Valencian Community Leads Spain Again with 152 Blue Flag Beaches in 2026

Top of the Rankings — Again

The Valencian Community has once again led Spain's Blue Flag beach rankings for 2026, with 152 awards distributed across 48 municipalities — nine more than the previous year. The announcement was made by ADEAC (the Association for Environmental Education and Consumer Protection) on Tuesday, May 5.

The Valencian Community comfortably leads the national table ahead of Andalucía (143), Galicia (118) and Catalonia (101). Spain's national total of 677 Blue Flag beaches is the highest since the programme was launched in 1987.

Breakdown by Province

• Alicante: 76 beaches across 25 municipalities
• Valencia: 51 beaches across 17 municipalities
• Castellón: 25 beaches across 14 municipalities

Six Beaches with an Unbroken Record Since 1987

Six beaches in the Valencian Community have held the Blue Flag designation every single year since the programme began — a distinction shared by only one other beach in all of Spain:

• El Carregador — Alcalá de Xivert
• Sant Joan — Alicante
• La Fossa — Calpe
• Sant Antoni — Cullera
• Carrer la Mar — El Campello
• Nord — Gandía

Two marinas also share this unbroken record — Altea Yacht Club and Calpe Royal Yacht Club — making them unique globally.

New Blue Flag Beaches for 2026

Several beaches earned their Blue Flag for the first time this year, including Puerto Blanco and Racò in Calpe, Cala Lanuza in El Campello, El Brosquil and El Mareny de Sant Llorenç in Cullera, and Pla de la Torre in Almassora.

Alicante Province Blue Flag Beaches 2026

Alicante city: Postiguet, Saladar-Urbanova, Sant Joan, Tabarca | Altea: Cap Blanch, El Bol, La Roda, L'Espigó | Benidorm: Llevant, Ponent | Calpe: Cantal Roig, La Fossa, L'Arena-Bol, Puerto Blanco *(new)*, Racò *(new)* | Denia: Els Molins, Les Bovetes, Les Deveses, Les Marines, Marineta Cassiana, Punta Negra, Punta del Raset | El Campello: Cala Lanuza *(new)*, Carrer de la Mar, Mutxavista | Elche: Arenals del Sol-Sur, Carabassí, L'Altet, La Marina, Les Pesqueres-El Rebollo | Guardamar del Segura: Centre, Dels Vivers, Ortigues-Campo, Del Moncaio, La Roqueta | Orihuela: Calas de Aguamarina, Barranco Rubio, Cabo Roig-La Caleta, Cala Capitán, Cala Cerrada, Cala Estaca, Campoamor-La Glea, La Zenia-Cala Bosque, Mil Palmeras, Punta Prima | Pilar de la Horadada: Del Conde, Higuericas, Jesuitas, Mil Palmeras, Puerto, Rocamar | Santa Pola: Calas del Este, Calas de Santiago Bernabéu, La Ermita, Tamarit, Varador | Torrevieja: Cabo Cervera, Cala de las Piteras, El Cura, La Mata, Los Locos, Los Náufragos | Vila Joiosa: Bon Nou, Ciutat (Centro), De Torres, La Caleta, Paradís, Varadero | Xábia: Arenal, Granadella, La Grava

This article is based on reporting from Alicante Today, published May 5, 2026.