Marbella receives 12 Blue Flags for its beaches and ports

Marbella has once again become the Andalusian municipality with the most Blue Flags on its coastline, earning twelve awards for its beaches and city ports. The council member for the area, Diego López, noted that "it is a pride to once again have the best spaces for the summer season, distinguished with the most recognized symbol by millions of users in almost fifty countries and which is a global standard of eco-quality in tourism," while highlighting "the continuous work that is carried out to meet the evaluation criteria, which are increasingly demanding each year."

The beaches awarded with the Blue Flags, given by the Association for Environmental Education and the Consumer (ADEAC) and the European Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), are Fontanilla, Nagüeles, Casablanca, El Cable, El Faro, Puerto Banús-Levante, San Pedro Alcántara (Guadalmina), Venús-Bajadilla, and Cabopino, plus Los Monteros, reaching a total of nine distinctions, and also include again the Puerto Deportivo Virgen del Carmen in Marbella and the José Banús port.

The council member specified that "to obtain the Blue Flags, criteria such as environmental information and education, water quality, environmental management, and safety and services are assessed," and detailed that "there must be panels with information about them and the municipality must organize at least five educational activities related to this area each year." Furthermore, he explained that "the water quality during the previous season must be excellent, and for this, a number of official periodic samples are taken to determine it," and added that "it must comply with environmental legislation, especially with the Coastal Law, be clean, and have adequate waste management, along with public restrooms, easy and safe access, first aid equipment, and lifesaving materials."

Finally, he pointed out that "the teams of inspectors verify the degree of compliance with the criteria established at the beaches with the Blue Flag during the high season and make requests if necessary and can even withdraw the award if it is not corrected within the specified period."