Canyelles Beach
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Platja de Canyelles is a beautiful and tranquil beach located on the Costa Brava. Known for its crystal-clear turquoise waters, it offers a variety of activities such as snorkeling, sunbathing, and water sports. Highlights include:
- Calm and family-friendly environment
- Several restaurants and a beach bar serving snacks and meals
- Rental options for umbrellas, sunbeds, and kayaks
- Clear waters ideal for snorkeling with abundant marine life
However, visitors have noted a few downsides:
- Limited parking space, often requiring early arrival to secure a spot
- Lack of showers due to water scarcity
- Some reports of cleanliness issues with debris in the water
- Access can be tricky, and signage to the beach could be improved
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Below you will find 72 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja de Canyelles.
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Fantastic experience: Nice beach with clear water and near some cliffs and caves where you can go with you paddle board and visit. Very few places to eat. You need to go to Lloret de Mar for dinner.
Positive experience: Lack of parking area
Fantastic experience: A quiet beach with a small food stand. all kinds of activities like small boating and jet skis. There's also a nice tavern for dining.
Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen on the Costa Brava. It is divided by rocks that create two beaches and a smaller one like a little cove. With calm, crystal-clear water and a perfect temperature to enjoy a swim in the middle of the heat that presses in the sea. It is quite crowded, I suggest going early or alternatively during the lunch hour shift (since many people leave for lunch); in this way, you may find it easier to park. There is a small parking lot at the entrance of the beach (no more than 20 cars) and then as you move away you find other parking lots, all equally crowded. Some people end up parking on the curves leading down to the beach (that is also possible). There are a couple of restaurants at the entrance of the beach and towards the end, there is a beach bar that offers basic food, it is not the best quality but it saves you with things you might need being in the middle of nowhere: patatas bravas, squid, hamburgers, cold drinks. There is also a kayak and paddle rental service on the dock side. There are boats that bring and pick up people from time to time.
Positive experience: The children really enjoyed the waves. The sand is finer than at many other beaches nearby. To find a parking spot, you need to be there before 11 a.m.
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Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, off-season you can go with dogs.
Positive experience: Die Duschen wurden dieses Jahr wegen Wassermangel nicht installiert. Leider sind trotz Hundeverbotschild abends immer wieder Hunde ohne Leine am Strand und dementsprechend auch ihre Duftmarken und andere Hinterlassenschaften.
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Positive experience: The children really enjoyed the waves. The sand is finer than at many other beaches nearby. To find a parking spot, you need to be there before 11 a.m.
Positive experience: Nice cove but increasingly neglected. Little maintenance of the sand and the water is sometimes very dirty. Before, the boat used to come by to collect debris; now I never see it, and parking is almost impossible even if you pay.
Fantastic experience: Clean and crystal clear water. Small beach and it's not fine sand.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach, sloping gently in some areas. Sand is not fine. Difficult to find parking.
Fantastic experience: Paradisiacal place, the only downside is the strong wind, the sand flies and is annoying!!
Below you will find 37 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja de Canyelles.
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Fantastic experience: Nice beach to have a picnic, outdoor activities, with few restaurants next to it.
Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen on the Costa Brava. It is divided by rocks that create two beaches and a smaller one like a little cove. With calm, crystal-clear water and a perfect temperature to enjoy a swim in the middle of the heat that presses in the sea. It is quite crowded, I suggest going early or alternatively during the lunch hour shift (since many people leave for lunch); in this way, you may find it easier to park. There is a small parking lot at the entrance of the beach (no more than 20 cars) and then as you move away you find other parking lots, all equally crowded. Some people end up parking on the curves leading down to the beach (that is also possible). There are a couple of restaurants at the entrance of the beach and towards the end, there is a beach bar that offers basic food, it is not the best quality but it saves you with things you might need being in the middle of nowhere: patatas bravas, squid, hamburgers, cold drinks. There is also a kayak and paddle rental service on the dock side. There are boats that bring and pick up people from time to time.
