Greece maintains its second place worldwide in Blue Flag awards in 2026. A total of 624 Greek coasts, 17 marinas and 17 tourist boats received the international quality distinction this year. Halkidiki emerged as the champion again this year with 93 flags, while Crete remained the first region with 154 awarded coasts. Spain took first place with 794 total awards (677 beaches, 111 marinas, 6 tourist boats) and Turkey came in third with 625 awards…
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Greece maintains its second place worldwide in Blue Flag awards in 2026. A total of 624 Greek coasts, 17 marinas and 17 tourist boats received the international quality distinction this year. Halkidiki emerged as the champion again this year with 93 flags, while Crete remained the first region with 154 awarded coasts. Spain took first place with 794 total awards (677 beaches, 111 marinas, 6 tourist boats) and Turkey came in third with 625 awards…