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Beaches

Costa Blanca beaches are some of the finest in the whole of Spain, perhaps even Europe. The South of the Costa Blanca has a very different type of beach to those in the North of the Coast, with fine sand and a flatter more even landscape. They are what you would normally expect to find in the Mediterranean. Stretching from just south of Santa Pola to just north of La Mata are the pine forests and dunes, created to protect the seafront towns and villages from the coastal weather. These are most prominent in Guardamar and La Marina. The beaches in the North of the Costa Blanca (North of Altea) are usually rockier and have pebbles rather than sand. Some such as Moraira have made a great effort in creating an artificial sandy beach. However, what the beaches of the North lack in sand they certainly make up for in landscape and scenery.

Many Costa Blanca beaches will be Blue Flag standard. If you are at a Blue Flag beach, there will be certain services available to you. These can include: toilettes, restaurants, facilities for disabled, clean sand and water and most important, a lifeguard service. This will be of more use if you and your family try to stay next to the lookout tower and always in the time tables when this service is working. Some beaches even have climbing frames and child play areas and Beach Volley Ball nets.

The temperature on the Costa Blanca in summer is around 35.c and in full winter, at noon, could still be around 15 to 20.C. The sun's rays are strongest and most harmful at the beach, so it is vital to protect your skin, head and eyes from UV Rays and potential sun burns, especially for your children. Dehydration is also a risk, so don’t forget to have water and soft drinks at hand.

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