Fantastic experience: Chiringuito right by the beach. Water slides. Small but very beautiful cove. It tends to be quiet, but lately there has been more tourism. Restaurant for eating, very good nearby. Very limited parking.
Positive experience: Nice Clean and well-kept They have a playground Close to the yacht club and restaurants Ideal for snorkeling Difficult to park
Positive experience: Beach with parking just 2 minutes away (paid parking). Nice beach, clear water, extensive and calm, with services (ice cream stand, restaurant, restroom) and a beach bar (ideal for sunset). It allows for strolls along the shore that lead to smaller coves. Highly recommended.
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Fantastic experience: La playa es familiar. Tiene un parque infantil cerca. También restaurantes. Hay baños públicos. Con socorrista. Está al lado de alquiler de kayak y más...
Fantastic experience: Es una playa bastante grande de arena gruesa y aguas cristalinas, aunque también podemos encontrar algas en algunas zonas. Os recomiendo el lateral izquierdo por ser la zona de la playa más tranquila en un entorno más natural y virgen. En el lado derecho se encuentra el puerto de Cala Canyelles, donde ofrecen el servicio de barcos de alquiler. En la misma playa también hay la opción de alquilar pedalos y kayaks, además de tener una gran diversidad de servicios como chiringuitos, restaurante, duchas, wc, socorrista, alquiler de hamacas y sombrillas.
Positive experience: Maravillosa playa de Canyelles (Lloret de Mar). Dispone de Puerto deportivo, parquímetros de zona azul, parque infantil, chiringuitos u servicio de socorrista. De arena fina, sus aguas suelen ser de calidad (bandera azul). Dispone de acceso a minusválidos y duchas.
Below you will find 72 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja de Canyelles.
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Fantastic experience: Nice beach with clear water and near some cliffs and caves where you can go with you paddle board and visit. Very few places to eat. You need to go to Lloret de Mar for dinner.
Positive experience: Good, clean beach. Only the access is exhausting.
Negative experience: Showers are missing. They claim lack of water but it has been kind of a record rain all spring. They should blame the lack of water strategy and lack of investment in the water system.
Fantastic experience: A quiet beach with a small food stand. all kinds of activities like small boating and jet skis. There's also a nice tavern for dining.
Fantastic experience: Super beautiful beach, with all services (except showers, due to the recent drought). We went on the first Friday of August, and although it was quite crowded, there was space to relax and a calm atmosphere, not excessively noisy. Turquoise water, clean and super pleasant.
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Below you will find 9 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja de Canyelles.
Positive experience: Buena playa para hacer snorkel. No estaba tan masificada como podía esperarse
Fantastic experience: Para la región en la que se encuentra, es una playa relativamente tranquila. La gente muy respetuosa y amable, bastantes familias. La arena baja de a poco, no de repente, por lo que se presta para llevar a los niños. También se puede hacer snorkel sin problemas, tiene un bello fondo, un pequeño bote hundido... vimos distintos peces, algunos en cardumen que te seguían curioseando, peces piedra contra las rocas (pez globo) y varios erizos de mar. Tiene pocos locales lo cuál ayuda a que sea más bien tranquila. Suelen alquilar kayaks y demás.
Fantastic experience: Crystal clear waters, many fish, ideal for snorkeling, the space between the 2 rocks is perfect for using goggles.
Fantastic experience: Sauberer schöner Strand mit Bar und Restaurant. Schirme und Liegen können geliehen werden. Das Highlight: am linken Ende des Strandes durchs Wasser (etwa hüfttief) in die erste kleine Bucht gehen. Dort gibt es auch Sand, aber im Wasser viele Felsen. Am linken Rand führt ein „Sandweg“ entspannt ins Wasser. Unglaublich toll zum Schnorcheln, da sich im seichten Wasser die Jungfische in kleinen Schwärmen sammeln und an den Klippen große Menge verschiedenster Fische unterwegs sind. Selbst die kleinen Felsbecken am Rand sind wie Aquarien. Wunderschön!!!!
