Marco Aurelio: “We're not just talking about beach services, but also about ensuring excellent water quality, verified through strict controls that meet very restrictive parameters.”
Yilenia Vega: "This shows that both our beaches and our environmental outreach centers are increasingly more comprehensive, renovated, and adapted to users."
Maspalomas Costa Canaria is now flying its Blue Flags: seven distinctions that consolidate the coast of San Bartolomé de Tirajana as the most awarded tourist destination in all of Gran Canaria in 2025. The mayor of the municipality, Marco Aurelio Pérez, and the Councilor for Tourism and Coastal Care, Yilenia Vega, presided over the raising of the flag today in Playa del Inglés and the Pasito Blanco Marina. Following this symbolic ceremony, the flags will also fly in Maspalomas, Meloneras, San Agustín, the Maspalomas Dunes Interpretation Center, and Tony Gallardo Park.
During the ceremony, the mayor emphasized that "as every year, we managed to maintain the Blue Flags, which entails significant challenges in the daily work of the Department of Tourism and Coastal Care. We're not only talking about beach services, but also ensuring excellent water quality, verified through strict controls that meet very restrictive parameters. This distinction is a guarantee of quality for our users, both residents and visitors, and allows us to proudly state that San Bartolomé de Tirajana can boast these recognitions year after year."
The awards are granted by the Association for Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC), in coordination with the European Foundation for Environmental Education (FEEA), and certify compliance with international standards in water quality, safety, services, accessibility, and environmental management.
Councilor Yilenia Vega explained that "the revalidation of these seven Blue Flags is a recognition not only of the quality of our waters, lifeguarding, and accessibility, but also of our growing commitment to constant improvement." Her department coordinated the entire process: compiling technical documentation, supervising services, and adapting spaces to the program's criteria.
“This year we have renovated all the access points to our beaches to make them more accessible to everyone,” added Vega. “All of this is possible thanks to the collaborative work between Tourism and the other departments involved in coastal care, cleaning, and maintenance, as well as the lifeguard and seasonal services team. My gratitude to all of them. We continue working to maintain these standards over time.”
The Blue Flag program evaluates more than 30 indicators: from water quality and lifeguard services to accessibility, environmental management, and citizen awareness initiatives related to sustainability. Furthermore, the municipality maintains Blue Flag distinctions for the Maspalomas Dunes Interpretation Center and the Tony Gallardo Park, for their educational work. "This demonstrates that both our beaches and our environmental outreach centers are increasingly comprehensive, renovated, and adapted to users," Vega emphasized.
Obtaining these seven Blue Flags reinforces the work carried out throughout the year and consolidates Maspalomas Costa Canaria as a destination firmly committed to quality, sustainability, and respect for the environment.
