It is a natural fine sand beach dominated by majestic meadows of Posidonia, the queen of our funds and which is equipped with all the services that as a user you can demand. From June 15 to September 15 offers lifeguard service from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Amphibious chair service and crutches for adapted bath from June 15 to September 14 from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm. It has been granted several environmental distinctions such as the Blue Flag, the Ecoplayas prize and has implemented an Integrated Management System complying with ISO 9001 and 14001 standards. Close to it is the "Cova de la Fustera", 10 m. of height, where we can see a magnificent perspective of both the coast of Benissa and the Rock of Ifach. A few meters away is the "Casa dels Cents Vents" center that houses the Tourist Info office Benissa Playa, the resident's attention office, a police checkpoint that operates from June 15 to September 15 as well as the Aula de la Mar, where environmental awareness activities related to the sea are carried out.
In the early nineteenth century, the phenomenon of the summer on the beaches of Santa Pola takes some entity. In Playa Grande and Playa Lisa there are numerous esparto and reed huts, which were the most popular room for holiday makers, most of them from Elche. The "Bath of the Sirens", located in the current port, was a Social Center for meetings for the most affluent vacationers. The Santa Pola Windsurf Club is located on this beach and in 2009 the "Windsurf Formula World Championship" was held. Length: 1.084 m. Services: it has all the services of the urban beaches. * Area for people with reduced mobility * Are for attention to people with psychic disability * Service of umbrellas and hammocks * Rescue, first aid and first aid service * Nautical areas: windsurfing, skates and water park * Public toilet * Restaurants, cafes, bars, shops ...
Due to its shallow waters, it gives children and adults maximum safety for bathing. Likewise, due to its good orientation to prevailing winds, it is an ideal beach for sailing sports such as Windsurfing, which is why the Club Wind Surf Area with more than 25 years old is here. Due to the phreatic level of the area, the drainage channel that limits Playa Lisa was built in its day. The maps of Rome show that the bay seen from Playa Lisa, called "Sinus Illicitanus", was a large lagoon that was drained in the 18th century. Length: 533 m Services: It has all the services of the urban beaches. * Service of umbrellas and hammocks * Rescue, first aid and first aid service * Nautical areas: windsurf and skates * Public toilet * Restaurants, cafes, bars, shops
This beach was awarded in the thematic distinction of "Rupture of Architectural Barriers and Care for People with Disabilities" by the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (FEEE). At the end of the 19th century, this beach became an improvised shipyard for the construction of fishing boats. In the year 1900 he anchored in the bay of Santa Pola the ship of the English Navy "Theseus", whose mission was to make observations of the Total Sun Eclipse that occurred on May 28 of that year. On board were the English and Scottish astronomical commissions, which had all the municipal facilities to carry out their work. In their free time, the staff of Theseus practiced a game called foot-ball in Playa de Levante, before the expectant looks of the santapoleros. For this reason it is said that Santa Pola was the first place in the Valencian Community where football was introduced and expanded. At that time, Santa Pola had 4100 inhabitants, and this beach was the favorite of the population. Along with trade and fishing, tourism began to leave its mark: the vacationers of Elche, the La Sirena baths, the barracks by the beach, the Theater and the Casino tell us the beginnings of an incipient growth of tourism in the zone. Length: 425 m Services: It has all the services of the urban beaches and the nautical zone of skates. In addition, it has a service area for people with disabilities (accessible point). * Services of umbrellas and hammocks * Rescue service, first aid and first aid * Chiringuitos * Public cleanings * Skate zone * Biosaludable Area and Children's Games * Free Wi-Fi zone (from the Curros bar to the accessible area)
Its name comes from the dry dock that is next to it. Previously it was called Playa de los Ingenieros because the varadero engineers lived nearby. In addition, it was the point of concentration for the traditional celebration of the afternoon of the mona de Pascua. Every year, at the beginning of July, the Tabarca-Santa Pola Swimming Crossing is celebrated, an international sporting event in which swimmers must swim a course of 5900 meros, departing on the island of Tabarca and arrival on this beach. Length: 475 m Services: It has all the services of the urban beaches. * Service of umbrellas and hammocks * Rescue service, first aid and first aid * Public Toilet * Nautical areas: skates, windsurf, kayak and paddle surf
As a curious historical fact, it should be noted that on this beach most of the contraband was made in the post-Civil War period. It is only accessible on foot from the beach of Pinet or Tamarit. On the beach of La Gola we find the pier of Salinas Bras del Port, whose construction was requested by Don Alfonso Llorens Ceriola in 1896 to the Ministry of Public Works to export the salt that they produced. Thus, the "decauville" wagons could directly pour the salt into the barges used to transport the salt to the ships anchored offshore. On this beach we can also observe several bunkers of the Spanish Civil War. These defensive constructions or machine-gun nests were built by Republican militiamen to protect the salt jetty. Length: 1,655 m Services: Basic equipment for being a beach qualified as natural for the protection and preservation of its environmental characteristics. There is a delimited area for Kitesurfing.
