Accessible beaches in Alicante

Alicante city offers a service of accessible beaches during the summer season (July-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 on the beaches of San Juan, Postiguet and Saladares-Urbanova.

Services in the Accessible Areas

In all accessible areas, two types of services are offered free of charge:

Educational-recreational activities for people with intellectual disabilities. Specialised didactic workshops given by professionals and aimed at people of all ages.
Accompaniment and assistance to the toilet for people with reduced mobility. Use of crutches and amphibious chairs.

All services are free of charge.

Facilities

Shaded areas with special-width access walkways, toilets, showers and adapted changing rooms.
Adapted parking spaces.
Staff with extensive experience in assisting this group.

Purpose

Provide respite for parents and guardians.
Fill free time with enriching leisure activities that provide positive contents and values for users.
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.