Playa de Cabo Roig, Mediterranean beach in Cabo Roig, Spain
Playa de Cabo Roig is a Mediterranean beach with fine sand and clear water lined with rows of palm trees. The beach offers changing rooms, showers, lifeguard coverage, sunbed rentals, and water sports options including paddleboards and snorkeling.
The sources document no fortification at this beach; the Cabo Roig headland's name and the beach's own record begin with its Blue Flag award, held since 1992. The beach measures 337 m long and 43 m wide, set in an urban setting between Cala Capitán to the north and Playa de Campoamor to the south, in the municipality of Orihuela, Alicante.
The beach lies in an urban setting within the Orihuela municipality, bordered by Cala Capitán to the north and Campoamor beach to the south. Its name comes from the Cabo Roig headland and residential area that surrounds it, and the seafront promenade is where residents and visitors walk between the sand and the adjoining streets.
The beach is 337 m long and 43 m wide, bordered by Cala Capitán to the north and Playa de Campoamor to the south. It lies in an urban setting with street access, a promenade and a marked parking area. A buoyed zone is set aside for boats leaving and entering, so swimmers should stay inside the marked swimming area.
Playa de Cabo Roig has held the Blue Flag distinction since 1992, awarded for water quality and beach services. The 337-metre beach is also marked off with a buoyed channel reserved for boats leaving and entering, so swimmers share the water with small craft.
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