This Nation Has the Cleanest Swimming Water in Europe

For those who daydream about swimming by means of salty turquoise water on a European summer season trip, you’re not alone. Sure, you may swim within the Aegean, bask within the solar on a French seaside, or dwell la dolce vita on the rocky shores of Sicily, however in between daydreaming, have you ever stopped to consider simply how clear the water is?

A new report by the European Fee and the European Atmosphere Company discovered Croatia — the small Balkan nation on the Adriatic Sea — claims the cleanest coastal waters in all of Europe.

The research, which used information from 2023, gave Croatia high marks after taking a look at all the European Union’s 27 member states, in addition to Switzerland and Albania. Of the 894 water websites examined in Croatia, virtually all (a staggering 99.1 p.c) have been discovered to have glorious high quality swimming water.

The nation’s dedication to care for its pure magnificence and prioritize its environmental well being is nothing new. Final 12 months, in an analogous report, Croatia garnered a rating of a equally spectacular 96 p.c.

Croatia, which is bordered by Slovenia within the north and Bosnia and Herzegovina within the south, claims over 1,700 miles of mainland shoreline with an extra 2,500 miles of coast because of the over 1,000 islands and islets within the Adriatic Sea. Round 120 miles large, the Adriatic Sea separates Italy from the Balkans and is famend for its comparatively calm and clear water.

If swimming, or crusing, in Croatia’s remarkably clear water appears like your form of summer season dream, you may need to head there sooner fairly than later. Though Croatia should still be a much less standard European summer season vacation spot than nations like Greece and Italy, Croatia is likely one of the high nations in Europe for seaside lovers with almost 50 million individuals flocking to its shores annually. Let’s simply hope all these individuals assist to maintain it clear.