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The beaches, marinas and eco-tourism boats that will be able to fly the Blue Flag during the 2022 bathing season, which started on May 7 in some areas of Portugal, were recently announced.
This year, six beaches in the Municipality of Mafra are again distinguished with this award: Algodio (North Beach), Baleia (South Beach), Foz do Lizandro-Mar, Calada Port, Ribeira d’Ilhas and São Lourenço.
In the municipality of Mafra, the bathing season starts on the 18th of June and lasts until the 11th of September.
Blue Flag 2022 program continues to work on the theme “Recovery of Ecosystems”
In total, in 102 national municipalities there are 393 beaches (21 more than last year), 18 marinas, – 2 more – and 11 ecotourism boats (9 more) that will show the blue color in addition to the green, yellow and red, a symbol that challenges for the conservation of different ecosystems, both at sea and on land.
The most outstanding area was Algarve, with 86 Blue Flags. Followed by the North (82), Tejo (77), Center (50), Azores (42), Alentejo (40) and finally Madeira (16).
The official ceremony that marks the raising of the first Blue Flag on coastal beaches will take place on June 9, at Figueirinha beach, in Setúbal.
The Blue Flag 2022 program continues to work on the theme “Recovery of Ecosystems” and, according to the Blue Flag Association of Europe (ABAE), its main objective is to “challenge the look at ecossystems, identify those that can recover and develop activities in this sense”, in order to restore and preserve ecosystems, being them marine or terrestrial.
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