Platja de l'Almadrava, Mediterranean beach in Dénia, Spain

Platja de l'Almadrava is a 2.9 km beach in northern Dénia, ending at the Girona River, which splits it and forms Punta de l'Almadrava. North of the river the shore is pebbles; south it is sand. The whole beach is flat, with small natural dunes near Punta de l'Estanyó.

The name comes from traditional tuna fishing methods that locals practiced since Roman times in this Mediterranean region. Fishing shaped how this coastal area developed over the centuries.

The name comes from the Andalusian Arabic almadrába, "place where one strikes or fights", after the tuna trap fishing practised here. The beach is known historically as the fishing port and beach of Els Poblets, whose residents and businesses still pay taxes there, while cleaning and services depend on Dénia. Near the Punta de l'Estanyó lie small natural dunes.

The beach is flat throughout and split by the Girona river mouth: gravel to the north, sand to the south. Access roads include the CV-730 between the beach and Les Marjaletes, the Camí de Miraflor al Mar along the river, and the Camí del Verger al Mar from Els Poblets. A bus line from Dénia stops at El Palmar, close by. Showers, footbaths, bins, surveillance and beach-volleyball equipment are provided.

The beach's name comes from the Andalusian Arabic almadrába, meaning a place where tuna were struck or fought, after the tuna nets once used here. A 1957 find at the Almadrava tower, 100 m from the river, carries the inscription Sub umbra alarum tuarum protegem.