Cala Salionç, Mediterranean beach in Tossa de Mar, Spain.
Cala Salionç is a cove in the north of Tossa de Mar municipality, set in a rocky stretch of coast between cliffs. Its beach faces east and measures 29 metres wide by 94 metres long, made of coarse sand, gravel and pebbles, with a very steep entry into the water. The Riera de Salionç, which rises at Sant Grau d'Ardenya in the Cadiretes massif, flows out here.
Cala Salionç lies between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Tossa de Mar, and until the 20th century the two towns were linked inland by a path through Sant Grau and Sant Baldiri rather than along the coast. In the mid-1960s the road between Llagostera and Cala Salionç was built across the Cadiretes massif past the Ermita de Sant Grau. Mass urbanisation of the cove began in 1965, when it was even called the "Brasília del Mediterrani"; it started with towers and villas and ended with many apartment blocks.
The name comes from the Riera de Salionç, the stream that rises at Sant Grau d'Ardenya in the Cadiretes massif and reaches the sea here. The cove sits in a residential area of towers, chalets and apartment blocks built from 1965, when the spot was nicknamed the "Brasília del Mediterrani".
Cala Salionç lies midway between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Tossa de Mar, reached by the GI-682 coast road, known for its roughly 365 bends, or by the road from Llagostera across the Cadiretes massif past Sant Grau. The beach is 94 m long and 29 m wide, and the entry into the water is very steep. The Catalan Water Agency checks water quality every fortnight during the bathing season.
The Riera de Salionç, a stream rising at Sant Grau d'Ardenya in the Cadiretes massif, flows into the sea at this cove. The beach measures 29 metres wide and 94 metres long, and the water entry drops steeply. The Catalan Water Agency checks water quality every fortnight during the bathing season, with results rated excellent.
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