Blue Flag beaches in Europe
124 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.
Cala FormentorPollenca, Mallorca, Spain
Elafonissi BeachCrete, Greece
Golden SandsVarna, Bulgaria
Nissi BeachAyia Napa, Cyprus, Cyprus
Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon)Fethiye, Türkiye
Playa de LevanteBenidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain
Praia da ComportaComporta, Alentejo, Portugal
Praia da MarinhaAlgarve, Portugal
Praia de Porto SantoPorto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
Praia do GuinchoCascais, Lisbon Coast, Portugal
Punta RataBrela, Makarska Riviera, Croatia- Rimini BeachRimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Sunny BeachNesebar, Bulgaria
Tropea BeachTropea, Calabria, Italy
Vai BeachPalekastro, East Crete, Greece
Zlatni RatBrač, Croatia
Agios ProkopiosNaxos, Greece
Akyaka BeachGökova Gulf, Muğla, Türkiye
Ballymastocker BayPortsalon, Donegal, Ireland
Bijeca BeachMedulin, Istria, Croatia
Binz BeachRugen, Germany
Blåvand BeachBlåvand, Jutland, Denmark
Bournemouth BeachBournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Cala AiguablavaBegur, Costa Brava, Spain
Cala MondragoSantanyi, Mallorca, Spain
Cleopatra BeachAlanya, Türkiye
DueoddeBornholm, Denmark
Falassarna BeachKissamos, West Crete, Greece
Fig Tree BayProtaras, Cyprus, Cyprus
Għadira BayMellieħa, Malta
Golden Bay (Għajn Tuffieħa area)Mellieħa, Malta- Golden Beach (Chrissi Akti)Paros, Cyclades, Greece
Ilha de TaviraTavira, Algarve, Portugal
Ilica BeachCesme, Izmir, Türkiye
Jurmala BeachJurmala, near Riga, Latvia
Kamari BeachSantorini, Greece
Keem BayAchill Island, County Mayo, Ireland
Knokke-HeistFlanders, Belgium
Konnos BayCape Greco, Protaras, Cyprus
Konyaaltı BeachAntalya, Türkiye
KoukounariesSkiathos, Greece
Kourion BeachEpiskopi, Limassol, Cyprus
Machico BeachMachico, Madeira, Portugal
Mulini BeachRovinj, Istria, Croatia
Nida BeachCuronian Spit, Lithuania
Paradise Beach (Rajska Plaža)Lopar, Rab, Croatia
Parnu BeachParnu, Estonia
Perissa BeachSantorini, Greece
Playa de la BarrosaChiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
Playa de Las CanterasLas Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Playa de las TeresitasSan Andres, Tenerife, Spain
Playa del DuqueCosta Adeje, Tenerife, Spain
Playa del PostiguetAlicante, Costa Blanca, Spain
Playa del SardineroSantander, Cantabria, Spain
Porthmeor BeachSt Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Porto GiuncoVillasimius, Sardinia, Italy
Praia da CalhetaCalheta, Madeira, Portugal
Praia da FalesiaOlhos de Agua, Algarve, Portugal
Praia da LanzadaO Grove, Galicia, Spain
Praia da LuzLuz, Algarve, Portugal
Praia da RochaPortimão, Algarve, Portugal
Praia do AmadoCarrapateira, Algarve, Portugal
Praia do CamiloLagos, Portugal
Praia Dona AnaLagos, Algarve, Portugal
San Vito Lo CapoSicily, Italy
ScheveningenThe Hague, Netherlands
Sopot BeachSopot, near Gdansk, Poland
Spiaggia di LevanteSperlonga, Lazio, Italy- Spiaggia di SperlongaSperlonga, Lazio, Italy
Świnoujście BeachUznam Island, West Pomerania, Poland
Tenby South BeachTenby, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
Torre dell'OrsoMelendugno, Puglia, Italy
Tossa de MarCosta Brava, Spain
Tsambika BeachRhodes, Greece
TylösandHalmstad, Sweden
Vela PlažaBaška, Krk, Croatia
West Wittering BeachWest Sussex, United Kingdom
Xi BeachLixouri, Kefalonia, Greece
Zandvoortnear Amsterdam, Netherlands
ZarautzBasque Country, Spain
Zrće BeachNovalja, Pag, Croatia
Åhus TäppetKristianstad, Skåne, Sweden
ÅkrasandenKarmøy, Rogaland, Norway
Albena BeachAlbena, Bulgaria
Altınkum BeachÇeşme, Türkiye
Banna StrandCounty Kerry, Ireland
Barleycove BeachMizen Peninsula, West Cork, Ireland
Bitez BeachBodrum Peninsula, Türkiye
BystrandaKristiansand, Norway
Coral BayPeyia, Paphos, Cyprus
Costa NovaAveiro, Portugal
Curracloe BeachCounty Wexford, Ireland
De Haan BeachWest Flanders, Belgium
De Panne BeachWest Flanders, Belgium
Domburg BeachZeeland, Netherlands
Henne StrandWest Jutland, Denmark
InchydoneyCounty Cork, Ireland
Kołobrzeg BeachKołobrzeg, West Pomerania, Poland
Lara BeachAntalya, Türkiye
Łeba BeachSłowiński Coast, Poland
Liepāja BeachLiepāja, Courland, Latvia
Løkken BeachNorth Jutland, Denmark
Makronissos BeachAyia Napa, Cyprus
MarielystFalster, Denmark
Mylopotas BeachIos, Greece
Palanga BeachPalanga, Lithuania
Pirita BeachTallinn, Estonia
Portorož BeachPortorož, Slovene Istria, Slovenia
Praia da AdragaSintra, Portugal
Praia da ArrifanaAljezur, Algarve, Portugal
Praia da Foz do ArelhoÓbidos Lagoon, Leiria, Portugal
Praia da Zambujeira do MarAlentejo, Costa Vicentina, Portugal
Praia de OdeceixeAljezur, Costa Vicentina, Portugal
Praia de São RafaelAlbufeira, Algarve, Portugal
Praia do MartinhalSagres, Algarve, Portugal
Prerow BeachDarß Peninsula, Germany
Texel Beach (Paal 9)Texel, Wadden Islands, Netherlands- Tisvildeleje BeachNorth Zealand, Denmark
Ventspils BeachVentspils, Courland, Latvia
WarnemündeRostock, Germany
West SandsSt Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Whitesands BayPembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
WoolacombeDevon, United Kingdom
Yyteri BeachPori, Finland
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Frequently asked questions
How many Blue Flag beaches are there in Europe?
Beachmap lists 124 of Europe's beaches that fly the Blue Flag, across 31 countries.
What is a Blue Flag beach?
The Blue Flag is an international award given to beaches that meet strict standards for bathing-water quality, safety, facilities and environmental management.