Three beaches in Catalonia lose their blue flag

• Catalonia's beaches have kept 95 of their blue flags.
• Sa Riera and Aiguablava have lost two of the Costa Brava's flags.

Begur se queda sin bandera azul

The Costa Dorada, with 42 blue flags, leads the ranking of Catalonia's top-rated beaches. The Costa Brava now has just 28. Begur is the village that has lost the most in the 2017 classification, which rates the quality and cleanliness of the water and the environment, plus accessibility and the services offered on Spanish beaches.