BEACHES - Alboraya & La Patacona Valencia Spain

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Alboraya Beach & Port - Valencia Province, Spain

The most outstanding element along its coast is the beautiful fishing town of Port Saplaya, whose colourful houses appear among the channels where a great number of recreational boats are lined.   It's small port divides the beach in two parts, a beach of fine sand with all types of services. At the port there is a yacht club which offers the services of a sailing school open all the year.

Alboraya - La Patacona (Playa de Patacona) Valencia Province, Spain

This beach is known as the most northerly Valencia City Beach and starts at Alboraya.   La Patacona, extends all the way to the urban and popular beach of La Malvarosa in Valencia.  The Beach of Patacona - the northern part of the city beachline - is still a city beach, but it is more spacious and less crowded than the Malvarossa.

It shows a lively ambience throughout the year as, in addition to the residents, many Valencian people choose its waters to enjoy bathing.

Separated from Malvarossa beach by a stream with a bridge over it, the Patacona brings a marked difference. The sand strip is much wider, giving a sensation of more space and tranquility. The bridge obstructs the view of the city to the right, taking you further away from civilisation. The views of the coastline on the left are closer and prettier. The crowds are smaller, while the space is larger.

For all these reasons, Patacona might be the better beach of all the city beaches in Valencia. However, it is a little further to walk to, from either Alboraya or Malvarosa.

Don't be under an illusion, however, that you will find it deserted here, because sometoimes the whole of Valencia will come down for a tan and will invade this strip too. But the crowds will be smaller and the space larger.