Beaches by Caniko
150 km of clean beaches. The Land of Light is famous for its long coastline and unique sandy beaches. In order to safeguard these valuable assets, special efforts are therefore made throughout the entire area to keep the beaches clean - all year round:1 November - 31 March: The beaches are inspected once a month and large items of rubbish are removed provided that the elements enable this to be done.
1 April - 31 October: The beaches are cleaned at least twice a month.
5 June - 15 September:
Blue Flag beaches: The beaches are kept completely free of waste, in addition to which facilities such as toilets, emergency telephones and lifesaving equipment are available.
The Blue Flag campaign is an international environmental campaign that works to ensure a cleaner marine and coastal environment and to heighten the general safety, level of service at, and quality of beaches and the sea for the benefit of you as a visitor.
The characteristics of a Blue Flag beach:
(Applies to the period 15 June - 15 September)
- it is clean and is regularly inspected, there is a waste collection scheme, the water is clean, and there is information on the current quality of the water. The toilet facilities are clean and the buildings are well maintained. Life-saving equipment, first-aid boxes,
and telephones are at hand.
The Blue Flag in cases of acute pollution.
More information about Blue Flag
www.blueflag.org
Beach numbers
Note the small, green signs bearing beach numbers at the edges of the dunes. Use these numbers in emergencies. When the life-saving staff are given this number, they know exactly where the emergency has occurred and this reduces the risk of wasting valuable time in coming to the rescue.
