Italy has about 3.3 thousand kilometers of beaches. Along 87 kilometers, it is forbidden to bath due to water pollution. The island of Sicily has the most beaches unsuitable for swimming. In this region, it is forbidden to swim for roughly 43 kilometers out of the 425 kilometers of beaches.
Length of coast unsuitable for bathing due to pollution in Italy as of 2021, by region
(in kilometers)
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Legambiente. (July 15, 2021). Length of coast unsuitable for bathing due to pollution in Italy as of 2021, by region (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260404/length-of-beach-unsuitable-for-swimming-due-to-pollution-in-italy-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Legambiente. "Length of coast unsuitable for bathing due to pollution in Italy as of 2021, by region (in kilometers)." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260404/length-of-beach-unsuitable-for-swimming-due-to-pollution-in-italy-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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