Cugno Della Macchia

28.4°C Water temp · Jul 23

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 28.4°C

Satellite image of CUGNO DELLA MACCHIA — Satellite image © Esri

Cugno della Macchia is a sandy coastal bathing beach located in Villapiana, Calabria. The beach features a straight sandy shore with a medium seabed gradient of 2.5% from the waterline to the 5-meter isobat. Underwater bars and ridges are present in series. The beach sediments have medium granulometry ranging from 0.018 to 2 millimetres.

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Water

Coastal water body. Bathing area extension: 1.013 square kilometres. Seabed gradient from waterline to 5-metre depth: 2.5%. Medium grain sediments from 0.018 to 2 millimetres.

Location

Villapiana, Cosenza province, Calabria region. The beach is situated south of the Caldana Stream in an area adjacent to wooded and agricultural territories.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: Excellent. No specific management measures are currently active.

Risks

The Caldana Stream mouth has been identified as a potential pollution source. Short-duration pollution events can occur due to runoff from agricultural and urban areas. No cyanobacterial or algal blooms have been recorded in the past four years.