Bandiera Arancione

The Bandiera Arancione

The Bandiera Arancione (in German: Orange Flag) is an Italian seal of quality in the field of tourism and the environment, which the Touring Club Italiano (TCI) awards to small communities (maximum population: 15,000) in the Italian hinterland. The excellent localities stand out due to their outstanding cityscapes and an excellent tourism infrastructure.

In 1998 the Orange Flag was established by the Ligurian regional association of the TCI, with the aim of enhancing the Ligurian hinterland. The TCI developed an analysis model ( Modello di Analisi Territoriale ) to determine the locations to be marked . As a result, the concept was carried over to the national level and today honors small communities in all regions of Italy.

The Orange Flag is the only Italian project recognized by the World Tourism Organization as a successful program to promote development in the field of tourism.

aims

Targets and criteria for the award are defined by the TCI as follows:

Appreciation of local resources
Development of tourism
Strengthening local handicrafts and traditional products
Promotion of the local investment climate
Strengthening the territorial identity

Excellent locations

(As of 2017)

Northern Italy

region	province	place
Aosta Valley		Etroubles
Aosta Valley		Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Piedmont	Alessandria Province	Gavi
	Asti Province	Cocconato
	Biella Province	Candelo
	Province of Cuneo	Barolo
		Bene Vagienna
		Cherasco
		Grinzane Cavour
		La Morra
		Monforte d'Alba
		Neive
	Novara Province	Orta San Giulio
	Metropolitan city of Turin	Agliè
		Avigliana
		Fenestrelle
		Usseaux
	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province	Cannero Riviera
		Cannobio
		Macugnaga
		Malesco
		Mergozzo
		Vogogna
		Santa Maria Maggiore
	Vercelli Province	Alagna Valsesia
		Fobello
		Varallo
Liguria	Metropolitan city of Genoa	Santo Stefano d'Aveto
	Imperia Province	Airole
		Apricale
		Dolceacqua
		Perinaldo
		Pigna
		Seborga
		Triora
	La Spezia Province	Brugnato
		Castelnuovo Magra
		Pignons
		Varese Ligure
	Savona Province	Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
		Sassello
		Toirano
Lombardy	Bergamo Province	Almenno San Bartolomeo
	Bergamo Province	Gromo
	Brescia Province	Bienno
		Gardone Riviera
		Tignale
	Como Province	Menaggio
	Como Province	Torno
	Cremona Province	Pizzighettone
	Mantua Province	Castellaro Lagusello , fraction of the municipality of Monzambano
	Mantua Province	Sabbioneta
	Province of Sondrio	Chiavenna
Trentino-South Tyrol	Bolzano Province	Sand in Taufers
		Ulten
		Sterzing
	Province of Trento	Ala
		Caderzone terms
		Ledro
		Molveno
		Tenno
Veneto	Belluno Province	Mel
	Belluno Province	Sappada
	Padua Province	Arquà Petrarca
	Padua Province	Montagnana
	Treviso Province	Asolo
	Treviso Province	Portobuffolé
	Verona province	Malcesine
	Verona province	Soave
	Vicenza Province	Marostica
Friuli Venezia Giulia		Cividale del Friuli
		Maniago
		San Vito al Tagliamento
Emilia-Romagna	Forlì-Cesena Province	Bagno di Romagna
		Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole
		Longiano
		Monteleone , fraction of the municipality of Roncofreddo
		Portico e San Benedetto
		Premilcuore
	Modena Province	Castelvetro di Modena
		Fanano
		Fiumalbo
		Sestola
	Parma Province	Busseto
	Parma Province	Fontanellato
	Province of Piacenza	Bobbio
		Castell'Arquato
		Vigoleno , fraction of the municipality of Vernasca
	Ravenna Province	Brisighella
	Rimini Province	Montefiore Conca
		Pennabilli
		San Leo
		Verucchio

