Duino - Sotto Il Castello

26.7°C Water temp · Jul 22

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 26.7°C

Satellite image of DUINO - SOTTO IL CASTELLO — Satellite image © Esri

Duino - Sotto il Castello is a coastal bathing area located beneath a cliff with a small pebble beach. The water body is classified as excellent quality based on monitoring data from 2015-2018. The beach has no facilities or infrastructure available to visitors.

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Water

Coastal marine water. The area is approximately 1.743 km in extent. The location is characterized by an overhanging cliff with a small pebble beach.

Location

Duino-Aurisina municipality, province of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia region. Centre coordinates: 45.770809°N, 13.610407°E. The bathing area extends 1.743 km along the coast.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: Excellent (reference years 2015-2018). Escherichia coli (90th percentile): 41 CFU/100ml, (95th percentile): 54 CFU/100ml. Intestinal enterococci (90th percentile): 23 CFU/100ml, (95th percentile): 36 CFU/100ml. No quality variations were observed during the 2015-2018 bathing seasons. Two treatment plants discharge via submarine pipeline: Duino treatment plant (conveyed to Sistiana plant as of 2018) and Sistiana treatment plant, with potential long-distance impacts.

Risks

No short-duration pollution events were recorded in 2015-2018. No cyanobacterial eutrophication phenomena have been reported. No toxic algal blooms or elevated concentrations of potentially toxic species have been detected in the past four years.