Lido Azzurro

22.6°C Water temp · Jun 7

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 22.6°C

Satellite image of LIDO AZZURRO — Satellite image © Esri

Lido Azzurro is a sandy beach located in Porto Empedocle, Sicily, with medium slope in the submerged area and flat terrain towards the shore. The bathing water is classified as excellent quality. The beach offers seasonal summer facilities including food and beverage services and first aid assistance.

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Water

Coastal marine water in the Sicily Channel, classified as coastal marine water. Bathing area extends 0.288 km.

Location

Porto Empedocle, Agrigento Province, Sicily. The bathing area covers 0.288 km. Responsible authorities: Municipality of Porto Empedocle (Via Roma, phone 0922 531611), ASP 1 Agrigento (Viale della Vittoria 321, phone 0922 407111), and Harbour Master (Via Gioeni 55, phone 0922 531811).

Facilities

Seasonal summer facilities including food and beverage service and first aid assistance. No signs prohibiting animal access to the beach.

Water Quality

Water quality classification is excellent. Existing wastewater collection network present. Treatment plants do not meet the standards required by Directive 91/271/CE according to available data.

Risks

Discharge of untreated wastewater from private sources into the stream. Wastewater pumping station with accidental pump failures and overflow events. Urban stormwater discharge and untreated wastewater discharge from white water systems. No cyanobacteria proliferation events reported in the past four years. No macroalgae, phytoplankton, or potentially toxic species proliferation events reported in the past four years.