Blue Flag Beaches in Cyprus

The blue flag environmental award was awarded to 39 beaches in Cyprus  

Thirty-nine beaches in Cyprus have received the ‘Blue Flag’ environmental award, a Cyprus Tourist Organisation (CTO) officer confirmed.



Cyprus won 39 Blue Flags, and was one of 24 countries in Europe and Africa to receive some of the 2,900 awards handed out by the Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE) this year.

The Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) initiated the introduction of the scheme to Cyprus in 1995. Since then the number of award winning beaches on the island had increased steadily.

In 1996, Cyprus had 11 Blue Flags, in 2000 29 and this year 39.

The awards were launched in 1987, and they are given to beaches and marinas which fulfil specific criteria regarding the quality of bathing water, beach area management, safety and environmental education and information.

The Blue Flag awards provide an incentive for local authorities to maintain beaches and upgrade their quality every year.

The 39 Blue Flag beaches are:

Pernera, Vryssi, Protaras in Paralimni; Kermia, Ammos tou Kambouri, Glyki Nero, Pantachou, Katsarka, Vathia Gonia, Nissi, Nissi Bay, Lanta, Makronissos and Ayia Thekla in Ayia Napa; Giannathes in Voroklini; Phinikoudes and Mckenzie in Larnaca; Kalymnos Beach at Pentakomo; Panagies/Aoratoi at Pyrgos; Santa Barbara, Loures, Vouppa, Aphrodite, Onisilos, Armonia and Castella at Ayios Tychonas; Pissouri beach at Pissouri; Municipal Beach at Yeroskipou; Pachyammos, Vrysoudia A and B, Alykes, Municipal Baths and Pharos in Paphos; Coral Beach, Laourou at Pegeia and the Municipal and Dasoudi beaches at Polis Chysochous.

For more information about the blue flag in Cyprus click here.

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