Healthy Sand

[metkiki]

Is there anyone who can give me any information about the best healthy-sand beaches in Spain... or in Europe overall?

Thank you in advance.

[Lynnie81]

Spain may be flanked to the east by France and the Pyrenees and to the west by Portugal, but most of the country is ringed with sand, rock, and seawater. That, coupled with almost year-round sunshine, has attracted many millions of beachgoers. The most popular beaches are in the areas below:-

Costa de la Luz
This stretch of coastline in southwestern Andalusia boasts long stretches of sand and almost-constant sunshine. The blue, sometimes rough, Atlantic waters are enticement enough for a visit, as is the region’s proximity to several historic cities, including Cádiz and Seville. This area is less developed than the more popular Costa del Sol.

Costa del Sol
Stretching east from Gibraltar along the southernmost coast of Spain, the Costa del Sol is the most famous, partyhearty, and overdeveloped string of beaches in Iberia. The beaches feature superb sand, and the Mediterranean waters are calm and warm throughout most of the year. But these charms have
brought throngs of visitors, making this the most congested string of coastal resorts in Europe. The most important resorts here are Marbella, Torremolinos, Málaga, and Nerja. Look for soaring skyscrapers; eye-popping bikinis; sophisticated resorts and restaurants; lots of sunshine; and interminable traffic jams.

Costa Blanca
This southeastern coast embraces the industrial city of Valencia, but its Best-known resorts, Benidorm and Alicante, are packed with northern-European sun-seekers every year. The surrounding scenery isn’t particularly dramatic, but the water is turquoise, the sand is white, and a low annual rainfall virtually guarantees a sunny vacation.

Costa Brava
Rockier, more serpentine, and without the long stretches of sand that mark the
Costa Blanca, the cliff-edged Costa Brava stretches from Barcelona to the French border. Look for the charming, sandybottomed coves that dot the coast. Although there are fewer undiscovered beaches here than along Spain’s Atlantic coast, the Costa Brava still retains a sense of rocky wilderness. One of the more eccentric-looking villas along this coast belonged to the late Salvador
Dalí, the region’s most famous modern son who lived much of his life near Cadaqués.

Costa Verde
Radically different from the dry and sunbaked coastline of Andalusia, the rocky Costa Verde (Green Coast) resembles a sunny version of Ireland’s western
shore. It’s temperate in summer, when the rest of Spain can be unbearably hot. Much of the coast is within the ancient province of Asturias, a region rife with Romanesque architecture and medieval pilgrimage sites—and one that has not yet been overwhelmed with tourism. Premier resorts include some districts of Santander, Gijón, and, a short distance inland, Oviedo.

The Balearic Islands
Just off the coast of Catalonia and a 45- minute flight flight from Barcelona, this rocky, sand-fringed archipelago attracts urban refugees seeking the sun, jet-set glitterati, and exhibitionists in scanty beachwear. The Mediterranean climate is warmer here than on the mainland. The city of Palma de Majorca has the greatest number of high-rises and the most crowded shorelines. Much of Ibiza is party central for young people and gay visitors during the summer. Sleepy Minorca offers more isolation.

As for the rest of Europe, depending on what you are looking for, there are plenty to choose from.

Best For Diving
Lavezzi Island, France
Bisevo Island, Croatia
Cap Camarat, France
Salgar, Spain
Blue Hole, Gozo
Colovri, Greece
Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
Ustica Island, Italy
Larnaca Bay, Cyprus
Lampedusa Island, Italy



Best For Families
Playa Blanca, Lanzarote
Palombaggia, Corsica
Culdaff Beach, Ireland
Binibeca, Menorca
Cala San Vicente, Majorca
Porthcurno Beach, Cornwall
Branksome Chine, Poole
Ca'Savio, Italy
West Wittering, West Sussex
Argeles-Sur-Mer, France
Hope Cove, South Devon
Brighton, Sussex

Best For Style
St Mawes, Cornwall
The Mount, Italy
Tarifa, Spain
Smuggler's Wreck Bay, Greece
Sylt, Germany
Cannes, France
Holkham Bay, Norfolk
Beauduc, France
Pantelleria, Sicily
Forte Village, Sardinia
Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia


Best For Surf
Mundaka, Spain
Tullen Strand, Ireland
Ribeira D'Ilhas, Portugal
Croyde, North Devon
Famara, Lanzarote
Long Sands, Newcastle
Fistral, Cornwall
Lahinch, Ireland

[metkiki]

Lynnie, Thank you very much for your info... I just wanted to know if there is any specific healthy sand that is good for any specific illness... like: bones, muscles, etc... I've heard it before that there are some beaches in Spain that got healthy sand, but I don't know the places where are those beaches.
I need to go this summer for vacation, and I'm trying to find a good healthy-sand beach in Spain.

Thank you again.

Kiki