Granadella — Attraction in undefined

We arrived at the entrance of the road leading to the parking and beach past 3pm on a Sunday of July 2025. All cars were being stopped by entering the beach. The beach officer was talking to each car and explaining that parking is full already by 10ish am. So he handed out a brochure where to park it 2mins away from where he stopped us. He told us to get on the next beach bus which will take us down the beach. So we did. It was a small parking space but we did street parking in residential area beside it, just like what others did. And we waited for the bus. At the time, only 3 groups rode the bus. U have to pAy per person (2way already) but i think our 1yo was free of charge. I posted in the photo of the brochure here.

Then we reached the beach in no time. Take note that it is a pebble beach, which i realized I prefer better than the sand, considering i have kids. I can relaxed a bit knowing they wont throw sands to each other. Though it is a bit of a struggle to make an umbrella stand on pebble and the sand underneath was a bit hard to stick on. Make sure u have proper footwear like almost everyone does. The smooth rocks seriously hurt our feet from walking.

The water... the clearest Ive ever seen in Valencia/Alicante. At the right side of the cost is the clearest and a cove is nice like this with shadow so you can hide from the sun if you wish.

There is also a shower which is i really like compared to other long beach where you can only wash ur feet.

There are restaurants too and small hotels.

Past 6pm, the cove is clearing up and so does the parking. So my husband rode the bus back to the parking lot and he brought it inside to the parking space within the vicinity so we dont need to pack up and leave for the last bus trip. We left around 8pm. Less people. More chill vibe.

We really enjoyed it and will surely be back because im a sucker for crystal...

Sorry the previous reviews were vastly overrating this place. As a summer resident I can tell you there are much, much better beaches along this stretch of coast. Admittedly most don't have a restaurant or toilets so close to the beach but if that is you main concern stay in Xabia or Morira.

You need to be at the Granadella car park before 9am in July and August or you will be lucky to find a space and will be turned back by the parking attendants. The cost to park is €9, you have to enter your vehicle registration into the machine, it takes change or credit cards. However the contactless is not keen to accept phone based pay apps like Apple or Google pay, as the Dutch people in front of us would not accept for the 15 minutes they kept trying to pay using different phones. A contactless credit card goes through easily.

Before 9:30am only the right side of the beach is in the sun. The direction the cala faces, means it often has quite large swell, when not flat calm the sea is not crystal clear as described by others.

There are toilets and a restaurant closed to the beach. The beach itself consists of white pebbles and the final couple of feet to enter the sea is quite steep. So when there is a sea swell it makes entering the...

Nothing special. Not in line with expectations. There are more beautiful cala’s in the area Benidorm, Altea, Moraira. But the aggressive ads attracts lots of tourists from all over the world. Therefore- parking is full at 9am in August. The parking rate is €10. So the best way to visit Cala Granadella - leave the car on the parking slot above in the city and catch the touristic train bus. Parking is free. Back and forth trip on train toll rate is €5. The trip takes only a 15 minutes along the picturesque road. The pebble beach is overcrowded during the season. There are umbrellas and chaise lounges for lease for €10. Also you can rent kayaks and paddle boards - better in advance. There is a cafe and restaurant where you can order breakfast or food and drinks either inside or to go. Toilet in the restaurant. For your convenience i will add the coordinates of the parking, timetable of the tourist...