In a sentence, The Blue Flag it means quality. It is an award given to beaches that meet a series of quality criteria, safety, hygiene, providing services and caring for the environment. They can be granted to ports and even boats, the latter from 2016.

Spain is the leader of the 49 countries that use this system to measure the quality of beaches since 1987. It has a total of 696 blue flags, of which 68 correspond to Alicante.

What other flags can I find on the Spanish beach?

In addition to the Blue Flag, there are several types of flags to consider on the Spanish beach.

The most common flags are those that indicate the state of the beach; the green color means that the bathroom is allowed, the yellow color means you have to be careful, and the red color means that bathing is prohibited. These notices must be followed to the letter; no matter how calm the sea seems, especially in the east of Spain, there is always the danger of sea surf, which is not visible to the naked eye, but it can be very dangerous.