Blue flag: Beja District has 9 the 320 beaches awarded, 8 coastal and 1 fluvial.
This year the Blue Flag will be flown at 320 beaches (292 coastal and 28 river), In the Alentejo there 30 coastal and 3 river. District of Beja's 8 coastal, all in Odemira county and the river beach of Tapada Grande, Mina de São Domingos.
The Alentejo will have this year 30 flags flying, more 3 than last year, between Malhão and Alteirinhos beaches, both in Odemira county and the river Monsaraz, in the municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz and Santa Clara, in Odemira.
The river beach of Albufeira Tapada Grande Mine of São Domingos, in Mértola, receives the award for the sixth consecutive year, having last year been awarded the certificate by 5 years Blue Flag.
The Grândola municipality is one that has more beaches the Blue Flag 10 not complete, soon followed with Odemira 8 and Sines 5.
coastal beaches
Grândola (8): Trojan-Mar, Trojan-Gale, Trojan-Spout Squid, Atlantic, It involves, Carvalhal, Caught, Galé, Fontainhas, Open Nova and Melides.
Santiago do Cacém (2): Santo André Costa and Source of Cortiço.
Sines (5): Vasco da Gama, São Torpes, Valley Figueiros, Grande do Porto Covo and Ilha do Pessegueiro.
Odemira (8): Malhão, Lighthouse, Franchise, Furnas, Almograve, Zambujeira do Mar, Alteirinhos e Carvalhal.
river beaches
Monsaraz (Reguengos de Monsaraz), Bayou Grande Tapada (Mértola) and Santa Clara (Odemira).
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
