Platja de Massalfassar, Mediterranean beach in Massalfassar, Spain.
Platja de Massalfassar is a Mediterranean shore with a length of approximately 400 meters and a width of approximately 90 meters. The surface combines pebbles and fine sand along the waterline, creating a natural mixed beach composition.
Until 2010 the beach deteriorated into a large truck and car park with remnants of old constructions. Between 2010 and 2011 the Demarcación de Costes invested 1,250,000 € in rehabilitation: a dune cordon with vegetation, 50,000 tonnes of quarry earth, palms, showers, footbaths and a picnic area. The town council rejected the finished works over the lack of parking and the single-lane service access, and the beach was left unattended.
The beach lies beside the Marjal de Rafalell-Vistabella, a wetland shared by Valencia and Massamagrell that draws birdwatchers; the dune cordon planted after 2010 uses palms and vegetation suited to the marine influence. In summer the V-21 and CV-32 access roads bring crowds.
The beach lies east of Massalfassar's town centre, cut off from it by the V-21 motorway, and is reached by a single-lane service road. A car park of almost 100 spaces serves visitors. The nearest marina is Pobla de Farnals, about 3 km away, and the nearest hospital is in Sagunto, 20 km off. Showers and footbaths were installed in the 2010-2011 works but later fell into disrepair.
Between 2010 and 2011 the coastal authority spent 1,250,000 euros on the shore, adding a dune cordon with vegetation, 50,000 tonnes of quarry earth, palms, showers, footbaths and a picnic area with tables and bins. The town hall never took over the finished work, so the facilities fell into disrepair.
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