"Blue Flags" do not simply stand for a town with clean sea. Or rather, though sea-water suitable for bathing purposes is indeed a step in the right direction, the blue flags also signify compliance with a number of other standards: the existence of purifying systems, properly organised urban waste collections, differentiated waste collection, environmental initiatives such as restricted traffic circulation and the existence of numerous pedestrian precincts, as well as the organisation of environmental training courses for young people and urban design care. All these factors are important in the assessment and assignment of the blue flag qualification.
In a nutshell, a blue flag town council will reflect scrupulously attentive environmental policies that can favour the promotion of sound, sustainable tourism.

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