Orpesa gets the QUALITUR award for another year

 The beaches of Les Amplaries, Morro de Gos, La Concha, Cala Orpesa la Vella, Cala Retor, La Renegà and Platgetes de Bellver

The mayor of the town, Ms. Araceli de Moya, received yesterday in the municipality of Peñíscola from Francesc Colomer, Autonomous Secretary of Tourism, 7 Qualitur badges for all the beaches in the town.  These distinctions join those detailed below and which attest to the effort that the council continually makes to offer quality and environmentally unbeatable beaches. “Obtaining this recognition is the result of a lot of work. We have promoted  different conservation and improvement actions to ensure that our beaches are benchmarks”added Araceli de Moya, the mayor of the municipality. 

Oropesa del Mar badges in 2023

Blue flag is an annual award and environmental quality certification system developed by the FEE since 1987. It promotes and rewards participation in voluntary environmental initiatives of municipal authorities, local and visiting populations, and tourism sector agents. The criteria to obtain the Blue flag They are grouped into four areas: Quality of bathing waters, environmental information and education, environmental management and safety, services and facilities. 

In this case, the coastline of the town of Oropesa del Mar will once again display four Blue Flags this year on the beaches of Les Amplaries, Morro de Gos, La Concha and Les Platgetes de Bellver. With these four awards, the City Council achieves its main objective: to reinforce the environmental policy on the town's beaches. The presence of the Blue Flags confirms the importance of this project for the council, whose objective is to achieve sustainable development of the municipality and environmental management of the entire municipal coastline. 

These beaches, together with those of Renegà and the coves of Orpesa La Vella and del Retor, are a unique offer to enjoy sun, excellent waters and free activities promoted by the Department of Tourism.

With its seven beaches recognized with the ISO 14001 environmental management certificate, the Q for Qualitur and with the Q for Quality on Concha Beach, the Blue Flag award rewards the work and efforts invested in turning the town into a benchmark for quality tourism among the priority objectives. The implementation of the Comprehensive Tourism Quality System in Destinations (SICTED) attests to this, which has also distinguished Playa de la Concha, Playa Morro de Gos, Les Amplaries and Platgetes de Bellver in 2023.

The beaches ready

The town of Oropesa del Mar carries out complete supervision and continuous maintenance of its beaches so that they can be enjoyed by everyone at any time. The Councilor for Tourism, Silvia Arnau, has assured: “Our municipality has a lot to offer, our beaches are an irreplaceable tourist attraction.” 

DISTINCTIVENESS BY BEACHES:

* The SICTED badge is a diploma so it does not have a flag

Emphasize that Oropesa del Mar has three Smoke-Free Beaches, Retor cove, Orpesa La Vella cove and  La Renega. Likewise, the municipality has a Dog Beach throughout the year, Renegà and all the beaches from November 1 to February 28 that can be enjoyed by pets. 

For more information:

Tourist Info Oropesa del Mar

Tel.: 964 312 320 

Department of Tourism

Oropesa del Mar Town Hall

www.oropesadelmarturismo.com