ORIHUELA, ORIHUELA BEACHES

Alicante province tops Blue Flag beaches leaderboardFind out which new beaches have gained or regained the prestigious award, and which have lost theirs in 2025 Poniente beach in Benidorm With a total of 89 Blue Flags, Alicante has received more of these distinctions than any other province.. 08/05/2025

Top beaches to visit in Alicante, Spain: Ultimate Costa Blanca South beach guideVisit the top beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca in Alicante The Costa Blanca is a paradise strip of coastline on Spain’s eastern coast, in the Alicante province of Valencia. Encompassing such tourist hotspots as Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa..

Cala Cerrada beach, Orihuela (La Zenia)A popular beach with those living locally in the La Zenia residential area This relatively small beach (only 167 metres long, according to the official description) is one of the two which serve the La Zenia residential area, the other being Cala Bosque..

Overview of Orihuela beachesOrihuela has 16km of coastline with a wide range of different beaches The 16km of coast belonging to the municipality of Orihuela lie around 20km south-east of the town itself, following the CV-95 past Bigastro and San Miguel de Salinas. The beaches have for..

Cala Capitán beach, Orihuela (Cabo Roig) A beautiful and well-equipped beach to take your breath away! If you’ve never been to Cala Capitán before, and arrive early in the morning on a clear day, before the rest of the day’s swimmers and sunbathers have poured onto the sand, you..

La Caleta beach, Orihuela (Cabo Roig) Safe bathing at the foot of the 16th-century watchtower The Cabo Roig residential area occupies a headland jutting out into the Mediterranean, and while the tip of the headland is rocky (as is to be expected), there are beaches on both the southern and northern..

Aguamarina beach, Orihuela A relatively quiet beach next to a protected cliffside nature reserve The Aguamarina residential area lies between the more heavily populated urbanizations of Campoamor and Cabo Roig, and its beach is also less visited than its neighbours to the north and south..

The beach of La Glea in Campoamor Half a kilometre of fine white sand, parking nearby and beach-side restaurants all year round Campoamor was just another area of Spain’s unspoilt and unexploited coastline until the early 1960s, but now the area is a well-established semi-urban residential..

Barranco Rubio beach, Orihuela (Campoamor) Orihuela’s longest beach is well equipped all year round According to the official figures, Playa Barranco Rubio is Orihuela Costa’s longest beach at 655 metres, and although it is not the widest there is enough room to ensure that it is also one..

Playa Mil Palmeras Orihuela The last beach on the border with Pilar de la Horadada Located right at the southern end of Orihuela Costa, Mil Palmeras beach is shared with the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada, and is separated from the rest of the Orihuela coastline by the valley of..

Punta Prima and Punta Prima beach Elevator access to this south-facing beach on the border with Torrevieja Punta Prima is the headland which marks the border between the municipalities of Orihuela and Torrevieja, which lies immediately to the north. No residential development took place here..

Cala Mosca Beach, Orihuela (Playa Flamenca area)Small but beautiful, a lovely destination for a day out, plus dog beach Located on the shore of the Playa Flamenca residential area, Cala Mosca is the shortest of Orihuela’s beaches at only 108 metres, but due to its width (63 metres on average)..

Cala las Estacas beach, Orihuela (Playa Flamenca area) A popular urban beach with shops and bars nearby Lying between the residential areas of La Zenia to the south and Playa Flamenca to the north is the Rambla de las Estacas, a floodwater channel which runs into the sea in this funnel-shaped cove. The result..

Cala Bosque beach, Orihuela (La Zenia) Excellent facilities for the disabled and a wide swathe of sand for all sun-lovers Located next to the popular residential area of La Zenia, this busy beach is most easily reached by turning off the N-332 at the La Zenia roundabout and following the Avenida..