The beaches of Alicante
Playa San Juan
Shurly the most popular beach of Alicante and one says, it is one of the most beautiful beaches of Spain with 7 kilometers of length, recreation and sport offers, bars, restaurants, Discos and purchase possibilities. The beach is supervised in the summer months by the red cross and it exists possibility to rent boats, sunshades and couches. Since newest the promenade is on the entire road as pedestrian precinct, which invitates with his ambiente and the there standing banks for a rest. The only problem is the parking situation at the Playa San Juan, because the parking lots are not too much and very fast occupied in the summer.
Cabo Huertas
Toward the south Playa San Juan is followed by this beach. In principle a savage beach with rocks and little rough sand and gravel. This beach is ideally more for dog-owners, for diving or for fishing. In the there small bays also nudism is permitted. This beach is not supervised by the red cross.
Cala Palmera, Cala de los Cantarales, Cala de los Judios
Several small bays, which are formed by rocky steeply banks, less well for bathing than more for fishing or also for nudism.
Playa de la Almadraba
A small savage sandy beach, which is used almost exclusively by the inhabitants of the houses surrounding it. At the edges the beach is surrounded by a rocky shore only suitable for fishing or diving.
Playa de la Albufereta
This beach named after a former lagoon which was the port of the antique roman Lucentum, is a fine sand beach and offers itself for all forms of watersports. In the summer month safe bathing is ensured by the monitoring of the red cross.
Playa del Postiguet
The 900 meters long city beach of Alicante, directly in front of the Monte Benacantil and surrounded by a promenade with palms. This beach is much liked for its central situation and surrounded by bars and restaurants, which invite you with their culinary offers or a cool drink to stay a while. The red cross is also here in the summer months. For users of their own car, there is the possibility of parking at the obvious underground parking at the port, beside the hotel Melia.
Playa del Saladar (Urbanova)
This now not yet so routistic beach with its fine, seized golden sand, lies toward El Altet, in the air corridor of the airport. Here many parking lots are present and one find a good place at this 1.6 km long beach with its captivating sight over the entire bay of Alicante. Also this beach is ensured by the red cross in the season time.