Due to its 'excellent quality', the Baladrar de Benissa cove has obtained for the first time the great recognition granted by the Blue Flag distinctive of the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC).
The Valencian Community revalidates its leadership and once again becomes the Spanish autonomous community with the most blue flags. The Valencian coast has 158 distinctions, 21.67% of the state total, which recognize the quality and services of 139 beaches (two more than last year) and 19 marinas (compared to 16 in 2021).
Alicante, the most awarded
The province of Alicante is the most awarded in all of Spain, with 91 blue flags (12,5% of the total), and widens its distance from the second and third places occupied by Pontevedra, with 63, and Malaga, with 44. Orihuela It is the municipality with the most beaches with a blue flag, a total of 12, while Torrevieja heads the distinctions of marinas since it has added a new one to the two it had this year.
For its part, Castellón has a total of 32 flags (31 on beaches and one in marinas). Finally, the province of Valencia has achieved 35 distinctions and adds its first marina to the 34 beaches.
These data show the support of the Generalitat to maintain the environmental quality of our beaches, as well as its waters and its services and facilities. The Conselleria maintains the aid destined to the municipalities for works of purification, sanitation and green filters that favor the regeneration of water. This year, the aid has reached 2.113.725 euros.
