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Spain has about 8,000 kilometres of coastline and 3,000 listed beaches, only Italy has a longer coastline in Europe! It’s not a surprise: Spain is one of “the” top tourist destination for European with more than 20% of European travellers. For those in search of sun and sand at any time of year,… yes, you found it!
You will find excellent facilities and sandy beaches in all the Spanish Regions. In 2022, 120.000 properties were bought by foreigners! Have a look at our detailed analysis if you want to read more on that: Who are the foreigners buying properties in Spain?
How could you quickly find a nice beach in Spain?
Of course, you have to ask it to the local residents. But we want to help you if you want to plan before getting there! Don’t hesitate to tell us, should you think we missed one! We helped you with four sources:
1.Our top beaches sorted per Spanish Costas
We have created Infographics for the main Spanish Costas. You will find on those everything you should know on the Spanish Costas: Airports, AVE stations, Cities, Traditional & Flea markets, Outlets, Shopping malls, Unesco sites, kids parks, Natural parks, Golf courses, Universities and of course the top beaches.
2.The Blue Flag rating: 579 beaches in Spain
3.The Q rating: 248 beaches in Spain
4.The Top 10 Spanish beaches according to the Tourist Bureau
1. Our ranking of the best beaches in Spain sorted by Costas
We have created a series of “Must see activities” for each Spanish Costas and incorporated those in our newly released infographics. Click on any link and you will find a pdf downloadable version of each of those infographics.
The best beaches in the Spanish Islands
The best beaches in the Balearic Islands
- Balnearion de San Juan
- Playa Illetes (Formentera)
- Cala Comte (Ibiza)
- Playa de Muro Beach (Playa de Muro)
- Cala Pregonda (Minorque)
- Cala d’Hort (Ibiza)
- Cala Macarelleta (Minorque)
- Port de Pollença Beach (Port de Pollença)
- Playa de Alcudia (Port d’Alcudia)
- Playa de Son Bou (Alaior)
- Playa de Llevant (Formentera)
- Cala Turqueta (Ciudadela)
- Cala Mitjana (Cala Galdana)
- Playa Aguas Blancas (Ibiza)
- Playa de Migjorn (Migjorn)
- Cala Saladeta (Sant Antoni de Portmany)
- Cala Millor Beach (Cala Millor)
The best beaches in Canary Islands
- Pozo de la Salud (El Hierro)
- Playa de Cofete (Morro del Jable)
- Playa de las Conchas (Isla de Graciosa)
- El Cotillo Beach & Lagoons (El Cotillo)
- Playa de Benijo (Almaciga)
- Sotavento Beach (Costa Calma)
- Playa de Sotavento (Playa de Jandia)
- Playa del Matorral (Pajara)
- Playa de Las Canteras (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
- Monumento Natural de Ajuy (Fuerteventura)
- Playa Del Duque (Costa Adeje)
- Playa Dorada Beach (Playa Blanca)
- Piscinas Naturales El Caleton (Garachico)
- Playa El Bollullo (Puerto de la Cruz)
- Playa de las Vistas (Los Cristianos)
- Playa de Maspalomas (Maspalomas)
The best beaches in the Spanish Costas
The best beaches in the Costa de Almería
- Balneario de Sierra Alhamilla (Almería),
- Monsul Beach (San Jose),
- Playa de los Muertos (Carboneras),
- Serena Beach (Roquetas de Mar),
- Playa de los Genoveses (Cabo de Gata),
- Playa de Aguadulce (Aguadulce),
- Cala de Enmedio (Agua Amarga),
- El Playazo (Rodalquilar),
- Garrucha Beach (Garrucha),
- Playas de Vera (Vera),
- Cala del Plomo (Agua Amarga)
The best beaches in the Costa de Azahar
- Playa Almadrava (Benicàssim),
- Playa Benicarló (Benicarló),
- Balneario Villavieja (Castellón),
- Playa Marina D’Or (Castellón),
- Playa Romana(Castellón),
- Playa Moro (Alcocébre),
- Playa Sant Antoni (Cullera),
- Playa Gandia (Gandia),
- Playa Serradal(Alcocébre),
- Playa Xeraco (Xeraco),
- Playa Peñiscola (Peñíscola),
- Playa Alcossebre (Alcocébre),
- Playa Benicàssim (Benicàssim),
