Accessible beaches in Alicante
Alicante city offers a service of accessible beaches during the summer season (from 1 July to 15 September). These services aim at bringing Alicante beaches closer to people with functional diversity.
The accessible areas on the beaches of Alicante provide two types of service: one for people with intellectual disabilities, providing assistance, accompaniment and educational recreation; another service of accompaniment and assistance to the toilet for people with reduced mobility.
The accessible areas are located in the beaches of San Juan, Postiguet and Saladares-Urbanova, and from July 2021 also in Tabarca Island.
Schedule 2024
From 1 July to 15 September.
Attention to the bathroom for people with reduced mobility. In the TOILET AREA, appointments will be made as follows:
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- BY PHONE: on the days prior to the visit, preferably between 14:30 and 17:30.
- IN PERSON in the area during the opening hours of the service.
The telephones will be operational on 1/07/2024.
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- 689598208 – POSTIGUET BEACH
- 608195922 – SAN JUAN BEACH
- 679279942 – URBANOVA BEACH
- 672099825 – TABARCA BEACH
OPENING HOURS: FROM 10:00 TO 18:00 FROM MONDAY TO SUNDAY
Recreational-educational service for people with functional, intellectual and/or sensory diversity. In the PLAY-PEDAGOGICAL AREA:
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- As in previous years, prior appointment is by registration and any queries to 672099825.
Facilities
- Shaded areas with special-width access walkways, toilets, showers and adapted changing rooms.
- Adapted parking spaces.
- Use of crutches and amphibious chairs.
- Staff with extensive experience in assisting this group.
Information and bookings
- Coming soon
Purpose
- Provide respite for parents and guardians.
- Provide the support required for users to interact with the coastal environment, making the most of the resources and benefits it can offer.
- Social integration.
- Act as an educational stopgap to the work carried out by schools, which is interrupted during the summer months.
- Offer the necessary support so that both residents and tourists can benefit from their stay in our beaches, independently of their motor or intellectual capacity.
Where to find them
- From 1st July: San Juan Beach: access 10, opposite the Tourist Office.
- From 3rd July: Postiguet Beach: access 13, Cocó-Estación de la Marina area.
- From 1st July: Saladares-Urbanova Beach: access 6, opposite the lifeguard post.
- From 5th July: Tabarca Island Beach.
Accessible parking
- San Juan Beach: next to access 10, in front of the Tourist Info Office.
- Postiguet Beach: next to access 13, Cocó-Estación de la Marina area.
- Saladares-Urbanova Beach: a few metres from access 6, opposite the lifeguard service.