This beach is located in front of the chapel of the Virgen del Rosario and delimits the municipal district of Santa Pola. Behind this hermitage, in the rocky wall of the cape, is the Cueva de las Arañas, formerly known as the cave of the friars, which houses the cave painting of an equine. This painting is included in the group of rock paintings of the Mediterranean arch, declared by UNESCO as World Heritage. Length: 240 m Services: Natural beach with basic equipment and a beach bar.
Located next to the Natural Park of Las Salinas, in the extreme south-west of the municipality of Santa Pola. It is a virgin beach that can only be accessed on foot. Next to the Pinet beach are the Salinas de Bonmatí, built at the beginning of the 20th century, and the base of the Torre Vigía el Pinet, which crossed signs with the Castillo de Guardamar, with the Torre Vigía del Tamarit or with the Castillo- Fortress of Santa Pola. On the shores of this beach one of the hiking trails that crosses the Santa Pola dunes is born, where one of the 3 flora microreservas of the municipality of Santa Pola is located. This beach offers a beautiful view of the bay of Santa Pola. Length: 3,324 m. Services: Basic equipment for being a beach qualified as natural, for the protection and preservation of its environmental characteristics.
The beautiful Cabo Roig beach appears in the shelter of the cliff. Pleasant combination of colors. Descending along the reddish slope of the cliff, the toasted sand waits at the end of the road as if it were a prize, bathed by the blue water of a calm Mediterranean. The green bursts with the wild vegetation in the places where the orography minimally allows it, even among the sand of the beach itself. All wrapped up by the special luminosity of the Alicante coast, with its practically perennial warm rays of the sun and its clear and clear sky. The semicircular natural bay has been completed with a small breakwater, the small marina of Cabo Roig, the historic watchtower and the limits of the villas built up to the edge of the cliff. The beach is medium in size: 337 meters long and 43 meters wide. There are 3 access points to descend to the beach. From two of them you can descend without encountering stairs, so you can download without problem with the children's cart. It will be a bit heavy to climb, but it sure will be worth it, because in this beach the depth is very progressive and usually has few waves, which makes it a highly recommended beach for young children. The Cabo Roig beach faces south and it should be noted that in summer, in the afternoon the cliff causes shade on the sand from practically 7 pm. Therefore, the temperature softens more quickly than in other beaches. I like it, but if you want to sunbathe you have to take into account that from that time the sun will be in just a few places on the beach. The beach Cabo Roig has in summer all the services: lifeguard, medical attention, rent of umbrellas and sunbeds, "scooters" to "navigate", daily cleaning of the sand, ... It also has a chiringuito open from the morning until almost midnight. It's tiny, but it has 10 little tables to sit on while you drink something. It has music, but it is only heard from the beach on Sundays in the afternoon, when they perform dance sessions from 6 in the afternoon, and then in the evening they complete a show on the sand. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. I recommend having breakfast a day soon at the chiringuito. They have full breakfasts, with toast, juice, as well as continental breakfast with eggs and bacon. The Cabo Roig beach bar serves varied tapas, pizzas, hamburgers, sandwiches and some mixed dishes. You can also access from the sand to a restaurant that is on the side of the beach, and from there to the marina, where there is another restaurant. In these restaurants the menu is more complete, although they are not located on the beach sand. Cabo Roig beach is very safe for bathers and very sheltered from the winds. It is common for pretty boats to anchor in the bay, for something it will be ..., as the beach is marked out, the spaces that separate the entrance to the sea from jet skis and skates from the bathers area are respected, and the maximum point is also marked to which you can approach the boats to the beach. Although many people come to this beach in July and August, it is noteworthy that, like the rest of the beaches in the area, there are no crowds on the beaches, and you can "find a good place" at any time you approach. the beach without having other bathers within a hand of your towel, most likely on the first line or second. In other months, tranquility is absolute in these beaches: few people, no commercial premises, ... There is also no problem to park next to the beach accesses. As practically all Cabo Roig is urbanized with large and beautiful chalets, there are many places to park in the streets that are next to the accesses. It does not matter if it's August or the time you go to the beach that you can park well.
The beach of Mil Palmeras is a sandy beach of the municipality of Orihuela1 in the province of Alicante (Spain). This beach is bordered on the north by the beach of Barranco Rubio and on the south by the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada and has a length of 546 m, with an amplitude of 58 m. It is located in an urban environment, having access by street. It has a promenade and parking delimited. It is a marked beach, with a marked area for the exit of boats. This beach has the distinctive Blue Flag since 2001. With certifications of SICTED, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Flag Qualitur and Flag Q of Tourist Quality. Length: 346m. Surface: 15,570m2. The beach of Mil Palmeras is located at the mouth of the Cañada de Matamoros, which delimits the municipalities of Orihuela and Pilar de la Horadada. It is a natural, open beach with fine white sand. In the summer months it has the services of a beach bar, sunbeds and umbrellas. It has a children's game area.
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