- Playa Vinaros (Vinarós)
The best beaches in the Costa Barcelona
- Balneario Titus (Arenys de Mar),
- Balneario Hotel Colón (Caldes d’Estrac),
- Santa Susanna,
- Malgrat de mar (Maresme),
- PREMIÀ DE MAR (Maresme),
- San Bartolomé y santa Tecla,
- Vilassar de mar (Barcelona),
- playa principal de Calella (Calella),
- Roca Grossa (Calella), Barceloneta Beach (Barcelona),
- La Playa de Sitges (Sitges),
- Beach Castelldelfels Barcelona (Castelldefels),
- Playa de Castelldefels (Castelldefels),
- Playa Balmins (Sitges),
- Bogatell Beach (Barcelona),
- Platja de Ribes Roges (Vilanova i la Geltru),
- Badalona Beach (Badalona),
- Passeig Marítim (Sitges),
- Nova Mar Bella Beach (Barcelona),
- Playa de Sant Sebastia (Sitges),
- Ocata Beach (El Masnou),
- Delta del Llobregat (El Prat de Llobregat),
- Playa del Hombre Muerto (Sitges),
- Sausalito Beach (Sitges),
- Platja de la Nova Icaria (Barcelone),
- Platja de Gava (Gava)
The best beaches in the Costa Blanca
- Poniente Beach (Benidorm),
- Playa de la Fossa o Levante (Calpe),
- Arenal Beach (Javea),
- Las Salinas de Torrevieja (Torrevieja),
- Promenade of Calpe (Calpe),
- Guardamar Moncayo Beach (Guardamar del Segura),
- Cala Finestrat Beach (Finestrat),
- Playa del Albir (El Albir), Playa El Carabassi (Elche),
- Cala del Moraig (Benitachell),
- Playa de Guardamar (Alicante),
- Altea Beach (Altea),
- Playa L’Ampolla (Moraira)
The best beaches in the Costa Brava
- Cala Senyor Ramon,
- Platja de s’Agaró,
- Cala Futadera,
- Platja del Castell de Palamos,
- Cala Boadella
The best beaches in the Costa Calida
- Playa de Calblanque (Cartagena),
- Cala del Pino et Plage Entremares (La Manga),
- Playa Portús (Cartagena),
- Playa Barraca Quemada de La Llana (San Pedro del Pinatar),
- Playa Amarilla (Águilas),
- Playa La Carolina (Águilas),
- Playa de Percheles (Mazarrón),
- Playa Baño de las Señoritas (Lorca),
- Cala Cortina (Cartagena),
- Cala Blanca (Lorca)
The best beaches in the Costa Daurada
- Balneario de Coma-Ruga (Vendrell)
- Llevant Beach (Salou)
- Llarga Beach (Salou)
- Playa de la Pineda (La Pineda)
- Capellans Beach (Salou)
- Cambrils Beach Platja Prat d’En Fores y Regueral (Cambrils)
- Playa El Torn Naturist Beach (L’Hospitalet de l’Infant)
- Playa El Milagro (Tarragona)
- Playa de Arrabassada (Tarragona)
- Playa La Savinosa (Tarragona)
- Platja de la Llosa (Cambrils)
- Playa Cristal (Miami Platja)
The best beaches in the Costa de la Luz
- Playa de Isla de Canela,
- Playa de Punta Umbria,
- Playa de torre de la Higuera,
- Playa de matalascañas,
- Playa cruz del mar,
- Playa del rompidillo,
- Playa la caleta,
- Playa de la Cortadura,
- Cala de Roche,
- Playa de los caños de Meca,
- Playa del Cañuelo,
- Paya de los Lances
The best beaches in the Costa del Sol
- Playa de la Cala Mijas (La Cala de Mijas)
- Playa La Carihuela (Torremolinos)
- Playa El Bajondillo (Torremolinos)
- Burriana Beach (Nerja)
- Puerto Cabopino Beach and Marina (Marbella)
- Playa de La Malagueta (Malaga)
- Playa Del Cristo (Estepona)
- Playa de la Cala el Cañuelo (Nerja)
- Playa de San Pedro de Alcantara (San Pedro de Alcantara)
- Playa Los Alamos / El Canuelo (Torremolinos)
- Playa Arroyo de La Miel (Benalmadena)
- Carvajal Beach (Benalmadena)
The best beaches in the Costa Tropical
- Playa de Calahonda,
- Playa de La Rijana,
- Playa de Castell de Ferro,
- Playa de La Mamola,
- Playa de La Herradura
The best beaches in the Costa de Valencia
- Playa de Malvarrosa,
- Playa de Pinedo,
- Platja de la Malladeta,
- Playa de San Antonio,
- Playa de Jeresa,
- Playa de Daimus,
- Playa de Oliva
2. Blue Flag rating: 579 beaches in Spain
In Spain, you can choose from 579 beaches, 100 Marina resorts and five sustainable tourist boats, all distinguished with the prestigious Blue Flag award, thanks to their quality and safety.
