Merón Beach
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Playa de Merón is a stunning beach situated near San Vicente de la Barquera, renowned for its golden sands and picturesque cliffs. This vast beach offers lovely spots for surfers and families alike, making it ideal for walking for up to 4 km along the coast.
Highlights:
- Beautiful sunsets and clear water, perfect for enjoying the waves.
- Well-maintained beach with lifeguards, parking availability, and nearby restaurants.
- Clean surroundings, recognized with Blue Flag status.
- Suitable for all ages, including pets in certain areas.
Areas for improvement:
- There can be overcrowding, especially in summer, with many surf schools taking up bathing areas.
- Limited shaded spots and cleanliness issues reported on occasions.
- Parking can be challenging and tends to fill up quickly, especially during peak seasons.
Despite some concerns, Playa de Merón remains a favorite destination for both locals and visitors, with its incredible beauty and extensive amenities.
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Below you will find 60 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
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Positive experience: La Playa de Merón es un extenso arenal situado en San Vicente de la Barquera, en la costa occidental de Cantabria. Con una longitud de aproximadamente 3.500 metros, se caracteriza por su arena fina y dorada, y un oleaje moderado a fuerte, lo que la convierte en un lugar ideal para la práctica de deportes acuáticos como el surf.  Características principales: • Tipo de playa: Semiurbana con arena fina y dorada. • Dimensiones: Aproximadamente 3.500 metros de longitud y 40 metros de anchura media. • Oleaje: Moderado a fuerte, adecuado para el surf. • Servicios: Cuenta con vigilancia, aparcamiento, duchas y acceso para personas con movilidad reducida.  • Entorno: Forma parte del Parque Natural de Oyambre, ofreciendo un entorno natural protegido con sistemas dunares y vegetación característica.  La Playa de Merón ha sido galardonada en varias ocasiones con la Bandera Azul, reconocimiento que certifica la calidad de sus aguas y servicios. Además, cuenta con la certificación “Q” de Calidad Turística, otorgada por el Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española.  Es un destino popular tanto para locales como para turistas, especialmente durante la temporada estival, debido a su belleza natural y las diversas actividades que se pueden realizar en sus aguas y alrededores.
Fantastic experience: Spectacular beach, huge, well organized, and an impressive green landscape in contrast, countryside beach. The vegetation reaches the water. Clean and pleasant. Good parking and great beach bar. Worth repeating.
Positive experience: Spacious and cool for surfing, with shops and bars across the street. Nice for spending the day, parking costs €3. What I didn't like is that on weekends they charge to use the bathroom, I think that if you pay for parking you should have free access to the bathroom. But other than that, everything was great.
Fantastic experience: Stand July 24: there is a very large parking lot that costs 3 €. The toilets cost 50 cents and are okay. There are lifeguards on site and there is an ice cream truck. The water is clear, with almost no algae, it goes in gently and there are great waves. The only downside: there are no shaded areas.
Negative experience: Beach full of dogs in prohibited areas and nobody does anything. Full of vans camping for free, it's a parking spot. Very low-quality tourism
Below you will find 9 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
Positive experience: Plage immense, et jolie mais ‼️INTERDITE AUX CHIENS
Negative experience: Unfortunately, there are dogs, with what that entails. It's a shame because the beach is very nice.
Negative experience: Beach full of dogs in prohibited areas and nobody does anything. Full of vans camping for free, it's a parking spot. Very low-quality tourism
Fantastic experience: A huge beach ideal for surfers and pets are welcome.
Fantastic experience: Maravillosa playa, arena fina. Todo muuuy limpio. Ideal para surf pero tambien para familias con niños, la extensión de la arena es espectacular. Parking controlado y de pago (2€ al día) y baños públicos de pago (0,50€) pero limpios, se pagan a gusto. No se permiten perros aunque siempre hay gente que no sabe leer o cumplir las normas.
Below you will find 40 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
Fantastic experience: Playa espectacular con vistas increíbles. Una de las playas más bonitas de Cantabria. Arena fina, aguas limpias y un entorno natural que invita a relajarse. Ideal para pasear, bañarse o simplemente disfrutar del paisaje con los Picos de Europa al fondo. Además, hay buen aparcamiento cerca y suele haber buen ambiente sin agobios. ¡Un lugar para volver una y otra vez!
