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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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’
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
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
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.
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
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