Two beaches in Xàbia awarded Blue Flag status for 2024
The Arenal beach is not one of them due to the ongoing issues with the outfall pipe.
Two Xàbia beaches have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status for 2024 – but the Arenal beach is not one of them. The distinction is awarded by the Asociación de Educación Ambiental y del Consumidor (ADEAC) to confirm that a beach or marina meets its standards for quality, safety, environmental education and information, the provision of services, and general environmental management.
The beaches that have received the distinction for 2024 are Playa La Grava and Cala de la Granadella. In addition, the facilities of Club Náutico de Jávea have also been awarded the Blue Flag status in the Sports Marina category. ADEAC has confirmed that the Playa del Arenal has once again missed out on a Blue Flag due to the ongoing repair work on the outflow pipe. The beach has not been awarded a Blue Flag since 2022.
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The Comunidad Valenciana continues to claim the best region in Spain for Blue Flag status beaches with 159, six more than 2023, followed by Andalusia (156, +8), Galicia (125, no change) and Catalonia (118, -2). Of the seven beaches which have been awarded Blue Flag status every year since the first awards in 1987, five are in the Comunidad Valenciana: Platja del Carregador (Alcalá de Xivert, Castellón), Playa de San Juan (Alicante), Platja de la Fossa (Calpe, Alicante), Platja de Sant Antoni (Cullera, Valencia), and Platja Nord de Gandia (Valencia).
Other beaches in the Marina Alta region which have been awarded a Blue Flag include: Cala Baladrar and Cala Fustera in Benissa, Platja de Cantal Roig, Platja de la Fossa and Plaja del Arenal-Bol in Calpe, Platja de les Bovetes, Platja de les Deveses, Platja de les Marines, Platja de la Marineta Cassiana, Platja dels Molins and Punta del Raset in Dénia, Cala del Moraig in El Poble Nou Del Benitaxell, and Cala El Portet and Les Platgetes in Teulada. The lifeguard service in Teulada was also acknowledged with a Special Mention.
In addition, the following sports marinas in the Marina Alta have been awarded the same status: Club Náutico Les Bassetes (Benissa), Club Náutico Moraira, Marina Denia, Real Club Náutico Calpe, and Real Club Náutico Dénia.
