Orange  Flag  Towns  of  Italy

By Dion Protani
Latest update: 7 February 2022
Known in Italian as the Bandiera Arancione, the Orange Flag is a mark of excellence awarded to Italian towns that meet certain criteria in terms of tourism and the environment. In most regions there are several towns that have the award while the regions of Sicily, Molise and Umbria have just one each at the moment. 

There are similarities between the Bandiera Arancione and another association called I Borghi Più Belli d'Italia - the latter translating roughly as Italy's Most Beautiful Villages. Indeed, there are numerous towns and villages that appear on both lists but as a general rule, the Bandiera Arancione or Orange Flag towns tend to be slightly larger than the Borghi. 
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Arpino, Lazio
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Abruzzo

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Roccascalegna, Abruzzo

Basilicata

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San Severino Lucano, Basilicata

Calabria

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Morano Calabro, Calabria

Campania

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Sant'Agata de' Goti, Campania

Emilia  Romagna

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Fontanellato, Emilia Romagna

Friuli  Venezia  Giulia

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Maniago, Friuli Venezia Giulia

Lazio

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Nemi, Lazio

Liguria

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Triora, Liguria

Lombardy

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Clusone, Lombardy

Marche

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Urbisaglia, Marche

Piedmont

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Mergozzo, Piedmont

Puglia

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Alberona, Puglia

Sardinia

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Tempio Pausania, Sardinia

Tuscany

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San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany

Trentino  Alto  Adige  South  Tyrol

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Ala, Trentino Alto Adige/South Tyrol

Valle  d'Aosta

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Etroubles, Valle d'Aosta

Veneto

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Cison di Valmarino, Veneto

Frosolone  (Molise)

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Frosolone, Molise

Petralia  Sottana  (Sicily)

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Petralia Sottana, Sicily

Montone  (Umbria)

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Montone, Umbria

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