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Del Russo, Golden sand beach in Peniscola, Spain.

Del Russo is a sandy beach in Peniscola along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The shoreline features wide, gentle slopes ideal for swimming and is backed by pine forests that line the coastal area.

The beach takes its name from Jaume Sanz, known locally as "el Russo", a Peníscola native who made his fortune as a tailor at the court of Tsar Alexander II of Russia in the 19th century. On returning home he funded the village's first schools. Oral tradition holds that he built a house near this beach for his sick daughter, and the cove kept his nickname. An old carabineros guard post stands beside the sand, controlling goods traffic until the mid-20th century.

The beach takes its name from Jaume Sanz, known locally as "el Russo", a Peníscola philanthropist who made his fortune as a tailor at the court of Tsar Alexander II of Russia in the 19th century. On his return he funded the village's first schools, and oral tradition holds that he built a house near this beach for his sick daughter, who gave the spot its nickname. The beach is also recognised as a nudist beach.

The beach lies about 8.5 km from the town centre of Peníscola, at the foot of the Serra d'Irta, next to Platja del Pebret. It is isolated and has no main facilities or services, so bring water and shade. An old carabineros barracks stands beside the sand, a reminder of the mid-20th-century goods traffic it once controlled.

The beach takes its name from Jaume Sanz, known as "el Russo", a Peníscola native who made his fortune as a tailor at the court of Tsar Alexander II of Russia in the 19th century. On returning home he funded the village's first schools, and oral tradition says he built a house near this beach for his sick daughter, leaving it his nickname.

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