Abruzzo destinations have been awarded 16 Blue Flags to highlight the best of its beaches in 2026! These glorious beaches stretch along the Adriatic coast through 3 provinces and inland in L’Aquila on its lakes!
Abruzzo Blue Flag Breakdown by Province
Teramo:
- Tortoreto – Spiaggia del Sole
- Alba Adriatica – Spiaggia d’Argento
- Martinsicuro – Villa Rosa & Martinsicuro
- Giulianova – Lungomare Zara, Rodi and Lungomare Spalato
- Roseto degli Abruzzo – Lungomare Centrale, Lungomare Nord, Lungomare Sud
- Pineto – Villa Fumosa, Corfù, Torre Cerrano, S. Maria a Valle Sud, S. Maria a Valle Nord, Lungomare dei Pini/Pineta Catucci/Pineto Centro
- Silvi – Arenile Sud, Lungomare Centrale
Pescara:
- Pescara – Riviera Nord/Centro, Riviera Sud
Chieti:
- Fossacesia – Fossacesia Marina
- Francavilla al Mare – Piazza Adriatico, Piazza Sirena
- Torino di Sangro – Spiaggia Le Morge, Spiaggia Costa Verde
- Vasto – Vignola/San Nicola, Punta Penna, San Tommaso
- San Salvo – San Salvo Marina
- Ortona – Lido Saraceni, Ripari di Giobbe
L’Aquila:
- Lago di Scanno – Spiaggetta di Scanno (località Acquevive), Parco dei Salici
- Villalago – Spiaggetta di Villalago
The Abruzzo Beach Bible
Our video, Abruzzo beach bible, shows off its Blue Flag Beaches. The drone footage of some of these Blue Flag beach flags has been filmed during low season, so sunbeds etc are not always displayed!)
TERAMO PROVINCE
TORTORETO
- Spiaggia del Sole, Blue Flag Season 15 Jun – 31 Aug, Website, Directions
MARTINISICURO
- Villa Rosa, Martinisicuro, Blue Flag Season – 01 July – 31 Aug, Website, Directions
ALBA ADRIATICA
- Spiaggia d’Argento, Blue Flag Season awaiting dates, Website, Directions
GIULIANOVA
- Lungomare Zara, Blue Flag Season 01 Jul – 30 Sep, Website, Directions
ROSETO DEGLI ABRUZZI
- Lungomare Nord, Lungomare Centrale, Lungomare Sud, Blue Flag Season – 01 June – 15 Sept, Website, Directions
PINETO
- Lungomare dei Pini-Pineta Catucci, S.Maria a Valle Nord, S.Maria a Valle Sud, Torre Cerrano, Corfù, Villa Fumosa, Pineto Centro, Blue Flag Season 01 Jul – 31 Aug, Website, Directions
SILVI
- Lungomare Centrale, Parco Marino Torre del Cerrano, Arenile Sud, Blue Flag Season – 01 June – 31 Aug, Website, Directions
Read our 24 Hours in Silvi – A Local’s Guide
PESCARA PROVINCE
- Pescara Riviera Nord, Riviera Sud, website, directions
CHIETI PROVINCE
SAN VITO CHIETINO
- Molo Sud, Blue Flag Season – 01 July – 31 August, Website, Directions
FRANCAVILLA AL MARE
- Piazza Adriatica
- Read our 24-hour Guide to Francavilla al Mare with a stuffed squid recipe & view local ceramists
ORTONA
- Lido Saraceni, Ripari di Giobbe
- Read Ortona, the Bought Blue Curve on a Golden Hill
FOSSACESIA
- Fossacesia Marina, Blue Flag Season – 15 June – 15 Sept, Website, Directions
- Read our 24 hour Guide to Fossacesia & try the local Fosacessia antipasti recipe for Mussel Balls
VASTO
- Punta Penna, Blue Flag Season – 01 June – 30 Sept, Website, Directions
- Vignola, Blue Flag Season – 01 June- 30 Sept, Website, Directions
- Vasto Marina – Blue Flag Season – 01 June – 30 Sept, Website, Directions
- Make the local recipes for Stuffed Mussels or Polenta with Squid
- Read 24 Hours in Vasto – a Local’s Guide
SAN SALVO
- San Salvo Marina, Blue Flag Season – 15 June – 31 August, Website, Directions
TORINO DI SANGRO
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- Spiaggia Le Morge, Spiaggia Costa Verde, Blue Flag Season – 15 June – 31 August, Website, Directions
L’AQUILA
LAGO DI SCANNO
- Acquevive – Gestione Ciccotti – 01 June – 31 August, Website, Directions
- Parco dei Salici – 01 June – 31 August, Website, Directions
Read our 24 Hours in Scanno – A Local’s Guide
VILLALAGO
- Villalago – 01 June – 31 August, Website, Directions
Why Blue Flag Beaches are SO Important to the Environment…
Blue Flag Beaches act as a standard, and help encourage other less clean and tidy councils to move forward and adopt the same high standards, which in effect promote marine and seabird life rather than suffocate it.
To be awarded a Blue Flag, the Council must spend a minimum of 400 hours per week removing rubbish from the sand and have adequate waste bins that offer recycling. This is beneficial not just for your walk along the beach, but also for countering littering caused by overflowing waste bins, thereby reducing the chances that the remains of ‘your day at the beach’ will poison the local sea and animal life.
A Blue Flag beach must have public toilet facilities and a free water supply nearby, ensuring that you do not have to buy something to go to the loo or have a quick drink of water.
Lastly and most importantly for those of you that love dipping your toes in the sea, paddling or swimming and don’t fancy the idea of the water infused with how can we put this nicely…human poo – Blue Flag beaches guarantee that the local water contains no more than 500 total coliforms (bacteria) per 100 ml of water and no more than 100 faecal coliforms (human sewage) per 100 ml of water. Imagine how much better the local seafood and fish taste, without affecting your plastic or personal rubbish!
Author: Sam Dunham
Sam is a freelance SEO content creator and IGCSE Geography and English teacher in Rome. She also runs the Life In Abruzzo Cultural Association, sharing stories and insights about this captivating region. Alongside raising a teenager, Sam hosts guests at her family’s traditional home, the Little House of the Firefly in Abruzzo, offering a warm welcome and insider tips on local culture, food, and hidden gems.
