Trento, Mantua, Bolzano, Pordenone and Parma are the top five cities in the annual standings of Ecosistema Urbano 2019, a survey by Legambiente, Ambiente Italia and Il Sole 24 Ore on the environmental performance of Italy's provincial capitals, published in Monday's Il Sole 24 Ore.

Catania, Siracusa and Vibo Valentia were at the bottom of the rankings. Some big cities were near the bottom. Palermo was 100th, Rome and Naples equal 89th, Turin 88th and Bari 87th. They were dragged down by traffic, trash and water woes, the survey said.