APCOA Italia continues to grow: it has taken over operations at two strategic car parks in major tourist destinations – Parcheggio Lungolago in Desenzano del Garda and Parcheggio Riviera in Santa Margherita Ligure – and manages a new car park at Karol Wojtyla Airport in Bari.
Two new tourist destinations
Both car parks were previously managed directly by the concessionaire G7 S.r.l., with whom APCOA is establishing a partnership to develop innovative mobility and car park solutions. For APCOA, these are two locations where the Group had no presence before.
- Parcheggio Lungolago, Desenzano del Garda: 409 spaces on two underground and two multi-storey levels, serving one of Lake Garda’s main tourist hubs
- Parcheggio Riviera, Santa Margherita Ligure: 252 spaces in the multi-storey car park plus 50 on-street spaces in Piazza Martiri della Libertà and Corso Marconi
APCOA Italia is launching a plan for technological investment and service upgrades: electronic payment systems will be activated and signage updated over the coming months. On the seafront in Santa Margherita Ligure, on-street parking can already be paid via parking meters or the APCOA Flow app. “We are entering two towns of extraordinary importance to tourism for the first time, further expanding our presence across the country and bringing our expertise in car park management to high-value locations,” says Andrea Grassi, Managing Director of APCOA Italia.
611 new spaces at Bari Airport
To meet rising demand from air traffic, a new car park with 611 spaces has opened at Karol Wojtyla Airport in Bari: 312 covered spaces on the ground floor and 299 on the first floor, each measuring 5 x 2.5 metres. The structure uses load-bearing steel beams and is fully modular and demountable, allowing rapid construction and future extensions. Management has been entrusted to APCOA.
“The opening of this new car park is a further step in the measures we are implementing to support the growth in passenger traffic and the demand for more efficient airport services,” says Antonio Maria Vasile, Chairman of Aeroporti di Puglia. According to Andrea Grassi, the new facility brings the airport’s low-cost parking to around 1,000 spaces – more than a third of all car spaces for low-cost passengers.
Photo: Parcheggio Lungolago, Desenzano del Garda – © APCOA Italia
This article first appeared in Parking Trend International, issue 3-2026, the magazine of the European Parking Association. Read the full issue online.