Bandiera Blu
Bandiera Blu in Piedmont
3 towns
Piedmont holds 3 Bandiera Blu sites inside our catalogue. They cluster in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Novara provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Cannobio, Cannero Riviera, and Gozzano.
Cannobio
Province: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · 214 m
A medieval lake town at 214 meters on Maggiore's western shore, host to one of the largest Sunday markets on the lake.
Cannero Riviera
Province: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · 225 m
A Lago Maggiore commune of 900 on the western shore, fronted by three rocky islets, the Castelli di Cannero, Borromeo ruins from 1521.
Gozzano
Province: Novara · 367 m
The town at the southern tip of Lake Orta, with a ninth-century basilica for Saint Julian and a twelfth-century signaling tower above the water.
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