The town of Cullera and its beaches They are one of the main tourist attractions of the Levantine coast. Located in the province of Valencia, this villa has fifteen kilometers of fine sand bathed by turquoise blue waters.
Many of these beaches bear the hallmark of Blue flag and other recognitions of its quality. Also, some are urban, while others are further away from the city. And there are also perfect ones for practicing water sports along with other quieter ones for the whole family. Next, we are going to explain everything you need to know about Cullera and its beaches, starting by showing you the main ones.
San Antonio beach
San Antonio beach
It is possibly the most popular in Cullera due to its urban character, since it is located in the center of the Valencian town. Specifically, it is in the San Antonio de la Mar neighborhood, at the end of Avenida Diagonal and in front of the homonymous park.
It is also, surely, the largest, since it measures about two kilometers in length and has a width of fifty meters. In view of all this, we don't need to tell you that its occupancy level is very high. It is more important that you know that it has all the services and has the aforementioned Blue Flag recognition, along with that of Q for Qualitur.
On the other hand, its waters are warm and pleasant. But this presents a problem. After stormy days the jellyfish population can increase, so we advise you to be careful. In any case, it is a magnificent beach that ends in a breakwater that separates it from the Júcar river. Also, in front of it, you can see the Moorish Peneta, a small islet.
Raco beach
Racó beach
It is also urban, since it is located in the Cullera area where the large hotels and taller buildings are located. Likewise, its sands are fine and golden and its calm waters. It has lifeguard equipment, toilets, showers and All the services necessary for your stay in it to be pleasant.
In addition, like the one in San Antonio, it is prepared for people with reduced mobility. Even in the summer months, children have a playground on its promenade. Its length is around XNUMX meters and its width is thirty. allows you to practice nautical sports and you also have numerous bars and restaurants in the surroundings.
Canopy Beach
Arenal del Canopy, one of the most beautiful in Cullera and its beaches
This sandy area offers you a double attraction. On the one hand, that of a beautiful beach and, on the other, its spectacular landscape environment. It has one of the dune clusters most relevant of all Valencian Community for its size and richness of flora. In addition, the whole set is part of the Albufera Natural Park.
For this reason, it is little urbanized, although it has all the services and the main quality hallmarks. It has a length of one thousand eight hundred meters and an average width of fifty. Finally, it is not very crowded and you can do nautical activities there, as well as enjoy a picnic area.
Breakwater beach
The Escollera beach
Regarding Cullera and its beaches, it stands out for its character familiar, although it does not have a very high occupancy either. You will find it next to San Antonio, in the part of the mouth of the Júcar river, where there is also an important complex of dunes.
It is smaller than the previous ones, as it measures about five hundred and fifty meters in length by fifty in width. It's kind semi-urban, but it offers you the main services. Among them, lifeguards, adapted access and walkway, sanitary facilities, playground and picnic area. Finally, it is a fairly open beach, although not dangerous.
Los Olivos, a quiet cove in the Cullera complex and its beaches
Cove of the Olives
We now arrive at Los Olivos beach, a cove with low occupancy that is between the Cap Blanc sandbank and the so-called Island of Thoughts. Actually, it is connected to the mainland and is one of the places with the most history in Cullera. In fact, numerous archaeological remains such as Roman and medieval ceramics.
The island offers this beach a magnificent natural shelter. For this reason and for its quality, Los Olivos also has the main recognitions.
Other beaches of Cullera
The beautiful lagoon of the Estany, where the homonymous beach is located
The sandy areas that we have shown you are some of the most representative in terms of Cullera and its beaches. However, the beautiful Levantine town offers you others up to a total of eleven. Among them, the aforementioned cap blanc, which is perfect for water sports such as windsurf due to its winds. If instead you want to practice free diving, the best is the lighthouse beach.
On the other hand, in the Mareny de Sant Llorenç sandbank naturism is allowed. It is perfect for him, since it is also located in the Albufera Natural Park and is surrounded by high dunes. However, perhaps the most spectacular of all is the Estany beach. It is a small strip of sand located between the lagoon of the same name and the sea, an area of great ecological value with clean and calm waters.
To the north of the latter is the Marenyet beach, which stands out for its fine, golden sands. It is quite long, measuring more than a kilometer, but narrow, since its average width is only eighteen meters. In any case, it is also good for practicing windsurf. Finally, the brosquil beach It is a virgin, since it is located in a district and surrounded by orange trees. However, its more than two thousand meters in length have surveillance and other services, although it is one of the least crowded in the area.
On the other hand, Cullera and its beaches are among the main wonders of the province of Valencia. But this Levantine town has much more to offer you and our article would be incomplete if we did not tell you about it. So we're going to show you other things to do in this villa.
Visit the monuments of Cullera
Castle and sanctuary of Cullera
The great symbol of the town is the Cullera castle, which is accessed by the no less beautiful Calvary road. This part of the homonymous street and forms a zigzagging way of the cross that leads to the top where the fortification and the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Castle. The first was built in the XNUMXth century on an old Arab fortress by order of the king. James I the Conqueror. Among the parts that are conserved, stands out, in turn, the tower of the Moorish Queen.
As for the sanctuary, it is a beautiful neo-Byzantine-style building built in the XNUMXth century. It is not the only jewel of Cullera's religious heritage. We also advise you to visit the Church of the Santos Juanes, a baroque temple built in the XNUMXth century. Also, you can approach the hermitages that complete the religious buildings of the locality. Among these, those of Santa Ana, the Saints of the Stone, San Fermín and San Vicente Ferrer.
Moreover, the Town Hall It is an Italianate-style mansion built in the XNUMXth century that stands out among the civil heritage of Cullera. But, perhaps, they are even more beautiful modernist constructions of the locality They are mainly concentrated in Valencia, del Río and Cervantes streets and, among them, we will cite as an example the pigeon house.
The building of the Fx Market. It was the work of the architect louis ferreres in 1903 and currently, after its restoration, it is used as an auditorium. The set is completed by the beautiful gardens that surround it. Some are even inside and lead to a air-raid shelter which was used during the Civil War. You can visit it, since it has an exhibition of photographs.
Taste the gastronomy of Cullera
A zarzuela of fish and shellfish
To end our visit to Cullera and its beaches, we will briefly talk about the gastronomy of this town in the Valencian Community. You can savor it in the many restaurants that you will find in its streets. As you may have guessed, they offer you the best paellas and other rice dishes like the sweet ones, the dry ones and those accompanied by meat, fish or shellfish.
They are also typical dishes there i pebre, which we could translate as «garlic and paprika». Actually, it is a sauce, but, by extension, this name is given to a fish dish that has it. The most typical is made with eel, although monkfish, mullet or salmon are also used. Similar to this recipe is the espardenya, only that it adds poached eggs and meat, usually chicken or rabbit. For his part, he Suquet de peix It is also another sauce that is combined with different fish. And these, along with shellfish, are also the main ingredient of the zarzuela.
Regarding the sweet, we advise you to try the sweet potato cakes and walnut and raisin coke. But, equally, you can choose the christine cake, a kind of large cookie that is made with sugar, eggs, ground almonds and grated lemon. Sometimes pumpkin is also added to the dough.
In conclusion, we have shown you everything you need to know about Cullera and its beaches. But we have also told you about the monuments and gastronomy of this beautiful town in the Valencian Community. It only remains for us to advise you that, if you visit it, you should also visit other beautiful towns in the area, such as, for example, Buñol o Xativa. Dare to know these wonderful places of the Spanish lift.