This year, Spain has 10 “Blue Flags” more that the last year, 2012, in its beaches and marinas.
A Blue Flag in a beach of Spain
Spain has got 648 “Blue Flags”; it is the best result in the history and it also means that Spain is in the first place between the countries of the Northern Hemisphere.
This summer, 551 “Blue Flags” will be flying in beaches and 97 in marinas.
The Blue Flag is a quality that rewards compliance with standards of hygiene, health, safety, accessibility, information and lifeguard.
The result means that one in six Spanish beaches has a “Blue Flag”. And one in six flags, of the total of the 3.729, given in the Northern Hemisphere, will be flying in Spain.
Spain receives 10 flags more than in 2012, thanks to increased 7 flags in Valencia, the increase in Cantabria (+4), Andalucia (+4) and Catalonia (+3). However, in the Balearics have fallen sharply (- 6).
"Beach of Xeraco", Valencia, East of Spain
"Playa de Laga", Cantabria, North of Spain, by Fernando Cuenca Romero, at flickr.com
"Beach Casarones", Granada, Southeast of Spain
"Beach of Los Boliches", Fuengirola, Málaga, Southeast of Spain
"Beach of Camposoto", Chiclana, Cádiz, Southwest of Spain
"Beach La Mora", Tarragona, Cataluña, Northeast of Spain
With its 551 beaches awarded, Spain maintains its global leadership, followed far behind by Greece (393), Turkey (383) France (365), Portugal (280), Italy (248) and Denmark (243).
As regards awarded marinas, Spain is, however, in second position, as Germany, with 108 ports winners, is imposed on the Spanish port facilities (97). Next, we find Holland (95), France (88) and Italy (62).
Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Borrego, data held, considering that this record of 'blue flags' confirms Spain as prime vacation destination, while encouraged the municipalities and the Association of Environmental Education and consumer (Adeac) to continue in the "path quality".
Till soon, kind regards,
Luis.
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