Beaches

• Blue Flag
  Comporta, Carvalhal and Pego beaches all possess ‘Blue flags’ as they conform with a series of criteria on issues such as natural environment, safety, user comfort, information and environmental awareness. This conformity is regularly evaluated by Herdade da Comporta.
  
  
• Accessible Beach
  Comporta, Carvalhal and Pego beaches also posses "Accessible beach” flags. This award is accredited to beaches that satisfy a set of access requirements for people with limited mobility. In the context of this project, Herdade da Comporta has made available at Comporta beach amphibious wheel chairs that make it possible for handicapped people to bathe in the sea in conditions of safety and with adequate lifeguard support.
  
  
• Environmental Certification
  Herdade da Comporta have implemented an Environmental Management System at Comporta and Pego beaches following the NP EN ISO 14001 norm requirements. Its environmental performance is evaluated periodically through audits carried out by Herdade da Comporta and by the Portuguese Certification Association (APCER), thus demonstrating the credible control of environmental impacts caused by beach exploitation, pollution prevention and compliance with environmental legislation. In this context, Herdade da Comporta, also promotes awareness campaigns and environmental education to the local communities and the beach users, as well as assuring an annual training plan based on environmental issues for people associated with the beach usage and management.

• Gold Quality
In order to enhance the beaches that over the past five years had consistently good water quality or excellent quality (having regard to the classification of existing legislation), and that in this sense, offer greater reliability with regard to the quality of bathing water, the Quercus awarded the beaches of Comporta, Carvalhal and Pego the distinction of beaches with Gold Quality.