Fantastic experience: Great for snorkelling and swimming and an all round happy place. Park at the beach, or at the boatyard further away (20 euro per day, free if you go in the evening), or 600m up the road when all the parking is full. Great for evening swims. Family friendly beach.
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Fantastic experience: Es una playa bastante grande de arena gruesa y aguas cristalinas, aunque también podemos encontrar algas en algunas zonas. Os recomiendo el lateral izquierdo por ser la zona de la playa más tranquila en un entorno más natural y virgen. En el lado derecho se encuentra el puerto de Cala Canyelles, donde ofrecen el servicio de barcos de alquiler. En la misma playa también hay la opción de alquilar pedalos y kayaks, además de tener una gran diversidad de servicios como chiringuitos, restaurante, duchas, wc, socorrista, alquiler de hamacas y sombrillas.
Below you will find 7 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja de Canyelles.
Fantastic experience: Playa de Canyelles es la playa más alejada de Lloret de Mar,acceso por la carretera,tambiyen la temporada alta hay autobuses ,tiene arenas blancas ,más finas que otras playas de Lloret.comoda y más adherente .La playa está dividida por unas rocas ,hay dichas,baños,todo limpio .Puedes alquilar sombrillas y hamacas,hay opciones de ocio,esquí acuático,ski-bob,patines,kayak.Kioskos de helados,refrescos,hay restaurantes de buena calidad,abiertos desde mediodía hasta la noche,zonas infantiles,ideal para los niños!Hay aparcamiento cerca de la playa,todo de pago,si vienen moto es mejor opción,hay aparcamiento gratuito!La cala es un refugio encantador entre pinos,mar y acantilados.Tiene todos servicios completos ,ideal para familias ,un lugar seguro y relajante.Si tienes movilidad reducida ,infórmate perfectamente los accesos o llegar con anticipación.El ambiente en la temporada alta es agradable,pero también lleno de gente.Conclusiones:Playa de Canyellas es una joya natural ,bien dotada de servicios,con encanto,con ambiente relajado ,es una experiencia completa de playa y una elección fantástica.
Fantastic experience: Spiaggia pulita ed attrezzata. Tre ristoranti, un chiosco, docce libere e wc. Mare cristallino, sabbia e ciottoli. Volendo, ci si può spostare leggermente e fare tuffi dagli scogli. È possibile noleggiare kayak, pedalò, moto d'acqua e piccole imbarcazioni.
Fantastic experience: La playa es familiar. Tiene un parque infantil cerca. También restaurantes. Hay baños públicos. Con socorrista. Está al lado de alquiler de kayak y más...
Fantastic experience: Para la región en la que se encuentra, es una playa relativamente tranquila. La gente muy respetuosa y amable, bastantes familias. La arena baja de a poco, no de repente, por lo que se presta para llevar a los niños. También se puede hacer snorkel sin problemas, tiene un bello fondo, un pequeño bote hundido... vimos distintos peces, algunos en cardumen que te seguían curioseando, peces piedra contra las rocas (pez globo) y varios erizos de mar. Tiene pocos locales lo cuál ayuda a que sea más bien tranquila. Suelen alquilar kayaks y demás.
Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen on the Costa Brava. It is divided by rocks that create two beaches and a smaller one like a little cove. With calm, crystal-clear water and a perfect temperature to enjoy a swim in the middle of the heat that presses in the sea. It is quite crowded, I suggest going early or alternatively during the lunch hour shift (since many people leave for lunch); in this way, you may find it easier to park. There is a small parking lot at the entrance of the beach (no more than 20 cars) and then as you move away you find other parking lots, all equally crowded. Some people end up parking on the curves leading down to the beach (that is also possible). There are a couple of restaurants at the entrance of the beach and towards the end, there is a beach bar that offers basic food, it is not the best quality but it saves you with things you might need being in the middle of nowhere: patatas bravas, squid, hamburgers, cold drinks. There is also a kayak and paddle rental service on the dock side. There are boats that bring and pick up people from time to time.