Fantastic experience: Es una playa enormemente larga. Arena fina, hay zonas con algunas piedras. Está genial. Dispone de servicio de vigilancia por socorristas. Y como en todos estos sitios, el problema es aparcar. Hay un parking ️ de pago, es bastante grande, pero se llena. Tienes que ir pronto. Hay muchos sitios para ir con la autocaravana y quedarte unos días.
Positive experience: La Playa de Merón es un extenso arenal situado en San Vicente de la Barquera, en la costa occidental de Cantabria. Con una longitud de aproximadamente 3.500 metros, se caracteriza por su arena fina y dorada, y un oleaje moderado a fuerte, lo que la convierte en un lugar ideal para la práctica de deportes acuáticos como el surf.  Características principales: • Tipo de playa: Semiurbana con arena fina y dorada. • Dimensiones: Aproximadamente 3.500 metros de longitud y 40 metros de anchura media. • Oleaje: Moderado a fuerte, adecuado para el surf. • Servicios: Cuenta con vigilancia, aparcamiento, duchas y acceso para personas con movilidad reducida.  • Entorno: Forma parte del Parque Natural de Oyambre, ofreciendo un entorno natural protegido con sistemas dunares y vegetación característica.  La Playa de Merón ha sido galardonada en varias ocasiones con la Bandera Azul, reconocimiento que certifica la calidad de sus aguas y servicios. Además, cuenta con la certificación “Q” de Calidad Turística, otorgada por el Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española.  Es un destino popular tanto para locales como para turistas, especialmente durante la temporada estival, debido a su belleza natural y las diversas actividades que se pueden realizar en sus aguas y alrededores.
Negative experience: DIRTY EVERYWHERE. The waves bring brown foam that makes you want to vomit. There are plastics and nets on the sand because of the tourists who come and destroy everything. The showers and toilets are very neglected and there is never a place to park. As if that were not enough, even if you manage to ignore this, swimming is almost prohibited for bathers because the whole beach is reserved for surfers. In short... a nonsense...
Fantastic experience: Fine sand beach. Very beautiful natural setting. Ideal for surfing. Also for walking. 4 km of beach.
Below you will find 30 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
Fantastic experience: Spectacular beach, huge, well organized, and an impressive green landscape in contrast, countryside beach. The vegetation reaches the water. Clean and pleasant. Good parking and great beach bar. Worth repeating.
Fantastic experience: Wonderful beach, spacious, clean and perfect for walking, very well maintained and with a restaurant nearby for eating.
Fantastic experience: Una playa grande y bonita. Con un cómodo acceso y un chiringuito estupendo a pie de playa.
Fantastic experience: Espectacular muy grande, hay sitio para surfear, para comer, chiringuito. Muy buen sitio para darse un baño
Fantastic experience: Espectacular arenal. Tiene además un chiringuito y un restaurante muy cerca . Servicio de socorristas también
Below you will find 20 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
Fantastic experience: Es una playa enormemente larga. Arena fina, hay zonas con algunas piedras. Está genial. Dispone de servicio de vigilancia por socorristas. Y como en todos estos sitios, el problema es aparcar. Hay un parking ️ de pago, es bastante grande, pero se llena. Tienes que ir pronto. Hay muchos sitios para ir con la autocaravana y quedarte unos días.
Fantastic experience: Gran playa abierta con unas aguas transparentes y un color hermoso ! 05/07 al 10/07/25 . Con una temperatura del agua de unos 20 grados pudimos disfrutar de un buen baño sin ningún problema! Cuenta con socorristas siempre muy atentos Igualmente mucha atención: las corrientes pueden jugarte una mala pasada ! Si el cielo está despejado a fin de tarde puedes disfrutar de unos atardeceres muy bonitos. Si tu idea es venir con un perrito, lamentablemente solamente podrás disfrutar o bien temprano por la mañana o durante la tarde ( muy aconsejable igualmente). El viento del N o NE no es muy recomendable si quieres disfrutar de la tranquilidad pero en ese caso a dos pasos tienes la playa " del tostadero " resguardada con estás condiciones.