As such, Spain is the top nation in terms of site ranked by the Blue Flag system.
What does this mean?
- One out of five beaches in Spain has a Blue Flag!
- One out of six beaches in the World is Spanish!
This award is bestowed by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). This institution was created in 1987 by Europe but now is a worldwide organisation.
What does this distinction guarantee?
The sites are ranked on 31 different criteria’s: Environment, Water Quality, Safety,… Have a look at the full list of criteria’s here.
3. Q for Quality distinction rating: 248 beaches in Spain
This rating is awarded by the Spanish Tourism Quality Institute (ICTE). The Tourism Institute ranks not only beaches but as well many different sites for the quality and safeness of their sites: campings, hotels, Golfs, Touristic activities,…
Find all lists of the best beaches for all the Spanish Costas in our papers on all the Spanish Costas and on the infographics: Enjoy all the Spanish Costas: get the best out of it: our top papers of 2017
4. The top 10 beaches according to the Tourist Bureau of Spain
- Illetes, Formentera, Balearic Islands
- As Catedrais, Galicia
- La Concha, San Sebastian
- Bolonia, Costa de la Luz
- El Cofete, Las Palmas, Canary Islands
- Cala Bassa, Ibiza, Balearic Islands
- Las Canteras, Las Palmas, Canary Islands
- Rodas, Galicia
- Platja Gran, Cadaqués, Costa Brava
- Cué, Llanes, Asturias, Costa Verde
Source: Spain Tourist Bureau
If you want to have some pictures of those beaches, google image is a good start but have a look at the impressive database on the website of Aena (the company managing the Spanish airports).
Are you booking your holidays soon? Read our last paper: Our best ideas for planning your holidays in Spain! Our top 2017 papers!
Here are 8 reasons why you need more holidays to enjoy the best Spanish beaches?
Don’t hesitate to tell us what’s your favourite beach or if you found an even more beautiful one to share with our readers!
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The islands of eternal spring
Endless tongues of white sand and turquoise waters to get lost, beautiful virgin bays for sunbathing surrounded by wild nature. With more than 500 beaches of all types and colours, an excellent climate installed in the eternal spring with long sunny days and temperatures between 19 and 25 degrees throughout the year, the Canary Islands are the envy of all Europe.
Why will you love the Canary Islands?
Apart from the weather, the Canary Islands are also known for hosting the second most popular carnival in the world after Rio de Janeiro. It is celebrated in February in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, although the most famous version is the Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The Canary Islands also have the highest mountain in Spain, the Teide volcano. Its surroundings are within the boundaries of the National Park of the same name, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the best places to contemplate the stars and enjoy the night sky.
Sand lovers, photographers and nature lovers will feel perfect on the islands because the diversity of its landscapes is one of those breathtaking spectacles. Deserted golden sands, beaches of volcanic sand and dramatic cliffs with incredible caves in La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
Also, the ideal climate and the immense nature make the land suitable to go out and enjoy them doing sports. Golf, football, surfing, fishing or diving are some of the options to choose from. The Canary Islands also have many water parks for both the little ones and adults. Play with the best golf club sets in Spain thanks to our local partner.
Playa de las Cucharas, Lanzarote
The Treasures of the Canary Islands
The most populated islands are Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The two have almost 900,000 inhabitants each. Then follow, Lanzarote, with almost 150,000 inhabitants, Fuerteventura, with a little more than 100,000 people living there, La Palma, with 80,000 inhabitants, La Gomera, with 20,000, and El Hierro, with just over 10,000 inhabitants.
Gran Canaria is only accessible by ferry and plane. There is an airport connecting to the main cities of Spain and Europe. It is also easy to get to the other islands of the archipelago by plane and ferry. There is a highway that connects the north and the south, and many other routes that lead to any corner of Gran Canaria.
Tenerife, like Gran Canaria, is only accessible by ferry and plane, the best option. Tenerife has two airports, one in the north and one in the south with connections to the main cities of Spain and Europe.
