{"id":46157,"date":"2022-06-14T11:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitgreece.com.gr\/?p=46157"},"modified":"2022-06-14T11:24:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:24:50","slug":"blue-flags-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/46157\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Flags 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Das\u00a0<strong>Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature\u00a0<\/strong>has announced that, out of a long list of\u00a0<strong>53\u00a0countries<\/strong>, Greece ranked\u00a0<strong>second<\/strong>\u00a0this year in the\u00a0<strong>Blue Flag programme awards<\/strong>, as<strong>\u00a0581 beaches<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>15 marinas<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>6 tour boats<\/strong>\u00a0have earned the world\u2019s most recognised eco-label. Greece received 14% of world awards, and the country\u2019s top name on the list is\u00a0<strong>Halkidiki Regional Unit<\/strong>\u00a0(96 flags).\u00a0The International Committee presented the label to\u00a0<strong>4.194\u00a0<\/strong>beaches,\u00a0<strong>732\u00a0<\/strong>marinas and\u00a0<strong>116\u00a0<\/strong>tour boats across the globe.\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueflag.gr\/awards\/2022\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to find which Blue Flag 2022 beach or marina you\u2019ll visit this summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the Blue Flag Programme<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blue Flag is a large-scale programme of environmental awareness and protection, which is implemented every year, in European countries and in other parts of the world by the&nbsp;<strong>Foundation for Environmental Education&nbsp;<\/strong>(FEE). The&nbsp;<strong>Blue Flag label<\/strong>&nbsp;is an international symbol of quality and is one of the best known environmental labels worldwide. It has been awarded since 1987 to beaches and marinas, and since 2017 to tour boats that meet the strict requirements of the programme for sustainable boating tourism operators. It is aimed at making beaches, marinas and boats better and safer, while at the same time protecting the natural environment. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eepf.gr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is the programme coordinator for Greece. It is the oldest conservation organisation in the country and it has been active in environmental education and the protection of nature since 1951.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitgreece.gr\/images\/1310x769\/1\/jpg\/files\/shutterstock_1950435988.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did you know that&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to receive a Blue Flag eco-label, a beach must not only be found to have an excellent water quality, it must comply with a total of&nbsp;<strong>33 criteria<\/strong>&nbsp;(38 for marinas and 51 for boat operators), concerning&nbsp;<strong>cleanliness<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>environmental management&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>awareness<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>various amenities&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>services<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>information<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>visitor safety<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>protection&nbsp;<\/strong>of the coastal area.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature\u00a0has announced that, out of a long list of\u00a053\u00a0countries, Greece ranked\u00a0second\u00a0this year in the\u00a0Blue Flag programme awards, as\u00a0581 beaches,\u00a015 marinas\u00a0and\u00a06 tour boats\u00a0have earned the world\u2019s most recognised eco-label. Greece received 14% of world awards, and the country\u2019s top name on the list is\u00a0Halkidiki Regional Unit\u00a0(96 flags).\u00a0The International Committee presented [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[138],"class_list":["post-46157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blue-flag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46165,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46157\/revisions\/46165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}