Dénia beaches and coves: the complete guide

Dénia has almost 20 kilometres of coastline split into two halves that could not be more different. North of the harbour lies Les Marines: kilometres of fine sand and dunes, beach bars, residential estates and seven Blue Flags. South of it, Les Rotes: a rocky shoreline of small coves inside the Cabo de San Antonio Marine Reserve, with the clearest water in town and the best snorkelling in the Marina Alta.

This guide runs through the 12 beaches and coves from north to south with what you actually need to choose: type of seabed, facilities, parking and who each one suits. Data comes from the municipal tourism website and the town council; the Les Rotes traffic restriction changes every year, so check the dates before you go.

Comparison table

Les Marines: the sandy coast (north)

The Les Marines road (CV-725) runs the length of this strip parallel to the sea; beaches are often named by the kilometre of the road. There is a cycle lane end to end and, in summer, an urban bus from the centre.

Punta del Raset

The first beach north of the harbour and the closest to the centre: you walk there along the promenade. 600 metres of fine sand, Blue Flag, beach bars, children’s playground, volleyball and an adapted bathing point. The choice if you don’t want to take the car. Guide: Platja Punta del Raset.

Les Marines

The longest and best-known stretch, with the highest concentration of beach bars and restaurants on Dénia’s coast and an adapted bathing area. Sand, Blue Flag, fairly easy parking on the side streets. The Les Albaranes sector, with its summer biblioplatja (free book lending), is a local favourite. Guide: Les Marines beach.

Les Bovetes

1,800 metres of sand with Blue Flag, sunbed hire, an amphibious wheelchair for people with reduced mobility and a shopping centre next door for anything you forgot. This is the “everything included” family beach of Les Marines. Guide: Les Bovetes.

Els Molins

At kilometre 5.4 of the road. Sand, Blue Flag, summer lifeguard and far fewer people than its southern neighbours. Parking on the adjacent streets. Named after the old windmills of the area.

L’Almadrava

Between kilometres 7.8 and 10.8: pebbles and sand, very clear water precisely because there is little fine sand, lifeguard and a recently added adapted toilet. No Blue Flag and low occupancy. Above the beach stands the Torre de l’Almadrava, one of the 16th-century watchtowers.

Les Deveses

Almost 3 kilometres of sand up to the boundary with Els Poblets, recently regenerated with new breakwaters. This is the windy beach: windsurf and kitesurf schools and riders all year round. Blue Flag; facilities cluster at the access points. Guide: Les Deveses.

Les Rotes: the rocky coast (south)

South of the harbour, past the Marineta, the coast turns to rock and enters the Cabo de San Antonio Marine Reserve: posidonia meadows, transparent water and the best snorkelling seabeds in the district. A paved promenade runs past every cove as far as Punta Negra, with bike racks, public toilets, boat access channels and even a dog shower at the designated points. The Torre del Gerro watches over the final stretch.

Summer traffic restriction (2026): from 13 June to 13 September, 8:00 to 20:00, the last section of the Les Rotes road is closed to private traffic. There is a free public car park with 140 spaces and a tourist train running 9:00–14:00 and 16:00–20:00. Outside those dates you can drive to the end.

Marineta Cassiana

The only sandy beach in Les Rotes, reached on foot from the harbour along the promenade. Blue Flag, biblioplatja, a fully adapted toilet and shallow, calm water: Dénia’s best beach for small children. Guide: Platja de la Marineta Cassiana.

El Trampolí

Named after the wooden platform for jumping into the water, which has existed since the 1930s (replaced several times). Rock, seasonal lifeguard and one of the areas with the most parking on the adjacent streets. Around it, several of Dénia’s best-known rice and fish restaurants.

Punta Negra

Blue Flag since 2025, a rare thing for a rocky beach. A staircase over the rock and a small pebble cove make getting into the water easy; public parking a few metres away. The top spot for divers and snorkellers in all of Les Rotes.

Les Arenetes

At the end of the road, the gateway to the rugged landscape of Cabo de San Antonio. An intimate rocky cove with a lifeguard and spectacular views of the cape. In summer you get there on the free tourist train from the car park.

La Cala

Dénia’s only naturist beach. On foot only, with a moderately difficult descent, no lifeguard and no facilities. Rock, an unspoilt setting and near-total silence.

Which one to choose

• With small children: Marineta Cassiana (sand, shallow, adapted toilet) or Les Bovetes.
• Without a car: Punta del Raset or Marineta Cassiana, both walkable from the centre.
• Snorkelling: Punta Negra and Les Arenetes; then El Trampolí.
• Wind and boards: Les Deveses.
• Escaping the August crowds: Els Molins or L’Almadrava.
• A rice lunch with a view: El Trampolí.
• Accessibility: Marineta Cassiana (full adapted toilet), Les Bovetes (amphibious chair), Punta del Raset and Les Marines (adapted bathing).

Practical tips

• Water shoes everywhere in Les Rotes: the rock cuts and slips.
• Jellyfish mostly arrive with an easterly wind; the lifeguard flags show it.
• In July and August, be at Les Rotes before 10:30 or accept the tourist train. Les Marines always has room — it is very long.
• Season: the water is at its best from June to October; Les Rotes is also a superb winter walk.

More about Dénia

• Dénia guide: what to see, where to eat, getting around
• Dénia Castle and the watchtowers of Dénia
• Summer fiestas of the Marina Alta: Santíssima Sang and Bous a la Mar
• The coves of neighbouring Jávea, on the other side of the Montgó: Jávea beaches and coves
• 🗺️ All the coves of the Costa Blanca — the index by municipality, from Dénia to El Campello