There is also a highway connecting the North to the South and other major routes that make anywhere on the island accessible in less than three hour drive.
The rest of the islands, except La Gomera, have airports that connect with the other islands and some (such as Fuerteventura and Lanzarote) also offer flights to Barcelona and Madrid. These islands also have ferry connections with the rest of the islands, so you can connect between them by plane or boat.
Gran Canaria
Parties and events
The main festivals that are celebrated in the Canary Islands are the following:
- The Dwarf Dance in Santa Cruz de La Palma, where a chorus of men (doctors, gentlemen, navigators, etc.) walk to the rhythm of the melody.
- The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the quintessential fiesta of the islands.
- The Naval Car of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
- The Pilgrimage of San Isidro Labrador. It is a religious festival, but with a playful and traditional character.
- The Feasts of the Virgin of Candelaria.
- The Carnival of Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife), is one of the most popular in the area.
- The Indians on the island of La Palma, where the arrival of the “Indianos” is recalled, a name that was known in the Canary Islands to the islanders who emigrated to America and returned to the islands.
Tenerife
The real estate market in the Canary Islands
During the years of the crisis, the prices of the apartments fell to 2001 levels, as in the whole country. In the last two years, the real estate market is experiencing a slow recovery. For example, the price per square meter in Las Palmas is about 1,500 €, while in 2008 was its peak, when the price was more than € 2,000 per square meter. Gran Canaria is still one of the cheapest places in Spain where you can buy a house. As of March 2022, prices were at 1,595€/sq m.
As for Tenerife, in 2021, the price per square meter on the island was around € 1300 (in the capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the price per square meter was almost € 1,700). Expectations for 2023 are that the market will continue to grow, but a little slower when compared to Barcelona or Madrid
So does the origin of buyers, Karin Muegge of Immorent Canarias, states that the Canary Islands attract people from all over Europe.
“Among them, British, Germans, French and Italians are the main buyers. If we look in more detail who are the main buyers, Ian Meyer of Tate Properties Tenerife notes that ” the British, Belgians and Italians are among the main buyers”.
Likewise, all these trends may change in the future, for example, although the British are the main buyers, as happens in other parts of Spain adds Konstantin Hinner.
In regard to what areas are preferred by foreigners, if we look at the case of Tenerife, Konstantin Hinner Insular Projects SA explains that “after the crisis, we see that the southern part of the island is receiving as much of the foreign investment as before, however, there is a tendency to invest less in this area, the most tourist part of Tenerife, and to invest in the rural area where the locals live, not far from Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the university city of San Cristobal de la Laguna “.
Check the real estate price evolution for the Canary Islands since 1995
For more on that, read our detailed quarterly report on the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria property market and the Canary Islands property market.
Read the article written by our local property finder, Manuel, in Tenerife: Tenerife property investment: a Case study of property for sale in Tenerife or check the one we wrote on the real estate market of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Gran Canaria, the tropical gem of Spain
If you want to check the monthly weather statistics for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria follow to link.
Download here our map of the Canary Islands
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Canary Islands Infographic information
- Airports: Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, Tenerife
- Ave stations: –
- Cities: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (379,000 inhabitants), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (203,600 inhabitants), San Cristóbal de la Laguna (153,100 inhabitants), Telde (102,200 inhabitants), Arrecife (58,500 inhabitants), Puerto del Rosario (38,100 inhabitants), Maspalomas (36,100 inhabitants),
- Unesco sites: San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999), Garajonay National Park (1986), Teide National Park (2007). Find all the UNESCO Sites in Spain on our page: “10 reasons why you should buy in Spain”
- Top beaches: Pozo de la Salud (El Hierro), Playa de Cofete (Morro del Jable), Playa de las Conchas (Isla de Graciosa), El Cotillo Beach & Lagoons (El Cotillo), Playa de Benijo (Almaciga), Playa Sotavento (Costa Calma), Playa de Sotavento, Playa de Jandia, Playa del Matorral (Pajara), Playa de Las Canteras (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), Monumento Natural de Ajuy (Fuerteventura), Playa Del Duque (Costa Adeje), Playa Dorada Beach (Playa Blanca), Piscinas Naturales El Caleton (Garachico), Playa El Bollullo (Puerto de la Cruz), Playa de las Vistas (Los Cristianos), Playa de Maspalomas (Maspalomas)
- Kids Parks: Siam Park (Adeje), Oasis Park Fuerteventura (Fuerteventura), Loro Park (Puerto de la Cruz), Holiday World Maspalomas (Maspalomas), Katmandu park
- Shopping Malls & Outlets: Siam Mall (Adeje), Centro Comercial Las Arenas (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), Centro Comercial Meridiano (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Marina Lanzarote (Arrecife)”
- Traditional & Flea markets: Mercado del puerto market (Palmas de Gran Canaria), Las Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)
- Top golf courses: Abama, Golf del Sur, Anfi Tauro, Tecina, Maspalomas, El Cortijo Play with the best golf clubs sets in Spain thanks to our local partner.
