The Mayor of Calvià, Manuel Onieva, chaired today, the official display of the nine Blue Flags which the municipality has achieved, this year.

9 Calvià beaches show, from today, their Blue Flag.

The Mayor of Calvià, Manuel Onieva, chaired today, the official display of the nine Blue Flags which the municipality has achieved, this year. Sign for quality, which the Foundation for the Environment Education (FEE), yearly awards, not only for the quality of the water but also for the quality of the beach services, services that, in Calvià, improve every year with the aim of maintaining the extraordinary international image which the 54 KM of coast is privileged with, and which the municipality counts with.

The flags already fly on the beaches of Palmira, Torà , Romana, Santa Ponça, Cala Vinyes, Son Matías, Palmanova, Es Carregador and Oratorio and therefore, the municipality of Calvià is again, at the top the ranking of places in the Balearics with more Blue Flags, keeping furthermore, the three "Qs", for Tourist Quality, in three of the beaches awarded today.

The Son Matías beach has recovered the quality emblem, this year, although the Magaluf beach has lost it, however, it is expected to recuperate it next year, thus, achieving ten flags of ten submitted applications. Also, it is to be recalled that the municipality is achieving prestige internationalwide thanks to its commitment with the accessible tourism. In fact, four beaches are totally adapted: Son Matías, El Toro, Palmanova and Santa Ponça. All of them provided with wood paths, adapted toilets, shaded areas and delimited spaces for people with reduced mobility. Also, an elevator was installed, recently, on the beach in Ca's Català.

The municipal government team, directed by Manuel Onieva, has shown its satisfaction for the International recognition for the work carried out on the Calvià beaches while has highlighted that they will improve “even more” the efforts to maintain in perfect quality, health, accessibility and cleanliness conditions, “the most valued treasure in the municipality which keeps being a reference international and nationwide”.