Playa del Hipódromo, Mediterranean beach in Melilla, Spain.

Playa del Hipódromo is a Mediterranean beach in Melilla stretching about 750 meters along the coast with golden sand and moderate wave conditions. The shoreline supports swimming and various water activities throughout the year.

Shacks stood on the site until they were demolished between November 1926 and February 1927, because storms could easily destroy them. In 1944 a breakwater was built, and in the first half of 1994 two retaining dikes were added under the Ministry of Public Works' beach regeneration project, which brought the sand back.

The beach takes its name from a horse-racing track that once stood nearby. Until November 1926 wooden shacks occupied the sand; they were demolished by February 1927 because storms could destroy them. The 750-metre shoreline is now used for swimming and family outings.

The beach runs about 750 metres along the Melilla coast, with an average width of 60 metres. A breakwater built in 1944 and two containment dikes added in the first half of 1994 during the Ministry of Public Works beach regeneration project helped hold the sand in place.

The beach is about 750 metres long and averages 60 metres wide. Until 1926–27 wooden shacks stood on the sand; they were demolished because storms could destroy them. In 1944 a breakwater was built, and in the first half of 1994 two containment dikes were added under the Ministry of Public Works beach regeneration project, which brought the sand back.