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Date Published: 11/06/2020

ARCHIVED - Águilas receives the most Blue Flags for its beaches this summer

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For the fourth consecutive year the Mar Menor is off the Blue Flag list

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Águilas receives the most Blue Flags for its beaches this summer

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The list of beaches and marinas in Spain which have been authorized to fly the prestigious Blue Flag in 2020 was released this week, and once again Águilas can boast of more than any other municipality in the Region of Murcia.

This year 32 Blue Flags will fly over 26 beaches and 6 sporting ports of the Region of Murcia, guaranteeing the quality of the water, its suitability for bathing, security of beach users and full compliance with environmental legislation.

Águilas heads up the regional ranking with 11 awards. Nine of its beaches will fly the Blue Flag; the beaches of playas Las Delicias, Levante, La Colonia, Poniente, Calarreona, Matalentisco, La Higuerica, La Carolina and La Casica Verde, and the sporting ports Club Náutico Águilas and Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel will also fly the Blue Flag.

For the first time the beach of playa La Chapineta in Cartagena has gained a Blue Flag, adding to those in the same municipality which repeat the success of previous years, namely the beaches of playas de Cala Cortina, Isla Plana, La Azohía-El Cuartel, Levante-Cabo de Palos and San Ginés, as well as the sporting port of the Real Club de Regatas. Cartagena also obtained the award of 'Sendero Azul' or, “Blue Walking Route” for its portside walk, the 'Sendero Azul de iglesia a iglesia La Azohía-Isla Plana' which runs between the churches in Isla Plana and La Azohía along the coast and the 'Camina 10.000 pasos: La Manga-Cabo de Palos' walk.

Mazarrón has Blue Flags on the beaches of el Rihuete, El Puerto, Bahía, Nares, Grande-Castellar, Alamillo, El Mojón and Percheles, and the Club de Regatas and el Puerto Deportivo sporting ports both have Blue Flags as well.

San Pedro del Pinatar maintains its flags for the beaches of playa de El Mojón Marina de las Salinas Sporting port. This year the Las Salinas Visitor Centre is included as a 'Centro Azul'.

Lorca has one flag for the cala de Calnegre and San Javier has one for the playa de La Ensenada del Esparto.

None of the Mar Menor beaches are flying their flags this year due to the all too obvious deterioration in the lagoon again.

Spain leads the Blue Flag beaches list internationally

This year Spain was awarded 688 flags (589 for its beaches, 98 for its sporting ports and 6 for other categories), maintaining its unchallenged position at the top of the European leader board, a spot it has occupied since 1987.

Behind Spain are Greece (514), Turkey (508), France (507), Italy (482) and Portugal (387).

The Valencia region (Comunidad Valenciana) has the most flags in Spain with 134, followed by Galicia, with 107; Andalucía, with 100; Cataluña, with 95; Canary Islands, with 51; The Balearic Islands with 38, and Murcia, with 26.