The Councillor for Infrastructure, José Vicente Albaladejo, and general director of the Coast, Gabriel Ruiz, have gathered this afternoon in Murcia six blue flags that the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education have been awarded to as many beaches on the coast of Cartagena.
The ceremony took place at the Chamber of Commerce of the capital and was chaired by the Minister of Sustainable Development and Planning, Benito Mercader, who has encouraged the representatives of the coastal municipalities to continue working for the sustainability of its beaches collaboration with the regional government and the support of citizens and tourists who choose to spend your holiday region ".
It will be recalled this year the Region has achieved 23 blue flags, one more than in 2007.
Cartagena, with six-Mar de Cristal, Levante-Cabo de Palos, Cala Cortina, Cala del Pino, Islas Menores and Playa Honda, is the town that more flags will wear this season, followed closely by Los Alcazares, which hoisted five-Los Narejos, Manzanares, Palms, Carrion and La Concha.
In addition to the 21 beaches, the region has managed to place two marinas, Eagles and Tomás Maestre, San Javier, among the best in Spain.
Mazarrón, San Pedro, San Javier and Eagles also will wear blue flags this year.
The Blue Flag initiative has a history of more than 20 years for the development of sustainability on the coast, through the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education, an NGO dependent on the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
Account, inter alia, with the support of the Dirección General de Costas, the General Secretariat of Tourism and the Ministry of Health, in addition to the regions, through the environmental, health, and tourism ports.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena