The Mijas coastline now flies its five Blue Flags at La Luna-Royal Beach, Riviera, El Bombo, El Chaparral and La Cala, alongside the other ‘S’ and ‘Q’ awards that certify the sustainability and overall quality of its beaches. The mayoress, Ana Mata (PP), took part on Thursday 2nd in the flag-raising ceremony at El Torreón in La Cala, alongside staff from the Beaches Department headed by councillor Daniel Gómez Teruel (PP), representatives of the lifeguard service and  beach business owners.

 

It is worth noting that these five Blue Flags are awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), based on a proposal from the Association for Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC), and will fly throughout 2026 and also in 2027. They recognise four key areas internationally: water quality, environmental education, environmental management (cleanliness) and safety and services (lifeguarding, access). 

 

In addition to the Blue Flags, ‘Q’ for Quality flags were also raised  (nine in total, at La Luna-Royal Beach, Alhamar, Calahonda, Riviera, El Bombo, La Cala, La Dorada, El Chaparral and El Charcón) and the ‘S’ for Sustainability (at the same nine beaches); the Blue Centre, which recognises El Torreón as an interpretation centre for the watchtowers on the Mijas coastline; and the Blue Trail, which recognises the Coastal Path.

The councillor for Beaches emphasised that these awards “are the result of hard work carried out throughout the year, because here in Mijas we work all year round to keep our coastline in perfect condition. It is true that it is very challenging due to the issues we face with invasive seaweed, which is causing so much extra work for our beaches”.

Speaking on behalf of the Tourism Department, Edmundo Alarcón (Vox), emphasised that “thanks to the international promotion carried out by the Tourism Department, we can see how every day there are more and more European visitors, above all, coming to see Mijas, shall we say, because of its versatility, and because of the beach, mountains and village that are so characteristic of our town”.

The chairman of the Mijas Beaches Business Association, Carlos Morales, stated that these results are down to “the work of everyone, not just business owners, but also the Town Hall, lifeguards, Operational Services, the Local Police… I’m very proud and very pleased”.

 

The Mijas Town Hall maintains a lifesaving and rescue service comprising 62 lifeguards who monitor the entire coastline; this is the best-staffed service of its kind in the whole of Andalusia. In addition to the team, one of the main new features of this service is the installation of a public address system to manage any emergency.

Finally, the mayoress emphasised that the Beaches Department also stands out for its daily battle against the invasion of Asian seaweed, which requires staff and technical resources to work every night to clear thousands of kilos that wash up on the shores and have a wide-ranging impact, from environmental and tourism-related effects to economic and purely visual ones.

 

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