201950 Gold\u2018 for the quality of infrastructure and services to boaters. In the environmental field it obtained, first in Italy, RINA's \u2019Green\u201d certification for environmental sustainability. Now here is the seventh the Blue Flag, which confirms that our marina resort is not only a world-class port hub, but also that it places the protection and preservation of the marine environment among its daily priorities.\"{:}{:en}Also this year the Blue Flag is waving on the beaches of Loano, the international recognition that Fee (Foundation for Environmental Education) gives to coastal resorts that meet certain criteria from the point of view of the quality of the waters and the services offered.<\/p>\n
The Blue Flag was established in 1987, the European year for the environment. It is awarded every year to 48 countries around the world that respect criteria relating to sustainable land management. The campaign is run in various countries by the Fee. The parameters according to which the Blue Flag is awarded are many: the quality of bathing water, the purification of waste water, environmental certification, waste management, accessibility to the beaches, education and environmental communication and sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n
The mayor Luigi Pignocca says: \u201cFor the tenth consecutive year the beaches of Loano are confirmed among the best in Europe. The Fee has again rewarded the quality of our bathing water and the excellence of the services offered by our bathing facilities. Having once again obtained the Blue Flag certifies the good quality of the initiatives that our administration has put in place to improve the impact that anthropic activities have on the marine environment and the success of the awareness campaigns aimed at residents and tourists. The Blue Flag is an internationally known recognition and this means that people who choose Loano as their holiday destination will immediately know that our coast offers high quality standards for sea water and beach resorts offer first-rate services.\u201d.<\/p>\n
Not only the beaches of Loano have been awarded the Blue Flag. For the seventh year, in fact, Marina di Loano has also been awarded the Fee for tourist landing places.<\/p>\n
As for ports, the Blue Flag is awarded every year on the basis of different criteria: the waters of the port and those facing it must not be visually polluted, sewers should not spill into the port, there must be the possibility for collection and disposal of oil, paints and chemicals, the port must be equipped with life jackets and first aid equipment, there must be lights, drinking water and toilets available on the docks.<\/p>\n
Over the years Marina di Loano has obtained numerous awards. It has been indicated as one of the ten most beautiful marinas in the world by the \u2018Yachting Pages\u2019 magazine, it has obtained MaRINA Excellence 24 Plus certification, the \u20185 Rudders\u2019 and \u201950 Gold\u2019 for the quality of the infrastructure and services from Rina to boaters. In the environmental field, it obtained, first in Italy, RINA's \u2018Green\u2019 certification for environmental sustainability.{:}{:fr}Cette ann\u00e9e aussi le pavillon bleu flotte sur les plages de Loano, la reconnaissance internationale que Fee accorde aux stations baln\u00e9aires qui r\u00e9pondent \u00e0 certains crit\u00e8res du point de vue de la qualit\u00e9 des eaux et des services offerts.<\/p>\n
Pour la dixi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e cons\u00e9cutive, les plages de Loano sont confirm\u00e9es parmi les meilleures d'Europe. La Federation a r\u00e9compens\u00e9 la qualit\u00e9 de nos eaux marines et l'excellence des services offerts par nos \u00e9tablissements baln\u00e9aires. Avoir obtenu le Pavillon Bleu certifie encore la qualit\u00e9 des initiatives que notre administration a mises en place pour am\u00e9liorer l'impact des activit\u00e9s anthropiques sur le milieu marin et des campagnes de sensibilisation aupr\u00e8s des habitants et des touristes . Le pavillon bleu est une reconnaissance internationalement reconnue. Cela signifie que le touriste aura de niveaux de baignade de qualit\u00e9 et des \u00e9tablissements de service de premier ordre.<\/p>\n
Aussi Marina di Loano a \u00e9galement re\u00e7u la reconnaissance du Pavillon bleu pour les d\u00e9barquements touristiques.<\/p>\n
Au fil des ans, Marina di Loano a re\u00e7u de nombreux prix. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9sign\u00e9e comme l'une<\/p>\n
des dix plus belles marinas du monde par le magazine \u2018Yachting Pages\u2019, elle a obtenu la certification MaRINA Excellence 24 Plus, les \u20185 Rudders\u2019 et \u201950 Gold \u2018pour la qualit\u00e9 des infrastructures et des services de Rina aux plaisanciers. Dans le domaine de l'environnement, elle a obtenu, tout d'abord en Italie, la certification \u00abverte\u00bb de RINA pour la durabilit\u00e9 environnementale. Le Pavillon bleu confirme que notre port de plaisance n'est pas seulement un port de valeur absolue dans le monde, mais aussi qu'il place la protection et la pr\u00e9servation du milieu marin ses priorit\u00e9s quotidiennes \u201c.{:}<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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