Coordinates for a quality bathroom
Like every year, the coordinates of the quality bathroom are here, that list of blue flag beaches that can serve as a guide when deciding where to take a dip. This summer, contrary to what had been happening in previous years where the trend was to go further, we will have 25 pieces of sand and sea less with this quality seal. In total, we can enjoy 566 blue flag beaches , compared to 591 in 2018.
For a beach to obtain or maintain its blue flag this year, criteria such as the presence of panels with information and environmental education, the quality of its water, environmental management and the security and services it provides.
The community that has done its homework the best has been the Valencian Community which, with three new blue flag beaches, has become the one experiencing the greatest rise and the one with It has more beaches with this distinction (135) .
At the opposite extreme, Andalusia would be found, which, although it retains 79 beaches with a blue flag, are 18 less than last year , the one who loses the most. Even so, it is the fourth autonomous community with the highest number of distinctions, only surpassed by the aforementioned Valencian Community, Galicia (107) and Catalonia (97).
This general decrease does not prevent the occurrence of new additions to the list. Among the beaches that this 2019 release a blue flag are marines , in Nules (Castellón); L'Espigo, in Altea (Alicante); Galapagos and San Lorenzo , in the Autonomous City of Melilla ; S'Amarador, in Santanyí (Majorca); Cave, in San Sebastian de la Gomera; and La Dehesa, in Cheles (Badajoz).