- Natural Parks: Caldera de Taburiente (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Garajonay (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Teide (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Timanfaya (Las Palmas)
- University: Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria), Universidad de la Laguna (Tenerife)
- Hospitals: Hospital Universitario de Canarias (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Hospitales San Roque (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Read further on the Balearic Islands and Spain
- TOURIST OFFICES:
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- San Cristóbal de la Laguna
- AIRPORTS: All the Spanish Airports and flights info on the official site of AENA
- BEACHES: Where will you find the top beaches in Spain?
- GOLFS: Reread our Summer paper on the subject What are the top golf courses in Spain? Play with the best golf clubs sets in Spain thanks to our local partner. Check the Spanish Federation here: Looking for a Golf Club in Spain?
- KIDS PARKS: Our selection of the Top parks for children in Spain
- MUST VISIT IN SPAIN: Our top 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain, Find all the Unesco sites in Spain
Find all our other articles and maps on the Spanish Costas:
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The Aena, the company managing all the airports in Spain, just released its quarterly report analysing the airport passenger activity to any airport in Spain.
During the first quarter of 2018, 49.9m passengers went through Spanish airports, a 9.7% growth vs the year before.
What are the top 10 airports in Spain – first quarter of 2018?
- Madrid-Barajas is the biggest airport in Spain with more than 12m passengers transported during the first quarter of 2018
- Barcelona – El Prat airport had nearly 10m passengers transported
- Gran Canaria airport 3.5m passengers
- Malaga airport 3.1m passengers
- Tenerife South airport 2.9m passengers
- Palma airport 2.7m passengers
- Alicante airport 2.4m passengers
- Lanzarote airport 1.7m passengers
- Valencia airport 1.5m passengers
- Fuerteventura airport 1.5m passengers
What are the six Spanish airports with the biggest growth during the first quarter of 2018?
- Granada-Jaen airport had a 31% growth with 242.038 passengers transported during the first quarter
- Seville airport had a 30% growth with 1,388,594 passengers transported
- Santander airport had a 30% growth with 206,924 passengers transported
- Valencia airport had a 28% growth with 1,533,639 passengers transported
- Ibiza airport had a 25% growth with 605,275 passengers transported
- Tenerife North airport had a 21% growth with 1,167,136 passengers transported
We noted that Valencia was very active for real estate investors since mid-2017. It looks like those statistics concur with our analysis.
Remember our paper on what are the top 10 Spanish cities where foreigners buy property?
The top 5 Spanish Cities for purchases by foreigners are
- Alicante with #18.847 transactions (23% of transactions by foreigners)
- Malaga with #10.761 transactions (13% of transactions by foreigners)
- Barcelona #7.332 transactions (9% of transactions by foreigners)
- Madrid #6.301 transactions (8% of transactions by foreigners)
- The Balears #5.910 transactions (7% of transactions by foreigners)
Apart from Alicante at the first place, all the other cities are in the top 5 for the airport ranking.
Check our resources before booking your holidays:
Find a lot of useful information, hours of sun per year, Unesco sites in Spain, transport network, and much more on our page “10 reasons why you should want to buy a property in Spain”
Find all our papers and infographics on the Spanish Costas with all the useful activities:
Find everything on the Costa del Sol: its Airports, its AVE stations, its Cities and villages, its shopping places: Traditional & Flea markets, Outlets and shopping malls. What should you visit? The Unesco sites, the parks for kids, the green parks, the golf courses, the universities and last but not least the top beaches. Check our infographic.
Our infographics on city trips in Alicante, Malaga, Madrid and Barcelona:
Before picking a city for your holidays, have a look at the monthly weather statistics on the top 20 Spanish Cities here:
Last but not least, read all our “Summer articles for enjoying all the nice places of Spain”
Enjoy your holidays in Spain.
Source: Aena
Senior Analyst and Strategist at HTBIS
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