Costa Nostrum was established in 2015 as an awarded startup company, with the purpose of promoting and implementing the private certification standard “Certification Standard for Sustainable Management and Development of the Mediterranean Beaches – Costa Nostrum Sustainable Beaches”, through the effect of which the sustainable management and development of each beach may be achieved in an objective manner and succeeding to “convert” a simple beach, into a worldwide top destination, with a sustainability certification.

Among the municipalities that we have certified their beaches are large tourist municipalities of Crete - Greece, the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, the Municipality of Hersonissos and the Municipality of Heraklion and 5star luxurious hotel units.

The protocol Costa Nostrum - Sustainable Beaches it can operate either simultaneously or independently of the Blue Flag program.

The Costa Nostrum - Sustainable Beaches protocol has been recognized as Good Practice for the European Interreg Programs BLUEIslands, and MISTRAL and we have distinguished at the European and Greek Business Awards for the Environment 2020.

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Concluding, we believe that the implementation of the Costa Nostrum - Sustainable Beaches protocol at your municipal - region beaches, will contribute greatly to the tourist promotion, recognition of the provided services and characteristics of the beaches, showing among other things, with the best way, the unique natural beauty of the particular coastal ecosystem, with results, attracting new visitors, increasing their satisfaction and contributing at the even greater economic growth of your municipality - region.

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