Best Beaches with Sunbeds in Valencia and the Costa Blanca

We rank the 17 beaches with sunbeds and umbrellas in Valencia and the Costa Blanca. Playa de Moraira (Spain) comes first with 4.4 / 5, followed by Playa del Arenal, Javea, Playa del Moncayo, Guardamar.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 17 of the 17 have easy access.

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1Playa de Moraira

Moraira, Costa Blanca · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Moraira is a small, upmarket town on the Costa Blanca with a calm sandy cove and an old fishing quarter.

2Playa del Arenal, Javea

Javea, Costa Blanca · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

Playa del Arenal is the main beach of Javea, a long crescent of fine sand with clear water and a lively promenade.

3Playa del Moncayo, Guardamar

Guardamar del Segura, Costa Blanca · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Playa del Moncayo is a long beach of fine sand in Guardamar del Segura, backed by high dunes and a pine forest planted to hold them.

4Playa Paraiso, Villajoyosa

Villajoyosa, Costa Blanca · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Playa Paraiso is a wide beach of pale sand in Villajoyosa, with palms along the back and clear turquoise water.

5Playa Arenal-Bol, Calpe

Calpe, Costa Blanca · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

Arenal-Bol is the main beach of Calpe, a wide stretch of fine sand with the great rock of Penon de Ifach rising behind it.

6Playa de Bolnuevo

Mazarron, Murcia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A wide golden beach in Murcia with calm warm water, next to the Gredas de Bolnuevo, sandstone towers sculpted by wind and water.

7Playa de la Olla, Altea

Altea, Costa Blanca · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Playa de la Olla is a pebble beach along the seafront of Altea on the Costa Blanca, with the white old town and blue-domed church on the hill behind.

8Playa de Poniente

Benidorm, Costa Blanca · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

Poniente is the calmer of the two big city beaches of Benidorm, with fine golden sand and a long promenade.

9Playa de San Juan

Alicante, Costa Blanca · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Playa de San Juan is a long beach of fine golden sand on the northern edge of Alicante, backed by palm trees and a wide promenade.

10Playa del Postiguet, Alicante

Postiguet, Alicante, Valencia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Playa del Postiguet is the main city beach of Alicante, a curved stretch of golden sand below the Santa Barbara castle on its rock.

11Playa de Gandia

Gandia, Valencia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Gandia has one of the widest beaches on the Valencia coast, with fine golden sand, shallow water and a long promenade.

12Playa de la Malvarrosa

Valencia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

The best-known city beach of Valencia, a wide stretch of fine sand backed by a palm-lined promenade.

13Playa de Les Marines, Denia

Denia, Costa Blanca · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

Les Marines is a long, flat beach of dark sand north of Denia, with calm shallow water and very gentle slopes.

14Playa de la Mata, Torrevieja

La Mata, Torrevieja, Alicante · 4.1 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Playa de la Mata is a long, flat beach of fine sand in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca, with shallow water and a promenade behind.

15Playa de Levante

Benidorm, Costa Blanca · 4.1 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

The main sandy beach of Benidorm, curving along the east side of the old town beneath a high-rise skyline.

16Playa San Antonio, Cullera

Cullera, Valencia · 4.1 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Playa San Antonio is a wide beach of fine sand in Cullera, lined with palms and backed by apartment blocks and the hill of the castle.

17Torrevieja Beach

Torrevieja, Costa Blanca · 4.0 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Torrevieja has several sand beaches within the town, with thatched parasols, sunbeds and warm shallow water.

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How we picked these beaches

Included when our practical info says sunbeds or umbrellas can be rented on or next to the beach, then ranked by editorial score. Prices change each season, so confirm locally. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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