Spain has once again been awarded the highest number of Blue Flags for its beaches this year.
The Blue Flag is an internationally recognised eco-label that identifies a beach as clean, safe and committed to sustainability, based on strict criteria addressing water quality, environmental education and information, environmental management, and safety and other services.
In 2017, Spain boasts 684 Blue Flags in total, more than any other country – the 30th year in a row that it has topped the Blue Flags table. Spain values its reputation as having the world’s best beaches and has topped the league table from the Foundation for Environmental Education since it was first launched in 1987.
The Communidad Valencia received the most Blue Flags in Spain with 129, followed by Galicia with 133 and Cataluna with 95 – the same trend as in 2016.