Fantastic experience: Stand July 24: there is a very large parking lot that costs 3 €. The toilets cost 50 cents and are okay. There are lifeguards on site and there is an ice cream truck. The water is clear, with almost no algae, it goes in gently and there are great waves. The only downside: there are no shaded areas.
Fantastic experience: Spectacular, clean, spacious, with parking, showers, and lifeguards
Positive experience: Huge beach several kilometers long. Shallow water. The tide means that at low tide the water is more than 100 meters away from the level it reaches at high tide. Very suitable for children. There is free parking except in July and August. However, since it is gravel, the car gets completely dusty when other cars pass by. In summer, they charge two euros per parking spot. There is also a bathroom available for 50 cents that is attended by municipality staff, and they always keep it clean, but only during the summer season. In September, it is no longer possible to use it, and you have to go to a nearby bar to urinate. In October, they also remove the lifeguards, although this year we are swimming in this month due to the heat.
Below you will find 55 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
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Positive experience: La Playa de Merón es un extenso arenal situado en San Vicente de la Barquera, en la costa occidental de Cantabria. Con una longitud de aproximadamente 3.500 metros, se caracteriza por su arena fina y dorada, y un oleaje moderado a fuerte, lo que la convierte en un lugar ideal para la práctica de deportes acuáticos como el surf.  Características principales: • Tipo de playa: Semiurbana con arena fina y dorada. • Dimensiones: Aproximadamente 3.500 metros de longitud y 40 metros de anchura media. • Oleaje: Moderado a fuerte, adecuado para el surf. • Servicios: Cuenta con vigilancia, aparcamiento, duchas y acceso para personas con movilidad reducida.  • Entorno: Forma parte del Parque Natural de Oyambre, ofreciendo un entorno natural protegido con sistemas dunares y vegetación característica.  La Playa de Merón ha sido galardonada en varias ocasiones con la Bandera Azul, reconocimiento que certifica la calidad de sus aguas y servicios. Además, cuenta con la certificación “Q” de Calidad Turística, otorgada por el Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española.  Es un destino popular tanto para locales como para turistas, especialmente durante la temporada estival, debido a su belleza natural y las diversas actividades que se pueden realizar en sus aguas y alrededores.
Fantastic experience: Merron beach is a beauty. When you are here, don't forget to try surfing.
Fantastic experience: Spectacular beach, huge, well organized, and an impressive green landscape in contrast, countryside beach. The vegetation reaches the water. Clean and pleasant. Good parking and great beach bar. Worth repeating.
Fantastic experience: Stand July 24: there is a very large parking lot that costs 3 €. The toilets cost 50 cents and are okay. There are lifeguards on site and there is an ice cream truck. The water is clear, with almost no algae, it goes in gently and there are great waves. The only downside: there are no shaded areas.
Fantastic experience: Wonderful beach, spacious, clean and perfect for walking, very well maintained and with a restaurant nearby for eating.
Below you will find 64 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
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Positive experience: La Playa de Merón es un extenso arenal situado en San Vicente de la Barquera, en la costa occidental de Cantabria. Con una longitud de aproximadamente 3.500 metros, se caracteriza por su arena fina y dorada, y un oleaje moderado a fuerte, lo que la convierte en un lugar ideal para la práctica de deportes acuáticos como el surf.  Características principales: • Tipo de playa: Semiurbana con arena fina y dorada. • Dimensiones: Aproximadamente 3.500 metros de longitud y 40 metros de anchura media. • Oleaje: Moderado a fuerte, adecuado para el surf. • Servicios: Cuenta con vigilancia, aparcamiento, duchas y acceso para personas con movilidad reducida.  • Entorno: Forma parte del Parque Natural de Oyambre, ofreciendo un entorno natural protegido con sistemas dunares y vegetación característica.  La Playa de Merón ha sido galardonada en varias ocasiones con la Bandera Azul, reconocimiento que certifica la calidad de sus aguas y servicios. Además, cuenta con la certificación “Q” de Calidad Turística, otorgada por el Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española.  Es un destino popular tanto para locales como para turistas, especialmente durante la temporada estival, debido a su belleza natural y las diversas actividades que se pueden realizar en sus aguas y alrededores.
