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Accessible Beaches 2020: Applications accepted and beaches confirmed to date
Updated : 21/08/2020
Of the 208 applications, 183 relate to coastal or transitional beaches – 18 in the Azores and 7 in Madeira – and 45 to inland beaches, located in rivers and reservoirs.
In a transitional period, during which the annual on-the-spot verification of compliance with the accessibility conditions required for the award is still ongoing, the information now disseminated will be updated as the candidate bathing areas obtain it.
The final list of award-winning beaches will be released as soon as possible.
Attention is drawn to the differences introduced this year in the length of bathing seasons in bathing areas, the fixing of which was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Ministerial Implementing Order No 136/2020, of 4 June, and there has been a general shortening of the periods during which the presence of lifeguards will be ensured.
Check HERE the beaches awarded by the Accessible Beach program - Beach for All! in 2020 ( PDF | 556 KB | 9 pages )
Updated 21/08/2020