Spanish Council Installs Cameras to Make it Easier to Decide Which Beach to Visit

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Live cameras on beaches Credit: San Roque Council

THE municipality of San Roque has 17 kilometres of beach front (with four blue flag beaches) covering Puente Mayorga and Campamento and then Alcaidesa to Sotogrande and Torreguadiaro so there is plenty of choice of which beach to visit

Its mayor, Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix, recognises that these are very popular beaches, attracting literally thousands of visitors and in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the council has increased the amount spent on the beaches this year to €1.5 million.

Not only has it been strengthening existing services such as cleaning and citizen security but three new services have been launched. One is through the Internet, and includes an application for mobile devices, which reports on the capacity of each beach, the flag that flies (red, amber or green) and wind speed.

Next, a public address system has also been installed to remind beach goers of the rules that must be followed and now video cameras have been installed in prime areas that attract the most visitors so at a glance, you can see how busy each area is.

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