Blue Flag Beaches in Greece & the islands

The Blue Flag Programme (www.blueflag.global) is run by the independent non-profit organization Foundation for Environmental Education and is dedicated to labeling beaches and marinas appropriate for swimming.
The criteria that a beach must fulfill to get a Blue Flag has to do with its cleanness, the water quality, organization, the safety of the swimmers, environmental protection and other services.

Usually, 3,200 beaches and marinas in 37 countries are tested every year in swimming periods and normally Greece is ranked in the first three positions, among countries from Europe, Africa, New Zealand, Canada, and the Caribbean.
This eminence is another proof of the high-quality Greek seas that millions of tourists come every year to enjoy.
Greece offers thousands of beaches both in the mainland and the Greek islands.

Most Blue Flag beaches in Greece are usually found in Halkidiki, on the northern side of Greece, while Dodecanese and Crete (particularly Lassithi) also gets high scores.
The Ionian islands, particularly Kefalonia and Lefkada, also distinguish for their clean and organized beaches, proving that the Greek coasts have nothing to jealous out of the other famous beach resorts of the world.
The Cycladic islands were also awarded with many Blue Flags.

In 2019, 515 Greek beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag.
Greece once again ranked second place on the Blue Flag quality award list among 49 countries.