Canyelles Beach: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Nice beach with clear water and near some cliffs and caves where you can go with you paddle board and visit. Very few places to eat. You need to go to Lloret de Mar for dinner.
Positive experience: Great family friendly beach! Unfortunately some women were topless, however, compared to other beaches in Barcelona, people are more modest and it is greatly appreciated by locals. Most people are respectful of the beach rules. Other than a few people smoking on the beach which is NOT allowed, this beach was a nice option to relax and for kids to enjoy.
Fantastic experience: Nice beach to have a picnic, outdoor activities, with few restaurants next to it.
Fantastic experience: Insanely beautiful, we recommend it off-season.
Fantastic experience: A cozy place on the Mediterranean coast in Spain. A small cove with a great beach and beautiful clear sea!
Positive experience: Very beautiful beach!!
Fantastic experience: Great beach! Clean!
Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful bays I have seen❤️ For children, in my opinion, it is not very suitable, as the seabed does not slope gently but drops sharply, especially the shoreline becomes dangerous when the sea is rough.
Fantastic experience: Very beautiful beach, good atmosphere and few people.
Fantastic experience: Excellent beach. Missing showers though…
Fantastic experience: I have been here a bunch of times for 4 years and this cove/beach is incredible. Totally recommended and has a good atmosphere.
Fantastic experience: Wonderful
Fantastic experience: Crystal clear waters, many fish, ideal for snorkeling, the space between the 2 rocks is perfect for using goggles.
Negative experience: Very beautiful beach, but the fact that there is no shower ruins the enjoyment. We are fed up with these environmentalists who question everything that used to bring us joy.
Positive experience: Good, clean beach. Only the access is exhausting.
Positive experience: Lack of parking area
Negative experience: Showers are missing. They claim lack of water but it has been kind of a record rain all spring. They should blame the lack of water strategy and lack of investment in the water system.
Fantastic experience: A quiet beach with a small food stand. all kinds of activities like small boating and jet skis. There's also a nice tavern for dining.
Fantastic experience: Super beautiful beach, with all services (except showers, due to the recent drought). We went on the first Friday of August, and although it was quite crowded, there was space to relax and a calm atmosphere, not excessively noisy. Turquoise water, clean and super pleasant.
Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen on the Costa Brava. It is divided by rocks that create two beaches and a smaller one like a little cove. With calm, crystal-clear water and a perfect temperature to enjoy a swim in the middle of the heat that presses in the sea. It is quite crowded, I suggest going early or alternatively during the lunch hour shift (since many people leave for lunch); in this way, you may find it easier to park. There is a small parking lot at the entrance of the beach (no more than 20 cars) and then as you move away you find other parking lots, all equally crowded. Some people end up parking on the curves leading down to the beach (that is also possible). There are a couple of restaurants at the entrance of the beach and towards the end, there is a beach bar that offers basic food, it is not the best quality but it saves you with things you might need being in the middle of nowhere: patatas bravas, squid, hamburgers, cold drinks. There is also a kayak and paddle rental service on the dock side. There are boats that bring and pick up people from time to time.
Positive experience: The children really enjoyed the waves. The sand is finer than at many other beaches nearby. To find a parking spot, you need to be there before 11 a.m.
Positive experience: Nice cove but increasingly neglected. Little maintenance of the sand and the water is sometimes very dirty. Before, the boat used to come by to collect debris; now I never see it, and parking is almost impossible even if you pay.
Positive experience: We went off-season, we walked from the Castle of Lloret de Mar, excellent walk, great views and very clean trails. I recommend the beach for having some mate, super quiet. It's worth getting to know it.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful bay with a cozy beach tent. There are some stones in the sea and it gets deep fairly quickly.
Fantastic experience: Clean and crystal clear water. Small beach and it's not fine sand.
