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Beaches and beach clubs in Spain

Spain has a verifiable annual distinction for beaches and none at all for beach clubs, so the two are listed under different rules. The Blue Flag count mixes sea and inland bathing waters in one figure: Extremadura is landlocked and still appears in the series.

Beaches

BeachTownRegionWaterTypeFlags in region
La ConchaDonostia / San SebastiánPaís VascoSeaUrban4
Playa de OndarretaDonostia / San SebastiánPaís VascoSeaUrban4
Playa de Las CatedralesRibadeoGaliciaSeaNatural118
Praia das RodasIllas CíesGaliciaSeaNatural118
Praia de Sanxenxo / SilgarSanxenxoGaliciaSeaUrban118
Playa de RodilesVillaviciosaAsturiasSeaNatural16
Playa de GulpiyuriLlanesAsturiasSeaNatural16
Playa del SardineroSantanderCantabriaSeaUrban11
Playa de OyambreSan Vicente de la BarqueraCantabriaSeaNatural11
Playa de la VictoriaCádizAndalucíaSeaUrban143
Playa de BoloniaTarifaAndalucíaSeaDune143
Playa de ValdevaquerosTarifaAndalucíaSeaDune143
Puerto Banús / Playa de Nueva AndalucíaMarbellaAndalucíaSeaUrban143
Playa de la FontanillaMarbellaAndalucíaSeaUrban143
Cala JondalSant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles BalearsSeaCove33
Platja de ses SalinesSant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles BalearsSeaNatural33
Platja d'Es CavalletSant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles BalearsSeaNatural33
Cala ComteSant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles BalearsSeaCove33
Cala BassaSant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles BalearsSeaCove33
Platja de TalamancaEivissaIlles BalearsSeaUrban33
Platja de Ses IlletesFormenteraIlles BalearsSeaNatural33
Cala MondragóSantanyíIlles BalearsSeaCove33
Platja de FormentorPollençaIlles BalearsSeaNatural33
Cala MacarellaCiutadella de MenorcaIlles BalearsSeaCove33
Playa de Las TeresitasSanta Cruz de TenerifeCanariasSeaUrban52
Playa del DuqueCosta AdejeCanariasSeaUrban52
Playa de MaspalomasSan Bartolomé de TirajanaCanariasSeaDune52
Playa de PapagayoYaizaCanariasSeaCove52
Playa de SotaventoPájaraCanariasSeaNatural52
Platja de la BarcelonetaBarcelonaCataluñaSeaUrban101
Platja de Sa RieraBegurCataluñaSeaCove101
Platja de CastellPalamósCataluñaSeaNatural101
Platja de la Malva-rosaValènciaComunitat ValencianaSeaUrban151
Platja de LevanteBenidormComunitat ValencianaSeaUrban151
Cala GranadellaXàbiaComunitat ValencianaSeaCove151
Playa de CalblanqueCartagenaRegión de MurciaSeaNatural33
Playa de La MangaSan JavierRegión de MurciaSeaUrban33
Playa de OrellanaOrellana la ViejaExtremaduraInland waterNatural9
Playa de AlangeAlangeExtremaduraInland waterNatural9
Playa de ChelesChelesExtremaduraInland waterNatural9

The beach distinction is Bandera Azul, ADEAC / Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), 2026 edition. The level is not stored in this register but resolved from the reference edition at build time: a copied outside assessment ages silently. Beach clubs have no ranking axis — Spain has no national edition for the category — so a venue is listed as a declared attribute, without a level.

Beach clubs

VenueTownRegionHotelFormat
ChiringuitoMarbellaAndalucíaPuente Romano Beach ResortAt a hotel
ChambaoMarbellaAndalucíaPuente Romano Beach ResortAt a hotel
Trocadero Playa verifyMarbellaAndalucía—Standalone
Ocean Club Marbella verifyMarbellaAndalucía—Standalone
Beach Club Marbella Club verifyMarbellaAndalucíaMarbella Club HotelAt a hotel
Beach Club Finca Cortesín verifyCasaresAndalucíaFinca CortesínAt a hotel
Blue Marlin IbizaSant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles Balears—Standalone
Experimental Beach Ibiza verifySant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles Balears—Standalone
Beso Beach Ibiza verifySant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles Balears—Standalone
Cala Bassa Beach Club verifySant Josep de sa TalaiaIlles Balears—Standalone
Amante Ibiza verifySanta Eulària des RiuIlles Balears—Standalone
Nobu Beach Ibiza Bay verifyTalamancaIlles BalearsNobu Hotel Ibiza BayAt a hotel
Beach Club Six Senses Ibiza verifyCala XarracaIlles BalearsSix Senses IbizaAt a hotel
Purobeach Palma verifyPalmaIlles Balears—Standalone
Beach Club Cap Rocat verifyCala BlavaIlles BalearsCap RocatAt a hotel
Gecko Beach Club verifyFormenteraIlles Balears—Standalone
Beach Club Bahía del Duque verifyCosta AdejeCanariasBahía del DuqueAt a hotel
Beach Club Abama verifyGuía de IsoraCanariasThe Ritz-Carlton AbamaAt a hotel
Papagayo Beach Club verifyYaizaCanarias—Standalone
Salt Beach Club verifyBarcelonaCataluñaW BarcelonaAt a hotel
Marina Beach Club verifyValènciaComunitat Valenciana—Standalone