ARCHIVED - Águilas takes delivery of 11 Blue Flags to be flown at beaches and marinas this summer
9 beaches and 2 marinas will hoist the flags as the tourism sector is reactivated
The Town Hall of Águilas officially received the 11 Blue Flags awarded this summer to beaches and other tourist facilities in the municipality by the Environmental Education and Consumers’ Association (ADEAC), once again leading the ranking among the municipalities of the Costa Cálida in terms of these prestigious symbols of quality.
It was for this reason that Águilas hosted the ceremony at which the Town Halls of Mazarrón, Lorca, Cartagena, San Pedro del Pinatar and San Javier received their flags for 2021. Local councillors underlined that this year the flying of Blue Flags is of particularly importance as Spain begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and the tourism sector is reactivated.
With 32 Blue Flags flying in the Region of Murcia this summer the expectation is that domestic tourism may reach 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, although international visitors will doubtless be fewer than in previous years – all the more so due to the reluctance of the UK to place Spain on its Covid “green list” for travel.
The flags in Águilas will be hoisted at the beaches of Las Delicias, Levante, La Colonia, Poniente, Calarreona, Matalentisco, La Higuerica, La Carolina and La Casica Verde) and the marinas of Club Náutico Águilas and Puerto Deportivo Juan Montiel: click here for further information regarding all of the beaches along the coastline of Águilas.