Blue Flag beaches must comply with certain requirements to obtain your qualification. We give you all the summarized keys so that you get an idea of the importance of this environmental distinction that is granted at the European level. EITHERThey will air this summer 2024 in 638 Spanish beaches, which keeps Spain as world leader for the last thirty consecutive years.
· Environmental education. There must be panels with information on the beach, coastal ecosystems and, where appropriate, on nearby protected natural spaces, along with a code of conduct for them. The municipality where they are located must organize at least five environmental education activities per year.
· The water quality during the previous bathing season, it must be excellent, in all its sampling points, in accordance with the Bathing Water Quality Directive. A number of periodic water samples must be officially taken to determine the quality. Likewise, it must comply with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.
Regarding environmental management, the beach must comply with environmental legislation, especially the Coastal Law, and must be clean and have adequate waste management, including the selective collection of containers, paper, glass, etc. It should also have public restrooms. Urban beaches and/or at least one of the Blue Flag beaches in the municipality must have one adapted for people with disabilities.
Regarding security and services, the beaches must have easy and safe access; and urban beaches must be accessible to people with disabilities. There must be a first aid team, with adequate human equipment and lifeguard material.
This year 2024 in Asturias they get the distinction 16 beaches.
So the blue flag will fly at: the sandbanks of Peñarronda (Wall), Arno (Castropoli), frejulfe (Navy), Otur, Third of Luarca, Cadavedo and Cave (Valdes), La Concha de Artedo and San Pedro de la Ribera (Cudillero), Aguilar (Walls of Nalon), Arnao, Santa Maria del Mar and Salinas (Castrillon) and La Ñora and Rodiles (Villaviciosa).
The two new Asturian beaches with a blue flag are Cueva, in Valdés, and San Pedro de la Ribera, in Cudillero, which had lost it last year and was one of the historic beaches in Asturias.
The beach of Peñarronda
Beach on the western coast of Asturias. A natural treasure that goes unnoticed if we look at it from the…
The beach of Frejulfe
Beach on the western coast of Asturias. We arrived at this beautiful maritime area and, without yet knowing its…
Beach Concha de Artedo
The Shell of Artedo is, as we say the Asturians, a "beautiful beach", at times …
Aguilar Beach
The Aguilar Beach is the busiest in the municipality of Muros del Nalón. It is more than 640 meters…
Salinas Beach and El Espartal
We talk about one of the largest sandy areas of the Principality in the town of Salinas, in the…
Beach of the Ñora
The Ñora is one of the most beautiful and secluded beaches of the Asturian coast, a plant sandpit ...
The beach of Rodiles
Beach of the Orient of Asturias. A minimum description that circulates on the network explains that Rodiles is…
Text: © Ramón Molleda for asturias.com
