Spain has the most blue flag beaches in the world, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) - the body that awards the coveted status - confirmed on Thursday.
The country has been awarded 577 blue flag beaches for 2015, four more than last year, confirming Spain’s crown as the country with the best beaches on earth; it has led the worldwide rankings since FEE began the awards in 1987.
One out of every six blue flags on the world’s beaches is in Spain, FEE confirmed. Galicia is the Spanish region with the most blue flag beaches, with 131, followed by Valencia, with 120 and Catalonia with 89.
Spain is followed in the international rankings by Turkey, which boasts 436 blue flag beaches, Greece with 395 and France with 379.
The Local, 14 May 2015
