Blue flag awarded beaches for 2009

Rhodes is the island with the cleanest beaches in the European Union as 33 Rhodian beaches have been awarded the international Blue Flag status for excelling in safety, amenities, cleanliness and environmental standards. The Blue Flag Award is a voluntary eco-label program ran by a non-governmental institution, the Denmark’s Foundation for Environmental Education, that compiles a selection of organized beaches around the world (currently 37 countries and more than 3.300 beaches), based on certain criteria like the water quality, infrastructures, services and environmental activities.

Like in 2008 during this season Greece ranked again 2nd, behind Spain (493) with 424 awarded beaches. The cherished flags, will this year fly at the following beaches of Rhodes:

Municipality Name of the beach
Ialysos Ixia B
Rhodes Reni 1
Kalithea Agali
  Ammoudes/Faliraki
  Faliraki 1
  Faliraki 2
  Faliraki 3
  Faliraki 4
  Faliraki 5
  Faliraki 6
  Faliraki A
  Faliraki B
  Faliraki C
  Kathara
  Traounou
  Traounou / Spilies
  Kastraki
  Gournes
  Kalithea
  Katafygio
  Kavourakia
  Ladiko / Vagies
  Ladiko / Antony Quinn
  Ladiko / Plaka
  Vigla
  Mantomata
  Mavros Kavos
  Kokkina
Afantou Afantou 2
  Kolymbia
Lindos Lardos 1
  Lardos 3
South Rhodes Kiotari 3