Three Beaches In Mallorca Get Quality Flags. Spain Now Has 524 Q Pennants

Calvia has successfully renewed its 15 Q Tourism Quality flags, solidifying its position arsenic nan starring municipality successful nan Balearic Islands and nan 3rd successful Spain for certified beaches, according to a Majorca Daily Bulletin article published connected Wednesday, July 23rd.

The flag-raising ceremonial took spot astatine Es Carregador formation successful Palmanova, successful nan southwestern region of Mallorca. Calviá’s Mayor, Juan Antonio Amengual, and Fernando Fraile, Director General of nan Spanish Institute for Tourism Quality and Sustainability (ICTES), presided complete nan event.

“We’ve importantly enhanced our beaches, making them much sustainable and accessible,” stated Mayor Amengual during nan ceremony.

From expanding safe swimming zones retired to 200 metres to limiting motorised h2o activities to Magalluf, nan municipality hallway has doubled down connected formation preservation. Among caller upgrades are smart monitoring connected six awesome beaches nether nan Smart Tourist Destination program, saltwater ft showers that conserve freshwater, and a stronger infrastructure for accessible abnormal access.

The Mallorcan town’s 15 Q-certified beaches—Buganvilia, Illetes Balneario, Cala Comtessa, Portals Nous, l’Oratori, Es Carregador, Palmanova, Son Maties, Magalluf, Cala Vinyes, Ses Penyes Rotges, Santa Ponsa, La Romana, Torà, and Palmira—are much than conscionable photogenic. 

Strict world standards

They meet nan strict nationalist and world standards successful cleanliness, safety, service, discarded management, and sustainability. All verified by independent third-party audits.

And successful lawsuit location are immoderate lingering fears astir summertime overcrowding. In that case, you tin fearfulness not, arsenic Calvià’s ain information shows that formation usage is hovering astatine conscionable 20 per cent of full capacity—a acold outcry from nan doom-and-gloom narrative.

Waving 524 Q & S flags crossed Spain

Nationally, Spain now has 524 beaches waving nan Q for Quality and S for Sustainability flags, crossed 123 coastal locations. Marbella tops nan database pinch 19 certifications, followed by Sanxenxo pinch 16, and past Calvià.

ICTES—the Spanish Institute for Tourism Quality and Sustainability—is marking 25 years successful operation. Backed by nan Ministry of Tourism, Spain’s autonomous regions, and nan Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), nan institute’s certifications are aligned pinch UNE-ISO 13009, a golden modular embraced by astir 100 countries.

Maintaining those flags isn’t conscionable a matter of sweeping sand. It takes year-round consistency crossed safety, maintenance, amenities, lifeguard presence, and visitant experience. That Calvià manages to deed nan people crossed 15 beaches speaks for itself.

So while astir visitors spot turquoise waters and soft sand, what they’re besides getting—without moreover realising it—is 1 of nan astir cautiously curated coastal experiences successful Spain. And for Calvià, that’s not a seasonal stunt. That’s policy. That’s pride.