Spain will have 615 Blue Flag beaches
We can boast of the coast and the beaches it houses. Large sandy areas, tiny coves, with rocky walls of those that reach almost almost to the sea, with crystal clear or more turquoise waters... For all tastes, but many of them, specifically 615 this 2021, with something in common. Have met the necessary requirements to wave the Blue Flag in their domains.
Namely: environmental information and education, water quality, environmental management and safety and services. These criteria are reviewed and agreed upon annually at the international level by the National Operators. The Blue Flag is an annual award given by the European Foundation for Environmental Education to beaches that meet these requirements and has become a recognizable symbol of quality recognized by the millions of users of beaches and ports.
This 2021, Spain adds 26 new beaches to the list of excellence for sand and sun , going from the 589 that he wore in 2020 to the 615 that he will wear this summer.
Among the new additions we find bits of paradise such as orinon (Castro-Urdiales), L'Estanyol (Sitges), Benafeli (Almassora), the hermitage (Santa Pola), eastern navy (Almunecar), Sotillo-Castell (Gualchos), The guard (Salobrena), From the Canyon-La Pela (Torrenova), Ardales (Ardales); Caleta, El Dedo, El Palo, Malagueta, Misericordia, Pedregalejo and San Andrés (Malaga); Burriana and Torrecilla (Nerja); Oleander-Pliers (Marbella), holy pure (Lepe), Dunes (Border Sticks), The Bower (Adeje), Saint Mark (Icod of the Wines), Holy Cross of the Palm (Santa Cruz de la Palma) and Timijaraque (Valverde).
This data continues to place it, as has been the norm since 1994, as the country with the most Blue Flags of all the participants. In this edition, specifically, they have been granted 4,825 Blue Flags in 47 different countries. “One of every seven Blue Flags that fly in the world is in Spain. Our country has been a world leader in the quality of its beaches since 1994”, in the words of Fernando Valdés, Secretary of State for Tourism, collected in a statement.
By regions, one more year, the Valencian Community with its 137 Blue Flag beaches is once again at the top. It is followed by Andalusia (115 beaches), Galicia (111), Catalonia (97), the Canary Islands (59), the Balearic Islands (31), Murcia (26), Asturias (14), Cantabria (11), the Basque Country (5), Melilla ( 4), Ceuta (2), Extremadura (2) and Madrid (1).
In addition to the 615 Blue Flags on beaches, Spain will wave 96 more in ports and two in tourist boats, adding a total of 713 badges.
You can consult the complete list of beaches with Blue Flag through their website.