Blue Flags in Greece 2008/2009
Posted by evdomada on June 18, 2009
It’s summer again and of course Greece is a popular destination for its islands and beaches.
Not sure if you have had similar encounters but in my discussions with people, there’s always someone claiming that the water quality of the Mediterranean is dubious. They usually mention some documentary that they have seen or something that they have read but never anything that they can point me to.
However I always bring up the Blue Flag programme which has been around since 1985 in France and introduced at a European wide basis in 1987. Its aim is to provide a report on the environmental “cleanliness” of a beach or marina. It has a set of criteria which can be viewed here.
Greece has once again been given 425 Blue Flags for its beaches and 8 marinas.
Click here to view whether your favorite beach has a Blue Flag.
