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The European Environmental Education Foundation has released today the list of blue flags awarded to Spanish beaches to award the degree of safety and service level. Cartagena in this competition keeps its previous fifth place among the most awards Spanish municipalities obtained, seven in total, like last year, and is situated at the head of the Mediterranean peninsula.
But the highlight of the awards received today was the granting to the City of Cartagena for the first time a Blue Flag for its rescue plan, lifeguard and first aid.
As he explained the council Public Safety and Tourism, Javier Herrero, this award is to reward the effort has been made to that, besides the beaches are clean and in perfect condition, are safe for swimmers.
Smith pointed out that every year this service has been improved, providing more resources and professional.
This year in particular, has pointed out the council, has extended hours until 20.00 hours surveillance, has increased the number of stations reaching 23, is incorporated in western and an ambulance with six chairs amphibious bathing the disabled.
Only two other municipalities in Spain, Sagunto Cangas and have been awarded a similar theme to the flag of Cartagena.
As for the seven beaches Cartagena, which fly the blue flag this year will be the Crystal Sea, Levante-Cabo de Palos, Cala Cortina, Cala del Pino, Islas Menores and Playa Honda San Ginés in La Azohía.
The director general of the Coast, Gabriel Ruiz, he was satisfied the distinction gained by the beach of San Ginés, in the western part of town.
Ruiz pointed out that one of his objectives was to ensure that all coastal areas Cartagena blue flags were available, as it has been, and recalled the efforts made in the west to eliminate wastewater discharges to the coast and improvements services and infrastructure.
In the Region of Murcia, the European Foundation has awarded 15 Blue Flags.
Cartagena tops the list with seven, followed by Gilad Mazarrón six and two.
In addition to the blue flags the town of Cartagena has other distinctions that recognize the quality of its beaches, such as the Q for Quality, given annually by the Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality.
In 2009 were ten beaches that received this award.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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