Bathing: excellent ratings for Maggiore, Monate, Ceresio and Ghirla

Twenty-five are excellent, three are good and one is sufficient. Nothing to be done, however, for the lakes of Varese and Comabbio.

The water analysis performed last April by biologists of the Local Healthcare Authority of Varese confirmed a bathing similar to last year. At the end of four years of continuous sampling, therefore, we move towards the official promotion of a good part of Lake Maggiore, all of Monate, the lake of Ghirla and some points of Lake Lugano.

The umpteenth failure of Varese and Comabbioinstead, suggests an end to the dream of seeing bathing waters, unless there are major interventions to restore a bacteriological balance.

To note also the negative situation that persists in Porto Ceresio and the discrete quality of the River Ticino in Sesto Calende.

Map of the bathing beaches

Here is the list of sites with the indications shown on the Local Health Authority website, remembering that the parameters extend to adjacent areas:

Lake Maggiore
Pino lago Maggiore Lido Zenna – Excellent
Tronzano Lido Windsurf – excellent
Maccagno Ronco delle Monache – excellent
Lido di Maccagno – excellent
Luino Lido Serenelle – good
Germignaga beach – bathing prohibited
Germignaga Boschettino – excellent
Brezzo di Bedero beach in front of town hall – excellent
Lido Valtravaglia – excellent
Castelveccana Lido II – excellent
Castelveccana 5 Arcate – excellent
Cerro di Laveno – Excellent
Laveno Mombello Ceresolo – excellent
Leggiuno Arolo – excellent
Monvalle Gurèe – excellent
Brebbia Sabbie d’Oro – sufficient
Ispra Fornaci – excellent
Ispra Euratom – excellent
Ranco molo – excellent
Ranco località Caravalle – excellent
Angera Lido Noce – excellent
Lisanza – excellent
Sesto Calende circolo sestese – good
Golasecca beach bathing prohibited
Somma Lombardo canoeing beach bathing prohibited

Lake Monate
Travedona Monate via Marcobi – excellent
Osmate beach – excellent
Comabbio Camping – excellent
Cadrezzate lido via al Lago – excellent

Ghirla Lido – excellent

Lake Lugano
Porto Ceresio Ceresio Lido bathing prohibited
Brusimpiano Monte Lago – excellent
Lavena Ponte Tresa Lido – good

Lake Comabbio
Bathing prohibited in Mercallo, and Varano Borghi camping and Ternate, Berrini Park

Lake Varese
Bathing prohibited at the Isolino Virginia pier, the lido of Gavirate and Schiranna