Positive experience: The beach is very nice, but this summer it is noticeable that they are not cleaning it as before. Often there are plastics, sanitary pads, and other objects floating in the water. Previously, a boat would come and clean, but we haven't seen it this summer yet. If the maintenance continues like this, I doubt that next summer this beach will maintain the blue flag.
Positive experience: Calm
Fantastic experience: My favorite spot
Fantastic experience: Fine sand, very pleasant to walk on, clear water.
Fantastic experience: I love it
Positive experience: Clean beach, easy to enter the water, mainly families with children, sun loungers and umbrellas can be rented, food is also very good.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, off-season you can go with dogs.
Positive experience: Very nice beach. You can rent umbrellas and sunbeds, and there are catering options. Finding a parking spot is difficult.
Fantastic experience: Chiringuito right by the beach. Water slides. Small but very beautiful cove. It tends to be quiet, but lately there has been more tourism. Restaurant for eating, very good nearby. Very limited parking.
Fantastic experience: I love the scenery
Fantastic experience: One of my favorite coves
Positive experience: Very nice beach. But if you go by car during busy hours, be prepared to walk.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, clean and with all the services. Spectacular sand, with large grains, the kind that comes off you right away.
Fantastic experience: Our favorite beach near Barcelona. It takes an hour to get there.
Positive experience: We were walking the Camí de Ronda from Lloret. Once we walked along the Lloret coast, we walked through a residential area to access Canyelles cove. We found it impossible to find any signage to go down directly to the cove. Google made us go all around the entire residential area, and it took us triple the time to arrive, when going down some semi-hidden stairs would have taken us 20 minutes... very poor signage.
Positive experience: Nice Clean and well-kept They have a playground Close to the yacht club and restaurants Ideal for snorkeling Difficult to park
Positive experience: Beautiful beach, sloping gently in some areas. Sand is not fine. Difficult to find parking.
Positive experience: Very beautiful
Fantastic experience: Very nice
Negative experience: A lot of people and hard to park. Not even by paying.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful
Fantastic experience: Paradisiacal place, the only downside is the strong wind, the sand flies and is annoying!!
Positive experience: Very beautiful
Positive experience: Beach with parking just 2 minutes away (paid parking). Nice beach, clear water, extensive and calm, with services (ice cream stand, restaurant, restroom) and a beach bar (ideal for sunset). It allows for strolls along the shore that lead to smaller coves. Highly recommended.
Fantastic experience: Amazing beach that little by little will stop being so. The beach bar, the sunbeds, and the jet skis are turning it into a beach with excessive crowds and little tranquility. Each passing year it is further from the virgin beach it was years ago. Still, highly recommended during off-peak times.
Positive experience: Very nice beach, great for snorkling. you have to be early if you have a car. Also it’s a bit expensive for sunbeds and parasols 8€ each, a lot of activities to rent
Fantastic experience: Great for snorkelling and swimming and an all round happy place. Park at the beach, or at the boatyard further away (20 euro per day, free if you go in the evening), or 600m up the road when all the parking is full. Great for evening swims. Family friendly beach.
Fantastic experience: We loved that beach! Coarse sand (not sticky or dusty). Clear water and some snorkeling spots. Light breeze. Full infrastructure (incl drinks and ice creams) but nevertheless some quieter sections (even in July). We were always lucky with (paid) parking. Just perfect!
Fantastic experience: Less crowded beach. Clean and bright sea.
Fantastic experience: Chill place! Love the shower pressure:)) amazing views. Young environment
Positive experience: The advantage of this beach is that the sunset is on the sea so it benefits from the sun until sunset.
Positive experience: This is a great small bay. Not ful off rowdy teenagers. I been coming to this bay for many years. It is surrounded by private villas and most of the people that come to this beach are from these villas . It is not a private beach but it may as well be because they is very little car parking. One gòod restaurant on the beach front and one snack bar on the beach. 45 minutes walk from Lloret de mar . Or 5 min boat ride from Lloret del mar that drops you off on the beach . Nice place for older people and families .
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