The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands has published the list with the sixty awards Blue Flag in the 2023 edition. From them, 56 correspond to beaches and four to marinas. In Canary Islandsthe Blue Flag initiative is managed with the collaboration of Health of the regional Executive, through the General Directorate of Public Health of the Canary Islands Health Service.
Blue Flag is an annual award and an environmental quality certification system developed by the FEE (Federation of Environmental Education). In Spain, he coordinates this initiative ADEAC (Association for Environmental and Consumer Education).
It distinguishes those beaches and marinas that meet the criteria of excellence in bathing water quality, comply with environmental regulations, and have adequate health and safety infrastructure to guarantee the health and safety of their users.
Blue Flag beaches in the Canary Islands: 56
GRAND CANARY: 13
Agaete: The snows.
Arucas: the little pigThe Charcons.
San Bartolome de Tirajana: English, maspalomas, melonerasSan Agustin.
telde: Hoya del Pozo, long hair, salt flats.
FUERTEVENTURA: eleven
The olive: corralejo Old, Great Beaches, La Concha.
bird: Butihondo, calm coastThe Scrub, Morro Jable.
Port of Rosario; Blanca, Los Pozos, Puerto Lajas.
Reef: The Redoubt.
Teguise: The spoons.
aunts: Large (White), Matagorda, Pila de la Barrilla, Pocillos.
Yaiza: White.
Alajero: Santiago.
San Sebastian’s La Gomera: The Cave, San Sebastián de la Gomera.
THE IRON: 2
Pinar del Hierro: La Restinga.
Valverde: Timijaraque.
THE PALM: 6
Breña Alta: Low tide.
Breña Baja: Los Cancajos.
The Aridane Plains: Charco Verde, Puerto Naos.
Santa Cruz de la Palma: Santa Cruz de la Palma
Cupcut:Port of Tazacorte.
TENERIFE: 14
Adeje: The Duke, Torviscas.
Arona: El Camisón, Las Vistas, Los Cristianos.
Garachico: The Pier, Natural Pools of El Caletón.
Guide from Isora: Jaquita Beach.
Icod de los Vinos: San Marcos.
The Realejos: Help.
San Cristobal from La Laguna: Natural Pools of Bajamar, Natural Pool of Sandstone, Natural Pool of Jóver.
Tacoronte: The Arena (Mesa del Mar).
He Program Blue Flag strives to promote the sustainable development of coastal areas through the requirement of high standards in the quality of bathing water, safety, environmental management, and information and education for sustainability, criteria all of them that have been taken into account when awarding the Blue Flag to the award-winning beaches of the Canary Islands.
Blue Flag Ports in the Canary Islands: 4
GREAT CANARY:
PS of mogan.
P.S. little white step (San Bartolome de Tirajana).
Marina Puerto Calero (Yaiza).
RCN de Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
The criteria that a marina with Blue flag must comply are divided into three large blocks: Information and Environmental Education, environmental management, and Safety and services.
