»
Home
Videos
Webcams
Weather Forecast
Events
Newsletter
Hotel Quotations

Riccione: The Adriatic Sea

 »
Weather Forecast Riccione
Servizio meteo offerto da TITANKA! Spa in collaborazione con Meteowebcam. Per visualizzare il meteo è necessario il plugin di flash player
« Display detailed weather forecast
Mucilage is a vague memory. In Gabicce (a charming resort boasting an alluring beach which was awarded the “blue flag” by the European Community in 1989) fishermen angling along the canal harbour smile while looking at their compelling sea, which extends to the east like a dark blue expanse.

Fishermen from Cesenatico and Fano share their feelings. They tell the Adriatic Sea never changed and that over the past few years it has even improved in comparison with ten years ago, when it was affected by euthrophication (the abnormal spread of algae, not to be confused with the phenomenon of mucilage explained below).

Such an outstanding result was achieved by means of numerous coastal purification plants and to the law issued in 1986, which banned the use of phosphorous in cleansing agents, thus reducing pollution of ten thousand tons a year. Mucilage? "This is not pollution. Even our great-grandparents knew it", said fishermen. "It is a seasonal, natural phenomenon. When it happened, every 20 or 25 years, our great-grandparents said: this year sea boils. And they were not worried about it".

Although fishermen are not scientists, they are right. "Mucilage originates from sugar produced by different species of algae", explains marine biologist Attilio Rinaldi. "It is a natural phenomenon which was discovered by marine researchers in '700. And the cause seems to be dry winters: nourishment reduces, algae are scarce and they produce mucilage in order to compensate for this environmental stress. The Adriatic is not the only involved sea. Similar phenomena occurred in Sardinia, Giglio and Montecristo too".

In foreign countries, the same phenomenon was given different names; Britons, for instance, called it “marine snow”. Let's try to answer an important question: why isn't the sea of Rimini and surroundings as beguiling as the one of other Mediterranean resorts or the Adriatic Sea lapping against the eastern and southern coast?
 
Here is the answer. It depends on both sand and shoal (water is crystal-clear, as you can see when sailing on board twin-hull pleasure boat). The sand of the Adriatic Coast is fine, light, earthy and ochre-coloured. The beaches feature shallow waters. It is possible to walk for hundreds metres before reaching the buoys which mark the beginning of deep shoal. This is the main reason why even light waves can easily move sand and raise it.

What about pollution? "The situation is improving in comparision with a few years ago", says Attilio Rinaldi. "The Adriatic Sea is now carefully checked. The key to the success of a good environmental policy is prevention". Over the last few years, “Daphne II”, the boat conceived by Emilia-Romagna in order to check the conditions of the Adriatic Sea, and “Goletta Verde”, designed by Legambiente, have explored the waters of the Riviera in Rimini, Cesenatico and Riccione.

Thanks to collected data and the help of special cameras, experts boosted the bathing season: sea is clean, let's dive. This is the main reason why German tourists started flocking to the most appreciated coastline in Italy again.
« Back
 »
Hotels
 »
Advanced hotel search
 »
Vacation Homes
 »
Residences
 »
Restaurants
 »
Campsites
 »
Clubs
 »
Theme Parks
 »
Beaches
 »
Sport
 »
Spas
 »
Congresses
 »
Itineraries
 »
Shopping
 »
Last Minute Offers Riccione
« Display all
 »
Suggested Hotels in Riccione