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What´s your favourite?? Blue Flag beach awards 2010

Didn´t we do well? We already know we have some of the most beautiful beaches and marinas in Spain right here on our local shores and this is confirmed year after year by the announcement of the Official Blue Flag awardsThis year 521 Spanish beaches and 84 ports were awarded the coveted Blue Flag last Wednesday for cleanliness, safety and quality of services, 34 more than last year. Of those, 48 beaches and 11 ports in the Alicante region were successful, taking us to second place as a region in the whole of Spain.

Get your bucket and spades out because we have some great Blue Flag beaches right here on our doorstep. In Orihuela Costa are Flamenca Beach, Cala Capitan, Cabo Roig, Campoamor, Barranco Rubio and Mil Palmeras. In Torrevieja Los Naufragos and Cala Pietras get the nod and either side there are 3 beaches in Guardamar and 3 more in the Pilar de Horadada area. Marina International and the RCN Marina, both in Torrevieja, are accreditted along with Cabo Roig marina. Great news for these beaches and indeed, the area as a whole….the Town Halls work very hard to achieve the distinction of these awards and the criteria is stiff.

Which brings me to thinking; I bet there are many beaches who probably just missed out on some minor point and I also know there are many superb coves and natural dune areas hereabouts, too small to be classified as beaches but which are little gems in their own right. Maybe they could have two classifications, Blue and, I don´t know, green? Or light blue? Or would that de-value the kudos attached to the Blue Flag? Whatever….just get out and explore!!

Now where did I put my surfboard…??