Fantastic experience: Merron beach is a beauty. When you are here, don't forget to try surfing.
Positive experience: Spacious and cool for surfing, with shops and bars across the street. Nice for spending the day, parking costs €3. What I didn't like is that on weekends they charge to use the bathroom, I think that if you pay for parking you should have free access to the bathroom. But other than that, everything was great.
Fantastic experience: Dreamlike beautiful and very long beach. Surfer paradise
Positive experience: The beach of San Vicente de la Barquera has quite a wave and in the 3 days we have been there, it has always had a yellow flag. I will return to try surfing.
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Below you will find 3 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de Merón.
Positive experience: La Playa de Merón es un extenso arenal situado en San Vicente de la Barquera, en la costa occidental de Cantabria. Con una longitud de aproximadamente 3.500 metros, se caracteriza por su arena fina y dorada, y un oleaje moderado a fuerte, lo que la convierte en un lugar ideal para la práctica de deportes acuáticos como el surf.  Características principales: • Tipo de playa: Semiurbana con arena fina y dorada. • Dimensiones: Aproximadamente 3.500 metros de longitud y 40 metros de anchura media. • Oleaje: Moderado a fuerte, adecuado para el surf. • Servicios: Cuenta con vigilancia, aparcamiento, duchas y acceso para personas con movilidad reducida.  • Entorno: Forma parte del Parque Natural de Oyambre, ofreciendo un entorno natural protegido con sistemas dunares y vegetación característica.  La Playa de Merón ha sido galardonada en varias ocasiones con la Bandera Azul, reconocimiento que certifica la calidad de sus aguas y servicios. Además, cuenta con la certificación “Q” de Calidad Turística, otorgada por el Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española.  Es un destino popular tanto para locales como para turistas, especialmente durante la temporada estival, debido a su belleza natural y las diversas actividades que se pueden realizar en sus aguas y alrededores.
Fantastic experience: Unas olas espectaculares. Muy divertida pero hay que tener cuidado con la corriente. Fuimos cuando la marea estaba retrocediendo y el mar se nos llevaba para dentro.
Fantastic experience: Nos ha encantado está playa. Tiene aparcamiento de pago (2€ todo el día). Es muy grande con una pequeña zona para baño y el resto para surfear. Es ideal para ir con niños al no estar detrás de un paseo marítimo se accede directamente desde el parking a la playa sin escaleras, además es una playa donde se hace pie hasta muy adentro pero que tiene unas uñas considerables de forma que es muy divertida y puede disfrutarse con niños relativamente pequeños.
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Merón Beach: Reviews
Positive experience: La Playa de Merón es un extenso arenal situado en San Vicente de la Barquera, en la costa occidental de Cantabria. Con una longitud de aproximadamente 3.500 metros, se caracteriza por su arena fina y dorada, y un oleaje moderado a fuerte, lo que la convierte en un lugar ideal para la práctica de deportes acuáticos como el surf.  Características principales: • Tipo de playa: Semiurbana con arena fina y dorada. • Dimensiones: Aproximadamente 3.500 metros de longitud y 40 metros de anchura media. • Oleaje: Moderado a fuerte, adecuado para el surf. • Servicios: Cuenta con vigilancia, aparcamiento, duchas y acceso para personas con movilidad reducida.  • Entorno: Forma parte del Parque Natural de Oyambre, ofreciendo un entorno natural protegido con sistemas dunares y vegetación característica.  La Playa de Merón ha sido galardonada en varias ocasiones con la Bandera Azul, reconocimiento que certifica la calidad de sus aguas y servicios. Además, cuenta con la certificación “Q” de Calidad Turística, otorgada por el Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española.  Es un destino popular tanto para locales como para turistas, especialmente durante la temporada estival, debido a su belleza natural y las diversas actividades que se pueden realizar en sus aguas y alrededores.
