Dog-friendly beaches in Catalonia and the Valencian Community

COVID-19 UPDATE:

Due to the exceptional situation caused by Covid-19, many of the dog-friendly beaches mentioned in this blog may not be operational this summer 2020 due to capacity modifications.

For added safety, we recommend that you contact the local Tourist Office before visiting their beaches.

With the arrival of the holidays, we want to make sure that our stay at the beach with our dog is as entertaining, fun and healthy as possible. We are linking to previous blogs that detail the dog-friendly beaches in Spain where you can enjoy the sun and sea with your dog, and since not all beaches are suitable for them, we provide the updated list of dog-friendly beaches in Spain for 2020. On all these beaches, you can have fun with your dog without fear of being fined. Here is the third part:

 

Dog-friendly beaches in Catalonia:

- Les Salines Beach, Cubelles

Small sandy beach, 40 meters long, delimited by two breakwaters. One of the most popular dog-friendly beaches in Barcelona.

- La Rubina, Girona, Costa Brava

One of the pioneering dog-friendly beaches in Spain, it is considered one of the best in all of Catalonia. It is a large, open beach with fine golden sand, clear and warm water. You have 200 linear meters to enjoy with your dog. There is a nearby restaurant that has a special menu for dogs.

- Llevant Beach, Barcelona.

Opened last year, it has more than 1200 square meters fenced and equipped. It is repeating this year thanks to the respect and civility of its users. It offers services such as dog showers, drinking fountains, canine restrooms, bins with bags…

- Cala Vallcarça (Sitges, Barcelona). It is one of the most visited dog-friendly beaches in the province of Barcelona. It is surrounded by green areas and is next to the cement factory.

- Els Griells Beach, L'Estartit

An area of 600 square meters of fine sand for our dogs to enjoy the sea.

- La Platjola Beach, Alcanar

Small and narrow beach, with the title of virgin beach, next to the road. Composed of stones and sand.

- La Balsa de La Arena Beach, Delta del Ebro. One of the best-rated dog-friendly beaches of 2018. It has 500 linear meters of fine sand beach. It is a very wide beach. Your dog can run freely without having to be leashed as on other beaches.

- Riera d’Alforja Beach (Cambrils, Tarragona).

Last year, the Cambrils City Council decided to change its ordinances to enable a section of beach for dogs. This dog-friendly beach is composed of stones and sand.

- Masnou-Montgat Beach, Barcelona.

The train track runs parallel to this fine sand beach for 400 linear meters of coastline.

 

Below, we summarize the

Dog-friendly beaches in the Valencian Community:

- Caleta del Gossets, Santa Pola

Located next to the Cabo de Santa Pola Natural Park, it is made of stone and sand. It is one of the few natural beaches that has basic services.

- Punta del Riu Beach, Campello

Right at the mouth of the Secy, it is Alicante's first dog-friendly beach. It has calm waters with little sand and small pebbles.

- Barranc D’Aigües Beach, Campello

Less famous than Punta del Riu but with much calmer waters. It only has basic services.

- Vilera del Xarco Beach, Villajoyosa

A small cove with difficult access, where dogs must be kept on a leash.

- Escollera Norte Beach, Dénia

It has 100 meters in length in the port area of Dénia, the water has a lot of algae, and it is made up of rocks, stones, and sand... it doesn't seem very attractive, but on the other hand, being an urban beach, it has parking and nearby beach bars.

- Sea and Mountain Beach, Altea

It is a small pebble beach, which has always been frequented by people with dogs. It has been an official dog-friendly beach for a few years.

- L'Ahuir Beach, Gandía (*Unfortunately, the mayor of Gandía in March 2019 canceled the habilitation of this beach for dogs, despite being one of the best on the Valencian coast)

- Pinedo Beach, Valencia

Urban beach, located south of the city, near the port. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times.

- Les Llanetes Beach, Vinaroz

Small beach, 150 meters long, made of gravel. Semi-urban cove, nestled between private urbanizations. It has no services or equipment. It does not usually have many people.

- Aiguaoliva Beach, Vinaroz

It is a small cove without people and without services. Semi-urban beach of dark sand and pebbles. The waves are moderate.

- Pinet Beach, Elche

It has 100 linear meters for you to enjoy great runs with your dog and endless swims.

- Agua Amarga Beach, Alicante

One of the dog-friendly beaches that joined in 2019, and is positioning itself as one of the best in the area: it has bins with dispenser bags, disposable feeders and drinking fountains, a stand with dog food, in case you forgot... and surely you can make many friends.

 

As always, we remind you of the basic rules for being a responsible owner, regulations for taking your dog to the beach:

• • control your dog at all times
  • carry a bottle of water to keep your dog hydrated
  • try not to disturb other users
  • pick up after your dog
  • keep vaccinations up to date and carry the vaccination record
  • if your dog is included in the list of potentially dangerous dog breeds, you must keep it on a leash and muzzled

 

As you can see, the selection of dog-friendly beaches in Spain is very extensive. We hope all users will take care of them so that city councils will grant us more spaces and more beaches to go with dogs.

Find the nearest beach to your vacation spot to take a dip with your dog here:

• dog-friendly beaches in Galicia
• Dog-friendly beaches in Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country
• Dog-friendly beaches in Catalonia and the Valencian Community
• Dog-friendly beaches in Murcia and Andalusia
• Dog-friendly beaches in the Canary and Balearic Islands

We hope you can go on vacation with your dog to one of the many beaches we have in Spain.

See you in the next post!