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Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year, 2023

LISTED: 10 new Blue Flag beaches in Spain for 2023

FROM this June, ten new Blue Flags will fly on Spanish beaches. Only beaches (coastal and inland) with excellent water quality and environmental education programmes, among other criteria, are awarded the distinction.

21 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Beaches·Environment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

LISTED: Malaga’s main blue flag beaches for 2023

THE province of Malaga leads the number of blue flag awards that Andalucia has received this year for its beaches, ports and sustainable vessels. Malaga has received 47 of the 148 blue

7 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year, 2023

ANDALUCIA has been awarded 148 prestigious Blue Flags, breaking its previous record by gaining three more flags than last year. The region is now the second in the whole of Spain with

5 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Woman On Vacation Having Fun At The Beach Playing In The Water. Female In Bikini Enjoying Splashing Water At The Beach.

Top Blue Flag beach status kept for fifth year running in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA’S eleven beaches have kept their Blue Flag status for the fifth consecutive year. The stretch of coast includes beaches that are popular with expats all year round, including Punta Prima,

12 May, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

LISTED: Spain’s Andalucia sees largest increase in Blue Flag beaches this year, with 122

ANDALUCIA is the Spanish region with the greatest increase of the iconic quality ‘Blue Flag’ awards. This summer, a total of 122 Blue Flags will be on display across the coastline of

12 May, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Lifeguard service and improved facilities resume in time for high season on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA beaches will have their lifeguard and rescue services resume this Saturday, June 5, just in time for the pending summer season. With lockdown restrictions easing, large numbers of bathers are

3 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year

ANDALUCIA has been awarded 137 prestigious Blue Flags, breaking it’s previous record by gaining 18 more flags than last year. In a massive and much needed boost to the tourism sector and

12 May, 2021 @ 09:00

Lead·Other News

Every beach in popular expat area achieves blue flag status on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALL ELEVEN beaches of Orihuela Costa have achieved blue flag status for the fourth year in a row. The area is very popular with British expats, including urbanisations such as Villamartin, Cabo

11 May, 2021 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Marbella approves its Safety and Rescue Plan for summer 2021

COSTA DEL SOL’S tourist hotspot town, Marbella, has approved its summer Safety and Rescue Plan. The plan, which includes a contingency strategy against COVID-19 on the municipality’s beaches, was announced this Monday

20 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Andalucia gains more Blue Flags for its beaches than anywhere in Spain at 2020 awards

In Andalucia a total of 28 beaches have been awarded the gold standard for cleanliness and quality of facilities

11 Jun, 2020 @ 12:01

Andalucia·Beaches·Olive Press Travel

This is the ONLY beach in Spain included in the world top 10

It comes after a recent string of Blue Flag losses in southern Spain, including on the Costa del Sol

25 Jun, 2019 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead

ANOTHER chiringuito in Spain’s Andalucia faces environmental protests just weeks after blue flag losses

Miguel Diaz, the group’s mayoral candidate for Marbella also claimed the blueprints for the beach bar are ‘suspicious’

18 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

FEELING BLUE: Here are the 17 Costa del Sol beaches which have lost their blue flag status

The Association of Environmental and Consumer Education has blamed illegal building, including some beach bars, for the shocking news

8 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Estepona port awarded prestigious Blue Flag

The stamp of honour is reserved for beaches with exceptional water quality, safety, hygiene, accessibility, services, information and lifeguards

11 Jul, 2017 @ 15:39

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Torre del Mar beach wins back prestigious blue flag

The stamp of honour is reserved for beaches with exceptional water quality, safety, hygiene, accessibility, services, information and lifeguards.

2 Jul, 2017 @ 14:01

Environment·Lead

Spain has the most Blue-Flag beaches in the world

Spain has been at the top of the list of countries with the most Blue Flag beaches for the past three decades

10 May, 2017 @ 15:19

Environment·Lead·Other News

Casares beach awarded blue flag status

Blue flag status for a Casares beach

2 Jun, 2016 @ 16:53

Environment·Malaga

Andalucia’s ‘dirty beaches’ stripped of blue flags

15 beaches have lost their blue flags, with the most commonly cited problems being the lack of lifeguards, and issues of cleanliness

30 Aug, 2013 @ 10:37

Environment

El Playazo beach in nerja loses blue flag

Blue flag losses for Nerja

Flags removed from El Playazo and Maro beaches

14 Aug, 2012 @ 09:22

Environment·Malaga