To avoid sunburn or to have fun under the beach umbrella, you can download apps like World UV or Settimana Enigmistica on your smartphone
The beginning of June in the minds of workers and students means only one thing: vacations. The sea, as always, will be the favorite destination for Italians. To unplug and enjoy the vacations at their best, however, some apps to use under the umbrella could make the trip more fun.
Most people have a week, maximum two, of vacation to take advantage of in the summer period. Tide apps in this sense are essential to choose the right place to spend the well-deserved relaxation after a year of study or work. But there are many other types of applications that can avoid unpleasant inconveniences or make our vacations at sea more beautiful. Let’s think, for example, of those that tell us the most dangerous moments of the day to expose ourselves to UV rays. In this way we will always know when to avoid being in the sun to avoid getting sunburned.
Mareas around
What makes the difference in a day at the beach? The sea of course. To avoid going to beaches with too strong a tide, which can also be dangerous for adults and especially children, an app like Maree nei dintorni can be very useful. Tides Nearby is an app focused on tide stations located nearby and current tide conditions. It quickly informs you of the time of the last tide and the next tide as well as the current, rising and setting of the sun and moon. It also provides fully automated tide charts, graphs and predictions. The app is free for Android and iOS.
iTanSmart and Violet
These two are the perfect apps to avoid unpleasant sunburns during a day at the beach. Which we remember can be very dangerous for our skin. The first one, iTanSmart, is available for free on the App Store. While Violet is its counterpart for Android smartphones. Both apps use precise UV indices to signal the most dangerous moments of the day. On iTanSmart we can also enter our complexion type to get an accurate account of possible risks. The app also recommends, in a personalized way, the type of sunscreen and protection to be put on according to our skin type and the day. Violet also has the same functions and sends a notification when it’s time to reapply the sunscreen after a few hours of use.
Packpoint
Every time you go on a beach vacation, you always forget one essential item at home. One year it’s the umbrella, the next year it’s the paddles or the beach towel. To avoid having to repurchase the same items every year, it’s best to download an app like Packpoint that helps us pack according to the type of trip. The app puts a check mark on each product we stuff into our travel bags. In addition, the app provides us with live reports on the weather at our arrival location so we can figure out how to dress and what to pack. It’s a free app for iOS and Android, though there are some paid features within it.
Italy Beaches
Decided on which beach to choose for your vacation? Don’t worry, let yourself be guided by the list on the Spiagge italiane app. This includes over 1300 coastlines of our country. In addition to looking for the nearest beach we can also check the services available. Such as bathrooms, bars or space dedicated to four-legged friends. In short, it’s the perfect tool for discovering Italy’s most beautiful beaches.
SeaConditions
This is the perfect app for monitoring the weather and sea conditions in any place that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. It’s an app developed by an Italian team that uses forecasts produced by the Air Force Weather Service. It can guarantee a good accuracy in the forecasts up to five days in advance. The information is updated every 3 hours and there are also indications on the strength and direction of the wind as well as reports on sea conditions.
Settimana Enigmistica
What’s better than a good rebus or a crossword puzzle under the umbrella in the hottest hours? If you don’t have time to go to the newsstand, no problem. Now there is also a digital version of the famous magazine of quizzes and games. The app itself is free, but to play you have to buy the various issues released, a single issue costs 1.50 euros. You can also subscribe or request special collections. At the moment you can use your finger or digital pen to write, but only on tablets. That’s why it’s more convenient on tablets than on smartphones.
World UV
We close with another application designed to protect people’s skin during prolonged exposure to sunlight. World UV has been developed in collaboration with the British Dermatologists Association. With World UV you can check the weather forecast and the predicted strength of UV rays in around 1000 different locations around the world. There are also recommendations based on your skin type and the sunscreen you use.