La Costa Dulce de Orellana la Vieja is one of the 521 beaches and 84 marinas English who were awarded this year the blue flag , a distinction which first obtained an indoor beach.
The Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC), an organization promoting the initiative, has released the list of blue flags, quality certification, "which is an increase of 34 over 2009 (28 beaches and six ports).
Overall, the International Blue Flag Jury awarded this year to 3,511 flags to 33 countries in Europe, Canada and Morocco, of which 605 are in Spain, which places it in the first place ranking. Although in 2010 has increased the number of flags flown on English soil, this improvement is not distributed evenly as largely due to the increase recorded in the Balearic Islands, with nine more than in 2009, has qualified ADEAC president.
During the summer of 2010, he added, one in six English beaches will wear this seal of approval, certifying hygienic conditions, health, safety, accessibility, information, rescue and first aid or assistance to persons with disabilities . However, this does not mean a positive diagnosis of the entire English coast, "of which only 16 percent of its Blue Flag beaches are under."
