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Mejores playas in Spain

Ordenamos 3,647 beaches por la información objetiva disponible: controles sanitarios históricos, servicios, accesibilidad, socorrismo, Bandera Azul y características. La popularidad en votaciones públicas aporta solo una señal secundaria.

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Playa Doniños 1 Ferrol · A Coruña

Playa Doniños

Sand · 1,700 m 19 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa Maspalomas 2 San Bartolomé de Tirajana · Las Palmas

Playa Maspalomas

Sand · 2,710 m 25 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa de Bakio 3 Bakio · Vizcaya

Playa de Bakio

Sand · 982 m 24 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa del Puerto de Sagunto 4 Sagunto/Sagunt · Valencia

Playa del Puerto de Sagunto

Sand · 1,200 m 27 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa Rodiles 5 Villaviciosa · Asturias

Playa Rodiles

Sand · 1,100 m 23 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa de Calafell 6 Calafell · Tarragona

Playa de Calafell

Sand · 1,100 m 27 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
7 Barbate · Cádiz

Playa Zahara de Los Atunes

Sand · 1,111 m 28 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details
Playa de Muro 8 Muro · Islas Baleares

Playa de Muro

Sand · 4,200 m 29 °C · Clear ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa El Palmar 9 Vejer de la Frontera · Cádiz

Playa El Palmar

Sand · 3,300 m 30 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa Punta Umbria 10 Punta Umbría · Huelva

Playa Punta Umbria

Sand · 3,800 m 27 °C · Mostly cloudy ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa La Herradura 11 Almuñécar · Granada

Playa La Herradura

Gravel · 2,050 m 27 °C · Clear ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa de Las Catedrales 12 Ribadeo · Lugo

Playa de Las Catedrales

Sand · 880 m 21 °C · sunny intervals with light rain ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details
13 El Vendrell · Tarragona

Playa de Sant Salvador

Sand · 1,300 m 28 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa Melenara 14 Telde · Las Palmas

Playa Melenara

Sand · 350 m 27 °C · overcast with light rain ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa de Xeraco 15 Xeraco · Valencia

Playa de Xeraco

Sand · 2,700 m 27 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa Cala Cortina 16 Cartagena · Murcia

Playa Cala Cortina

Sand / Gravel · 210 m 28 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa Salve 17 Laredo · Cantabria

Playa Salve

Sand · 4,250 m 24 °C · High cloud Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details
Playa de Los Locos 18 Suances · Cantabria

Playa de Los Locos

Sand / Cobbles · 350 m 22 °C · High cloud ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details

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BeachAnnual water qualityBlue FlagAccessibleLifeguardsFacilities
Playa DoniñosFerrolExcellentYesYesYes7 published
Playa MaspalomasSan Bartolomé de TirajanaExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa de BakioBakioExcellentYesYesYes8 published
Playa del Puerto de SaguntoSagunto/SaguntExcellentYesYesYes7 published
Playa RodilesVillaviciosaExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa de CalafellCalafellExcellentYesYesYes6 published
Playa Zahara de Los AtunesBarbateExcellentYesUnknownYes7 published
Playa de MuroMuroExcellentYesYesYes4 published
Playa El PalmarVejer de la FronteraExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa Punta UmbriaPunta UmbríaExcellentYesYesYes6 published
Playa La HerraduraAlmuñécarExcellentYesYesYes8 published
Playa de Las CatedralesRibadeoExcellentYesUnknownYes5 published
Playa de Sant SalvadorEl VendrellExcellentYesYesYes6 published
Playa MelenaraTeldeExcellentYesYesYes6 published
Playa de XeracoXeracoExcellentYesYesYes6 published
Playa Cala CortinaCartagenaExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa SalveLaredoExcellentUnknownYesYes8 published
Playa de Los LocosSuancesExcellentYesUnknownYes6 published

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Historical water quality contributes up to 25 points; facilities 20; Blue Flag 15; accessibility 15; the detail of the physical profile 15; and lifeguards and first aid 10. Popularity can contribute up to 30 points when an identified, dated public poll is available: first place receives 30, last place 5 and intermediate positions a proportional score. This signal never replaces the other criteria, and unknown fields are not treated as “no”.

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