Blue Flag Award

In 1997 only one Croatian beach had a Blue Flag and today (2003) 56 Croatian beaches and 16 marinas received "Blue Flag" award as being of the highest standard as per EU rules.

List of Croatian "Blue Flag" beaches (2003)

• ISTRATURIST d.d. UMAG
  Beach naturist camping 'Kanegra' / Beach 'Savudrija' / Beach 'Polynesia' / Beach 'Katoro' / Beach hotel Aurora / Beach 'Laguna - Stella maris' / Beach naturist camping 'Ladin Gaj'
• LAGUNA d.d. NOVIGRAD
  Beach camping Sirena / Beach hotel Maestral
• PLAVA LAGUNA d.d. POREC
  Beach naturist camping Ulika / Beach hotel Laguna Materada / Beach hotel Bellevue / Beach hotel Galijot / Beach hotel Parentium / Beach hotel PC-a Lotosi / Beach hotel Delfin / Beach camping Zelena laguna / Beach camping Bijela uvala
• CITY OF POREC
  Beach 'Donji Spadici' / Beach 'Gradsko kupaliste', Porec
• RIVIERA HOLDING d.d. POREC
  Beach 'Crnika' / Beach 'Brulo'
• ANITA d.d. VRSAR
  Beach camping Valkanela / Beach T.N. Belvedere / Beach camping Porto Sole / Beach naturist center Koversada
• JADRAN-TURIST d.d. ROVINJ
  Beach 'Zabavni centar' T.N. Villas Rubin / Beach camping Vestar
• RABAC d.d. RABAC
  Beach 'Maslinica' / Beach 'Lanterna' / Beach 'St. Andrea' / Beach 'Girandella'
• MUNICIPALITY OF OMISALJ
  Beach 'Jadran Njivice'
• VECLA d.o.o. KRK
  Beach 'Porporela - Jezevac', Krk / Beach 'Drazica', Krk
• ZLATNI OTOK d.d. KRK
  Beach 'Camping Jezevac', Krk / Beach naturist camping Politin, Krk
• MUNICIPALITY OF BASKA
  'Vela Beach', Baska
• JADRANKA d.d. MALI LOSINJ
  Beach 'Veli zal - Suncana uvala', Mali Losinj / Beach 'Punta', Veli Losinj
• CITY OF RAB
  Beach 'Suha Punta - Karolina', Rab / Beach 'Rajska Beach - Crnika', Lopar
• BOX DRAMALJ-CRIKVENICA
  Beach 'Omorika', Dramalj
• GKTD MURVICA d.o.o. CRIKVENICA
  Beach 'Gradsko kupaliste', Crikvenica
• JADRAN d.d. CRIKVENICA
  Beach 'Pools in front of hotel Varazdin', Selce
• AKVAGAN SELCE
  Beach 'Poli mora', Selce
• GKTD IVANJ d.o.o. NOVI VINODOLSKI
  Glavna gradska Beach 'Lisanj', Novi Vinodolski
• CITY OF NOVALJA
  Beach 'Zrce'
• TURISTHOTEL d.d. ZADAR
  Beach T.N. Zaton
• BORIK d.d. ZADAR
  Beach 'Borik', Zadar
• BACVICE PLAZA d.o.o. SPLIT
  Beach 'Bacvice', Split
• HOTEL SPLIT d.d. SPLIT
  Beach hotel Split
• MLADINA d.o.o. PODSTRANA
  Beach 'Glavica', Dugi Rat
• MUNICIPALITY OF BRELA
  Beach 'Punta Rata', Brela
• HOTEL OSMINE d.d. SLANO
  Beach hotel Osmine
• H.T.C. DUBRAVA BABIN KUK d.d. DUBROVNIK
  Beach hotel Dubrovnik - President
• HOTEL NEPTUN d.d. DUBROVNIK
  Beach hotel Neptun
• AQUACITY d.o.o. VARAZDIN
  Beach 'AQUACITY', Trnovec Bartolovecki

Marinas

• TEHNOMONT - MARINA VERUDA d.o.o. PULA
  Tehnomont- Marina Veruda, Pula
• MARINA PUNAT d.d. PUNAT
  Marina Punat
• TANKERKOMERC d.d. ZADAR
  Marina Tankerkomerc
• SAS - ZADAR d.d.
  Marina Dalmacija, Bibinje-Sukosan
• PRIMOSTEN d.d. PRIMOSTEN
  Marina 'Kremik', Primosten
• LAGUNA TRADE d.o.o. ROGOZNICA
  Marina Frapa Rogoznica
• ACI - CLUB d.d. OPATIJA
  ACI-marina Umag /ACI-marina Opatija / ACI-marina Cres / ACI-marina Jezera / ACI-marina Vodice / ACI-marina Split / ACI-marina Milna / ACI-marina Vrboska / ACI-marina Korčula / ACI-marina Dubrovnik

What is "Blue Flag" award?

The Blue Flag is an exclusive eco-label awarded to more than 2,400 beaches and marinas in 21 countries across Europe in 2000.

The award of the Blue Flag is currently based on 27 criteria for beaches and 16 criteria for the marinas covering the same four aspects of management:
Water Quality
Environmental Education and Information
Environmental Management
Safety and Services.

The Blue Flag Campaign is owned and run by the independent non-profit organization Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (FEEE).
The Blue Flag is a symbol of high environmental standards as well as good sanitary and safety facilities at the beach/marina. The Blue Flag Campaign includes environmental education and information for the public, decisionmakers and tourism operators.

Read more about Blue Flag.