Central Italy

region	province	place
Tuscany	Arezzo Province	Anghiari
		Castiglion Fiorentino
		Lucignano
	Metropolitan city of Florence	Barberino Val d'Elsa
		Certaldo
		Vinci
	Grosseto Province	Massa Marittima
		Pitigliano
		Santa Fiora
		Sorano
	Livorno Province	Suvereto
	Province of Lucca	Barga
	Province of Lucca	Montecarlo
	Massa-Carrara Province	Fosdinovo
	Province of Pisa	Casale Marittimo
		Casciana Terme Lari
		Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
		Peccioli
		Pienza
		Volterra
	Pistoia Province	Collodi , fraction of the municipality of Pescia
		Cutigliano
		Pomarance
	Province of Siena	Casole d'Elsa
		Castelnuovo Berardenga
		Cetona
		Chiusi
		Montalcino
		Montefollonico , fraction of the municipality of Torrita di Siena
		Montepulciano
		Monteriggioni
		Murlo
		Radda in Chianti
		Radicofani
		San Casciano dei Bagni
		San Gimignano
		Sarteano
		Trequanda
Brands	Province of Ancona	Corinaldo
		Genga
		Offagna
		Ostra
		Serra San Quirico
		Staffolo
	Ascoli Piceno Province	Acquaviva Picena
	Ascoli Piceno Province	Ripatransone
	Province of Fermo	Monterubbiano
	Macerata Province	Camerino
		Montecassiano
		Pievebovigliana
		San Ginesio
		Sarnano
		Urbisaglia
		Visso
	Province of Pesaro and Urbino	Frontino
		Gradara
		Mercatello sul Metauro
		Mondavio
		Montelupone
Umbria	Perugia Province	Bevagna
		Città della Pieve
		Montefalco
		Montones
		Norcia
		Panicale
		Spello
		Trevi
		Vallo di Nera
Lazio	Frosinone Province	Arpino
		Collepardo
		San Donato Val di Comino
	Latina Province	Bassiano
		Campodimele
		Fossanova , fraction of the Municipality of Priverno
		Sermoneta
	Rieti Province	Casperia
		Labro
		Leonessa
	Metropolitan city of Rome	Nemi
	Metropolitan city of Rome	Trevignano Romano
	Viterbo Province	Bolsena
		Bomarzo
		Calcata
		Caprarola
		Sutri
		Tuscania
		Vitorchiano

Southern Italy

region	province	place
Abruzzo	L'Aquila Province	Civitella Alfedena
	L'Aquila Province	Grandpa
	Chieti Province	Fara San Martino
		Lama dei Peligni
		Palena
		Roccascalegna
Molise	Campobasso Province	Ferrazzano
	Isernia Province	Agnons
		Frosolone
		Scapoli
Campania	Benevento Province	Cerreto Sannita
	Benevento Province	Sant'Agata de 'Goti
	Caserta Province	Letino
Apulia	Metropolitan city of Bari	Alberobello
	Metropolitan city of Bari	Locorotondo
	Brindisi Province	Cisternino
	Brindisi Province	Oria
	Foggia Province	Alberona
		Bovino
		Orsara di Puglia
		Pietramontecorvino
		Rocchetta Sant'Antonio
		Sant'Agata di Puglia
		Troy
	Province of Lecce	Corigliano d'Otranto
	Province of Lecce	Specchia
Basilicata	Potenza Province	Guardia Perticara
Basilicata	Matera province	Valsinni
Calabria	Catanzaro Province	Taverna
	Cosenza Province	Civita
		Morano Calabro
		Oriolo
	Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria	Bova
	Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria	Gerace

Islands

region	province	place
Sardinia	Nuoro Province	Galtellì
		Gavoi
		Oliena
	Oristano Province	Laconi
	Sassari Province	Aggius
	South Sardegna Province	Sardara
Sicily	Metropolitan city of Palermo	Petralia Sottana

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ L'Italia delle Bandiere Arancioni. In: Bandierearancioni.touringclub.it. Retrieved September 19, 2017 (Italian).
↑ On August 24, 2016, a series of earthquakes began in central Italy . The 24 August quake in Norcia had a magnitude of 6.2 _MW ; There were further quakes on September 3, September 20 and October 26, when a large part of the Church of San Salvatore collapsed. On October 30, 2016 at 7:41 am with a 6.5M _W tremor , the Basilica of San Benedetto collapsed and other buildings were badly damaged.

[1] L'Italia delle Bandiere Arancioni. In: Bandierearancioni.touringclub.it. Retrieved September 19, 2017 (Italian).

[2] On August 24, 2016, a series of earthquakes began in central Italy . The 24 August quake in Norcia had a magnitude of 6.2 _MW ; There were further quakes on September 3, September 20 and October 26, when a large part of the Church of San Salvatore collapsed. On October 30, 2016 at 7:41 am with a 6.5M _W tremor , the Basilica of San Benedetto collapsed and other buildings were badly damaged.