Spain deservedly ranks first in the number of beaches with a "seal of quality" - more than five hundred. These include popular destinations on the Costa Brava and Costa Dorada, the golden beaches of the Canary Islands and Majorca, dozens of flags flutter over the Costa de la Luz and Costa del Sol, as well as on the sunny resort on the Costa Blanca, Torrevieja, Benidorm and Denia. In general, any beach in Spain would be clean and well maintained - is almost impossible to be disappointed.
Greece, in turn, firmly holds the second highest number of "Blue Flag". Main their abundance can be found on the beautiful island: Kos, Mykonos, Corfu, Rhodes, and of course, Crete. Are not left out and the coast of the mainland, "the country of Homer" - Attica, Argolis and Halkidiki.
The idea of "quality mark" gave France in 1985. Then gradually it spread across Europe, and later - has been recognized by almost all the world. And by the way, it was for that ... "Starred" they just beaches are very different from the rest. Currently no flag flying nearly three thousand beaches. Unfortunately, the most common resorts of Russia and Ukraine have not yet awarded any "Blue Flag".
But be that as it may, the best way to select a beach - practical. Only after visiting somewhere, you can delve into the atmosphere as much as possible and see how it fits exactly to you.