{"id":184611,"date":"2025-09-24T05:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/?p=184611"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:01:32","slug":"a-second-destination-in-sardinia-earns-blue-zone-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/2025\/09\/24\/a-second-destination-in-sardinia-earns-blue-zone-status\/","title":{"rendered":"A second destination in Sardinia earns Blue Zone status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The town of Arzachena, located on Sardinia, Italy, made history by officially receiving Blue Zone certification\u2014&#8221;a milestone cementing its place on the global longevity map,\u201d the destination said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While wellness enthusiasts may already be familiar with Ogliastra, a Blue Zone where longevity has long been tied to centuries of shepherding traditions, just over two hours away, Arzachena presents \u201ca strikingly different story.\u201d After decades of research, longevity expert Professor Gianni Pes discovered that the development of Costa Smeralda has greatly improved local living conditions, contributing to longer, healthier lives among the town\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"arzachena-s-qualifications\">Arzachena&#8217;s Qualifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"img-with-caption gsbp-ba7c925\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gsbp-48cc6e1\" src=\"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Porto-Cervo-aerial-1132-by-560.jpg\" alt=\"Porto Cervo\" width=\"1132\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figcaption class=\"gsbp-77df6fd\">The nearby resort town of Porto Cervo (Photo by Consorzio Costa Smeralda)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pietro Mereu, founder and artistic director of the Longevity Fest and director of the documentary&nbsp;<em>Finding the Blue<\/em>, offered insight into Arzachena\u2019s transformation. \u201cOur working hypothesis is that, until the 1960s, the population of Arzachena was very similar to that of Ogliastra,\u201d he said. \u201cBoth populations shared the socio-economic profile of many small Sardinian towns, characterized by a predominantly agro-pastoral economy, a frugal diet, sheep-breeding and subsistence agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, with the emergence of an economy dominated by high-end tourism and related services, yielding per-capita income levels well above the Sardinian average, employment opportunities for residents expanded significantly. This reduced out-migration and attracted in-migration from other parts of Sardinia, mainland Italy and abroad. Consequently, today&#8217;s population combines elements of small-community social cohesion with cosmopolitan exposure. This profile probably led to the emergence of exceptional longevity in a context marked by economic modernization, migration and global connectivity,\u201d meaning better nutrition, health services, hospitals, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"expanding-influence\">Expanding Influence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"img-with-caption gsbp-f011de7\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gsbp-1daee19\" src=\"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Arzachena-Nuraghe-La-Prisgiona-1132-by-560.jpg\" alt=\"Arzachena's Nuraghe La Prisgiona\" width=\"1132\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figcaption class=\"gsbp-e6681ee\">The Nuraghe La Prisgiona archeological site (Photo by Consorzio Costa Smeralda)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With this development, Mereu expects Ogliastra to become the most important Blue Zone in the world. 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