Exploring the Costa Blanca on the Alicante Tram - 5 secret Beaches to explore

From Alicante to Calpe, Spain onboard the Tram.

The metropolitan transport is one of the best options if you want to take a tour of the main places of the north of the Costa Blanca, visit its lost corners, beaches of fine sand and dreamy coves.

A trip that will take you, in just over an hour and a half, to one of the most beautiful and visited coastlines in Spain.

From our winter campsite base in Villajoyosa we visit some picture perfect stops along the Alicante Tram line

5 secret beach walk ….

1 hour 30 mins. Mostly easy beach walking, some stony tracks, some roads and a few gradients. Very little shade. Jump to map at the end of this post.

A gentle walk along the coast southwards from Malladeta on the outskirts of Villajoyosa taking in five beaches on the way.

Beach one – Playa Paraiso

Head past a couple of seafront villas and you're on Playa Paraiso (literally Paradise Beach). A bit of an overstatement; it's a perfectly respectable pebble beach almost a kilometre long, but paradise is stretching it a little.

It's undergone a fair bit of development in the past few years and there are some new upmarket beachfront duplexes and a good beach bar in the summer.

Beach two – Playa Bol Nou

Next up is Playa Bol Nou. But first, take some time to climb up to the headland at the end of Playa Paraiso; the views from up here are beautiful. Playa Bol Nou itself is a pretty little cove, sheltered by cliffs topped by some very fancy houses indeed.

The views must be fantastic, but I wouldn't fancy living up there myself; there are big cracks in the cliff face and hefty strands of netting to catch falling rocks.

Beach three – Playa L'Esparrelló

Playa L'Esparrelló isn't that easy to find; head to the end of the clifftop road, where you'll see a shiny metal bollard blocking a dirt track; walk past this and down a few steps to find the beach itself.


Beach four – Playa La Caleta

La Caleta is a pretty pebble beach rather dominated by the hotel buildings lining the coast behind it. But concentrate your gaze out to sea and it's a very pleasant place to be, with the added bonus of a chiringuito bar in the summer season.

Beach five – Platja del Xarco

But for those with energy to spare, there's then a rugged clifftop walk from La Caleta on to el Xarco beach (aka Playa del Charco) about another 30 minutes.

It's easily identified by the 16th century watchtower perched dramatically on a headland at the far end of the beach. You can scramble up to it; the spectacular views up and down the coast are well worth the effort.

Filmed Winter 21/22

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