Platja de la Pixerota, Shingle beach in Mont-roig del Camp, Spain

Platja de la Pixerota is a semi-natural beach in Mont-roig del Camp, 1,877 metres long and about 24 metres wide, facing south-east. Fine golden sand lies between the groynes in the south, while the northern stretch is made of pebbles. It ends at the Punta de la Pixerota, where the barranc de la Pixerota reaches the sea, and at a groyne separating it from the Platja de Riudecanyes.

The beach takes its name from the barranc de la Pixerota, whose mouth marks its southern end at the Punta de la Pixerota. Two machine-gun bunkers from the Spanish Civil War stand at the water's edge on that point. In 2021 the storm Gloria damaged the nearby 'casa del Moro', which was demolished and its protecting rocks removed, adding 200 metres of sand.

Joan Miró preferred this beach, walking down from his masia to draw his star motifs; here he painted his first pictorial works, the 'Platja de Mont-roig'. A totem now marks the spot where he is thought to have painted. The barranc de la Pixerota, which gives the beach its name, flows into the sea at the southern Punta de la Pixerota.

The southern section is sandy, while the northern end toward the groyne is made of pebbles. Access is through a residential area with a campsite behind the beach; the Punta de la Pixerota and the barranc mouth mark the southern limit. Lifeguard service, sunbed and parasol rental, toilets and a beach bar are available in season.

At the southern end, the Punta de la Pixerota holds two machine-gun bunkers from the Spanish Civil War, set right at the water's edge. The ravine of the same name reaches the sea here and gives the beach its name. The beach lost its Blue Flag in 2021.