Blue Flag beaches in Europe

99 beaches on the atlas that fly the Blue Flag — the international award for bathing-water quality, safety and facilities. Ranked by fame and mapped across Europe.

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  Cala Formentor

  Pollenca, Mallorca, Spain
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  Elafonissi Beach

  Crete, Greece
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  Golden Sands

  Varna, Bulgaria
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  Nissi Beach

  Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Cyprus
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  Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon)

  Fethiye, Türkiye
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  Praia da Comporta

  Comporta, Alentejo, Portugal
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  Praia da Marinha

  Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia de Porto Santo

  Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
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  Praia do Guincho

  Cascais, Lisbon Coast, Portugal
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  Punta Rata

  Brela, Makarska Riviera, Croatia
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  Sunny Beach

  Nesebar, Bulgaria
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  Tropea Beach

  Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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  Vai Beach

  Palekastro, East Crete, Greece
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  Zlatni Rat

  Brač, Croatia
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  Agios Prokopios

  Naxos, Greece
• Akyaka Beach

  Gökova Gulf, Muğla, Türkiye
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  Ballymastocker Bay

  Portsalon, Donegal, Ireland
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  Binz Beach

  Rugen, Germany
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  Cala Aiguablava

  Begur, Costa Brava, Spain
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  Cala Mondrago

  Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain
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  Cleopatra Beach

  Alanya, Türkiye
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  Dueodde

  Bornholm, Denmark
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  Falassarna Beach

  Kissamos, West Crete, Greece
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  Fig Tree Bay

  Protaras, Cyprus, Cyprus
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  Għadira Bay

  Mellieħa, Malta
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  Golden Bay (Għajn Tuffieħa area)

  Mellieħa, Malta
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  Ilica Beach

  Cesme, Izmir, Türkiye
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  Jurmala Beach

  Jurmala, near Riga, Latvia
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  Keem Bay

  Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland
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  Knokke-Heist

  Flanders, Belgium
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  Konnos Bay

  Cape Greco, Protaras, Cyprus
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  Konyaaltı Beach

  Antalya, Türkiye
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  Koukounaries

  Skiathos, Greece
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  Nida Beach

  Curonian Spit, Lithuania
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  Paradise Beach (Rajska Plaža)

  Lopar, Rab, Croatia
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  Parnu Beach

  Parnu, Estonia
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  Perissa Beach

  Santorini, Greece
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  Playa de Las Canteras

  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
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  Playa de las Teresitas

  San Andres, Tenerife, Spain
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  Playa del Sardinero

  Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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  Porto Giunco

  Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy
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  Praia da Falesia

  Olhos de Agua, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia da Lanzada

  O Grove, Galicia, Spain
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  Praia da Rocha

  Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia do Amado

  Carrapateira, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia do Camilo

  Lagos, Portugal
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  Praia Dona Ana

  Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
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  San Vito Lo Capo

  Sicily, Italy
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  Scheveningen

  The Hague, Netherlands
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  Sopot Beach

  Sopot, near Gdansk, Poland
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  Spiaggia di Levante

  Sperlonga, Lazio, Italy
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  Torre dell'Orso

  Melendugno, Puglia, Italy
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  Tossa de Mar

  Costa Brava, Spain
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  Tsambika Beach

  Rhodes, Greece
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  Tylösand

  Halmstad, Sweden
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  West Wittering Beach

  West Sussex, United Kingdom
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  Zandvoort

  near Amsterdam, Netherlands
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  Zarautz

  Basque Country, Spain
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  Zrće Beach

  Novalja, Pag, Croatia
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  Albena Beach

  Albena, Bulgaria
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  Altınkum Beach

  Çeşme, Türkiye
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  Banna Strand

  County Kerry, Ireland
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  Barleycove Beach

  Mizen Peninsula, West Cork, Ireland
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  Bitez Beach

  Bodrum Peninsula, Türkiye
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  Coral Bay

  Peyia, Paphos, Cyprus
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  Costa Nova

  Aveiro, Portugal
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  Curracloe Beach

  County Wexford, Ireland
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  De Haan Beach

  West Flanders, Belgium
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  De Panne Beach

  West Flanders, Belgium
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  Domburg Beach

  Zeeland, Netherlands
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  Henne Strand

  West Jutland, Denmark
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  Inchydoney

  County Cork, Ireland
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  Kołobrzeg Beach

  Kołobrzeg, West Pomerania, Poland
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  Lara Beach

  Antalya, Türkiye
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  Łeba Beach

  Słowiński Coast, Poland
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  Liepāja Beach

  Liepāja, Courland, Latvia
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  Løkken Beach

  North Jutland, Denmark
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  Makronissos Beach

  Ayia Napa, Cyprus
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  Marielyst

  Falster, Denmark
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  Mylopotas Beach

  Ios, Greece
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  Palanga Beach

  Palanga, Lithuania
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  Pirita Beach

  Tallinn, Estonia
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  Portorož Beach

  Portorož, Slovene Istria, Slovenia
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  Praia da Adraga

  Sintra, Portugal
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  Praia da Arrifana

  Aljezur, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia da Foz do Arelho

  Óbidos Lagoon, Leiria, Portugal
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  Praia da Zambujeira do Mar

  Alentejo, Costa Vicentina, Portugal
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  Praia de Odeceixe

  Aljezur, Costa Vicentina, Portugal
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  Praia de São Rafael

  Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia do Martinhal

  Sagres, Algarve, Portugal
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  Prerow Beach

  Darß Peninsula, Germany
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  Texel Beach (Paal 9)

  Texel, Wadden Islands, Netherlands
• Tisvildeleje Beach

  North Zealand, Denmark
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  Ventspils Beach

  Ventspils, Courland, Latvia
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  Warnemünde

  Rostock, Germany
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  West Sands

  St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
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  Whitesands Bay

  Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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  Woolacombe

  Devon, United Kingdom
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  Yyteri Beach

  Pori, Finland