Accessible beaches in Alicante

Alicante city offers a service of accessible beaches during the summer season (from 1 July to 15 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 in the beaches of San Juan, Postiguet and Saladares-Urbanova, and from July 2021 also in Tabarca Island.

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

• Provide respite for parents and guardians.
• 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.

• San Juan beach: access nr 10, opposite the Tourist Office.
• El Postiguet beach: access nr 13, Cocó-La Marina train station area.
• Saladares-Urbanova beach: access nr 6, opposite the Lifeguard post.
• Beach of Tabarca Island.

• San Juan Beach: next to access 10, in front of the Tourist Info Office.
• Postiguet Beach: next to access 13, Cocó-Estación de la Marina area.
• Saladares-Urbanova Beach: a few metres from access 6, opposite the lifeguard service.

• Limited capacity and social distancing.
• Staff with personal protective equipment.
• Disinfection of the facilities.

All services are free of charge.