Blue Flag Beaches in Trentino-Alto Adige 2026: The Award-Winning Lakes of the Dolomites

In Trentino-Alto Adige, 2026 sees 12 municipalities awarded the Blue Flag, the international recognition the FEE grants each year to destinations that meet strict criteria for bathing water quality, environmental management, services and safety. Trentino-Alto Adige is mountain country through and through, yet its Blue Flag-certified waters tell a landscape all their own: alpine and pre-alpine lakes tucked between the Brenta Dolomites, high plateaus and the Valsugana valley. All 12 municipalities awarded in 2026 sit in Trento province, and Bolzano province has no Blue Flags at all, spread across four distinct lake districts, from the Valley of the Lakes to the Pine and Lavarone plateaus, down to the Caldonazzo and Levico basin.

Where Trentino-Alto Adige's Blue Flag beaches are

The 12 award-winning municipalities break down by province like this:

Province	Blue Flag municipalities 2026
Trento	12

The Valley of the Lakes and Alto Garda

West of Trento, the Valley of the Lakes (Valle dei Laghi) holds some of the region's most photographed waters, framed by the cliffs of the Brenta Dolomites. Vallelaghi, formed from the merger of Terlago, Vezzano, Padergnone and Ranzo, looks out over Lake Toblino and Lake Santa Massenza. Bondone, a small municipality in the same valley, shares the terraced vineyard-and-olive landscape of neighbouring Lake Cavedine. A little further north, Tenno guards the emerald waters of its namesake lake, fed by underground springs and perched above Riva del Garda. Further west, toward the Giudicarie valleys, Sella Giudicarie oversees the Comano spa area and the valley's smaller bodies of water.

The Pine Plateau and Alpe Cimbra

Climbing east of Trento brings you to the Pine Plateau, where Baselga di Pine and Bedollo share the shores of Lake Serraia and Lake delle Piazze, both swimmable all summer at over 900 metres of altitude. On the opposite side of Valsugana, on the Alpe Cimbra highlands, Lavarone sits on its own glacial lake, beneath Forte Belvedere, a relic of the Austro-Hungarian defensive line from World War I.

Pergine and the Gateway to Valsugana

Pergine Valsugana, the valley's largest town after Trento itself, marks the entry point to the Valsugana lake system. Just south of it, the small hillside village of Tenna looks down over the Lake Caldonazzo basin from one of the area's best-known viewpoints.

The Lakes of Caldonazzo and Levico

The swimming heart of Valsugana is the basin formed by Lake Caldonazzo, the largest lake entirely within Trentino, and neighbouring Lake Levico. Caldonazzo and Calceranica al Lago sit on the shores of the former, with equipped beaches and gently sloping lake beds ideal for family swimming. Levico Terme, a historic spa town dating to the 19th century, offers a more intimate lake, ringed by century-old parkland and shaded promenades.

Full list and map

You can browse the full list of 12 Blue Flag beaches in Trentino-Alto Adige, with amenities, accessibility info, a map and sea temperature, on the dedicated Trentino-Alto Adige page. Each entry shows the municipality, the awarded localities and the services found nearby.