Platja de Canet, Beach in Canet de Mar, Spain
Platja de Canet is an urban beach in Canet de Mar, 1,575 m long and about 60 m wide, with very coarse sand and a steep entry into the water. It is bordered by a promenade with a coastal vegetation protection area, and the train station stands opposite the beach.
Platja de Canet is an urban beach of Canet de Mar that runs from the Les Roques Blanques beach of Sant Pol de Mar to a small breakwater separating it from the Cavaió beach shared with Arenys de Mar. It measures 1,575 m long with an average width of 60 m of very coarse sand and a steep entry into the water. The Catalan Water Agency checks water quality weekly during the bathing season, with excellent results, and the beach holds the EU Blue Flag.
The seafront promenade borders a protected strip of native Catalan coastal plants, including sea fennel, sea radish, sea poppy and agave. At the promenade by the Sant Domènec stream stands a sculpture of Neptune emerging from the Mediterranean. Two sailing clubs, Club Mar i Vent and Club Vela Canet, are based on the beach.
The beach is 1,575 m long with an average width of 60 m of very coarse sand and a steep entry into the water. It is marked with buoys every 200 m and has a channel for boats entering and leaving. Canet de Mar station stands opposite the beach, and boardwalks and a wheelchair are available for people with reduced mobility.
At the mouth of the Sant Domènec stream, on the promenade, stands a sculpture of Neptune emerging from the Mediterranean. The beach is marked by 200-metre buoys with a channel for boats entering and leaving, and two sailing clubs, Club Mar i Vent and Club Vela Canet, use it as their base.
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