Fantastic experience: Merron beach is a beauty. When you are here, don't forget to try surfing.
Fantastic experience: Top
Fantastic experience: Very nice
Fantastic experience: Spectacular beach, huge, well organized, and an impressive green landscape in contrast, countryside beach. The vegetation reaches the water. Clean and pleasant. Good parking and great beach bar. Worth repeating.
Positive experience: Spacious and cool for surfing, with shops and bars across the street. Nice for spending the day, parking costs €3. What I didn't like is that on weekends they charge to use the bathroom, I think that if you pay for parking you should have free access to the bathroom. But other than that, everything was great.
Negative experience: Unfortunately, there are dogs, with what that entails. It's a shame because the beach is very nice.
Fantastic experience: Dreamlike beautiful and very long beach. Surfer paradise
Fantastic experience: Spectacular
Fantastic experience: Calm and cool
Fantastic experience: Beautiful
Fantastic experience: A beach with magical sunsets. A beautiful beach, in every sense.
Positive experience: The beach of San Vicente de la Barquera has quite a wave and in the 3 days we have been there, it has always had a yellow flag. I will return to try surfing.
Fantastic experience: Stand July 24: there is a very large parking lot that costs 3 €. The toilets cost 50 cents and are okay. There are lifeguards on site and there is an ice cream truck. The water is clear, with almost no algae, it goes in gently and there are great waves. The only downside: there are no shaded areas.
Fantastic experience: A beautiful wide beach. Until 6 PM in summer many people. From 6 PM until sunset perfect.
Fantastic experience: Wonderful beach, spacious, clean and perfect for walking, very well maintained and with a restaurant nearby for eating.
Fantastic experience: A huge and vast beach. When the tide goes out, there is a 5 km walkway that connects the 3 beaches, where you can take a nice stroll.
Fantastic experience: Very nice beach, very clean and the people are very friendly.
Negative experience: Beach full of dogs in prohibited areas and nobody does anything. Full of vans camping for free, it's a parking spot. Very low-quality tourism
Positive experience: A nice walk.
Fantastic experience: Spectacular, clean, spacious, with parking, showers, and lifeguards
Negative experience: DIRTY EVERYWHERE. The waves bring brown foam that makes you want to vomit. There are plastics and nets on the sand because of the tourists who come and destroy everything. The showers and toilets are very neglected and there is never a place to park. As if that were not enough, even if you manage to ignore this, swimming is almost prohibited for bathers because the whole beach is reserved for surfers. In short... a nonsense...
Fantastic experience: Spectacular view
Fantastic experience: Great surf and good surfer vibe
Positive experience: Beautiful beach Good waves Poor parking policy for campers...
Fantastic experience: A huge beach ideal for surfers and pets are welcome.
Positive experience: Huge beach several kilometers long. Shallow water. The tide means that at low tide the water is more than 100 meters away from the level it reaches at high tide. Very suitable for children. There is free parking except in July and August. However, since it is gravel, the car gets completely dusty when other cars pass by. In summer, they charge two euros per parking spot. There is also a bathroom available for 50 cents that is attended by municipality staff, and they always keep it clean, but only during the summer season. In September, it is no longer possible to use it, and you have to go to a nearby bar to urinate. In October, they also remove the lifeguards, although this year we are swimming in this month due to the heat.
Fantastic experience: Honestly, spectacular
Fantastic experience: Great
Fantastic experience: I have been there for 25 years. There must be a reason.
Fantastic experience: Excellent. Very clean and well-maintained. Ideal for all ages.
Fantastic experience: A very large and clean beach with all services, a well-deserved blue flag.
Fantastic experience: A spectacular place. It's worth leaving the car in the parking lot next to the beach, the price is small.
Fantastic experience: Fine sand beach. Very beautiful natural setting. Ideal for surfing. Also for walking. 4 km of beach.
Fantastic experience: Very nice wide and clean gently sloping beach. Shower and toilet available. Beach section is supervised.
Positive experience: Very long and spacious beach, it's easy to find a spot to spend a very pleasant day with family. It has a lifeguard service from the Red Cross. Fine sand. Showers at the exit and a large parking lot nearby.
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