Greece 2nd in the world in “Blue Flags” (vid)

May 22, 2020
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

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Greece 2nd in the world in “Blue Flags” (vid)

Greece ranks 2nd in the world among 47 countries in terms of blue flags, with 497 award-winning beaches, 14 marinas and 6 tourist boats.

The announcement of the results was made public by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), which is in charge of Greece’s “Blue Flag” International program concerning the annual awards related to coasts, marinas and tourist boats.

It should be noted that this year, in all the countries participating in the program, Greece made up 13% of the total coasts that received distinctions.

The regional unit of Chalkidiki in Macedonia was ranked first in Greece with 94 flags.

The detailed list of the beaches with Blue Flags in Greece can be found here