Spain leads the world for quality beaches.
Spain safely holds onto its title as the country with the most blue-flag beaches in the world.
Spain will be able to fly blue-flags at a total of 579 of its beaches this summer, once again leading the world in the number of quality bathing spots along its vast coastline.
Blue-flags are awarded to those beaches that meet demands on issues such as hygiene, sanitary conditions, safety, accessibility and the prevision of lifeguards.
Although Spain is once again the top country worldwide for blue-flags awarded by the Association for Environmental Education and the Consumer (ADEAC), a place it has held for three decades since the awards began in 1987, it was actually awarded seven blue-flags fewer than last year.
The region of Valencia on the east coast of Spain boasts the most number of quality beaches in Spain with 129