Red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo, violet… chartreuse? With Pride month comes many celebrations and marches in support of the LGBTQ Community and the many symbols and flags that ...

The flag features a purple circle on a yellow background ... The flag's colors are purple, white, and blue and includes a ...

The Blue Flag program is run by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), based in Copenhagen. For 2025, the FEE awarded Blue Flags to 4,302 beaches, 736 marinas, and 158 tourism boats.

As months of fraught talks went down to the wire, the UK and Brussels yesterday struck a deal which brings Britain into the closest alignment with the EU since Brexit. Sir Keir Starmer said the ...

Torbay's beaches have cause for celebration, as six exceptional spots along the coast have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag for 2025, with another taking home a Seaside Award. This latest ...

In a dazzling display of optimism over observable reality, Orihuela has been crowned the undisputed champion of beach quality in the Valencian Community for 2025, winning ten glorious Blue Flags. Yes, ...

That’s why I’ve started checking one thing before I commit to a beach: Blue Flag certification. If you haven’t heard of it, Blue Flag is kind of like the Michelin star of beaches. It means the beach ...

But why are Greek island houses blue and white? Many people recognize blue and white as the iconic colors of Greece. They’re the colors of the flag. They are also the colors of the bright sea and sky ...

2025 is the 38th year that beaches and marinas have been awarded Blue Flags here in Ireland — 99 beaches and marinas have been awarded for the 2025 season (89 beaches, 10 marinas). There are a ...

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A record number of Irish beaches and marinas have been awarded a blue flag for the 2025 bathing season. The environmental group An Taisce gave blue flag status to 89 beaches, beating the previous ...