Santa Marina Beach

Positive experience: Very long beach that connects with Ribadesella beach. Plenty of space, good waves, nearby areas for parking (10 min) clear water without seaweed. It doesn't have a lifeguard, though.

Positive experience: Urban beach with services and ramp access. Too bad the surf area is so extensive.

Fantastic experience: Spectacular walk along Santa Marina Beach, admiring its beautiful buildings and mansions. A magical place where the only drawback is parking.

Positive experience: Urban Beach, with a long promenade, with beautiful views of the beach and from it, towards the houses of Indians, going through it is a joy for the senses. Due to its waves there are plenty of surfers waiting to catch their wave. It has parking, lifeguards, loudspeaker, toilets.

Positive experience: Beautiful sandy and rocky beach. Usually calm sea. Negative aspect is the parking situation.

Negative experience: No dejan entrar perros, excepto antes de las 9:00 a.m y después p.m

Positive experience: The beach is beautiful. I give it three stars because it allows dogs during very limited hours (until 9 AM and after 9 PM). Given how large it is, they could allocate a space for them.

Positive experience: Very beautiful beach with a lot of waves for surfing or to have a fun time. There are many rocks to enter the sea, so I recommend wearing swim booties. In October, there is no parking problem. If you are bothered by dogs, don't go to this beach. I had a great time watching them enjoy the waves and the sand. If you see any dog poop, it's not the dog's fault, it's the owner's fault. In general, everyone picks up after their dogs. Impressive houses right by the beach, all perfectly maintained.

Fantastic experience: Playa limpia, con servicios de restauración, duchas y lavapies cerca de los accesos. Piedras antes de llegar a la orilla. El paseo precioso con casas-hoteles palaciegos muy cuidados. Zona de aparcamiento cercana a la playa. Servicio de salvamento muy atento a los bañistas. La pena es que no se puedan llevar mascotas respetuosas para que puedan disfrutar de este maravilloso lugar con sus dueños.

Fantastic experience: Estupenda playa con escuela de surf para que le le Guste, facil acceso limpio, y vigilada. No se admiten perros aunque por la noche si aprovechan a sacar a los peludetes y hacen muy bien.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach at the mouth of Sella River in Ribadesella. Many years the lifeguards announced that it was prohibited to swim at the mouth of the river. This year there were people swimming at that place with no visibility for lifeguards. The whole beach of Santa Marina (it is the same as The Beach of Ribadesella, as shown in Google Maps) is 1+ km long. With high tides normally there is no sand beach left and the waves meet the embankment wall. Surf training private companies occupy the main part of the whole beach. Often it is a red flag, prohibiting swimming. With a yellow flag often only 50 meters are assigned by the lifeguards for those who are not surfing. Some people just bring the swimming boards for kids, but still receive a whistle sound because with these little boards you can swim even with a red flag, but only wearing swimming fins. Nice beach to learn surf :)

Fantastic experience: A quite well-known beach as the Sella River flows into it, it is worth highlighting its fine and golden sand, its central location, and its semicircular shape resembling a shell. We walked along its promenade where there are several hotels, some of them located in palatial buildings. From this place, the hermitage can be seen and access to the marina is available. There is a surf school and a first aid station.

Fantastic experience: Sandy beach, very expansive, especially when the tide goes down a bit.

Fantastic experience: Beach with many meters of sand, very clean. There is free parking, foot showers, and restrooms. On the promenade, there are stalls with ice cream and drinks.

Fantastic experience: An extensive beach when the tide goes down a bit, with some rounded stones at the entrance, but they don’t bother even for walking. The meeting with the Río Sella shows a very beautiful tone of the water and has an extensive beach of fine sand, from which you can see the port and the lovely village.

Fantastic experience: En Febrero mal día para el baño, pero la playa es preciosa y hay un chiringuito donde puedes tomarte algo en el paseo. Duchas y Lavapiés

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach ideal for taking a walk, both up high and enjoying a beer at the beach bar while looking at the sea, I had lunch on the sand. Beware of the stones, there are a lot of them. It is a lovely area.

Positive experience: A beautiful and clean beach, with all the services and it has a promenade with restaurants, bars, and benches to relax and enjoy the views, with an exceptional width.

Fantastic experience: Playa espectacular!! Buen paseo con varios chiringuitos.

Positive experience: La playa es muy bonita, pero muy cerca de las casas. Hay poco donde aparcar. Hay un paseo que esta muy cuidado y esta espectacular para pasear. Hay un par de chiringuitos que esta bien, muy agradables, precios aceptables.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach at the mouth of Sella River in Ribadesella. Many years the lifeguards announced that it was prohibited to swim at the mouth of the river. This year there were people swimming at that place with no visibility for lifeguards. The whole beach of Santa Marina (it is the same as The Beach of Ribadesella, as shown in Google Maps) is 1+ km long. With high tides normally there is no sand beach left and the waves meet the embankment wall. Surf training private companies occupy the main part of the whole beach. Often it is a red flag, prohibiting swimming. With a yellow flag often only 50 meters are assigned by the lifeguards for those who are not surfing. Some people just bring the swimming boards for kids, but still receive a whistle sound because with these little boards you can swim even with a red flag, but only wearing swimming fins. Nice beach to learn surf :)

Fantastic experience: Great beach in Ribadesella, it is at the mouth of the Sella and if you want you can swim between the river and the sea, wonderful. Lots of surfers when the sea is rough but there are lifeguards. Some pebbles on the beach.

Positive experience: Very long beach that connects with Ribadesella beach. Plenty of space, good waves, nearby areas for parking (10 min) clear water without seaweed. It doesn't have a lifeguard, though.

Positive experience: Urban Beach, with a long promenade, with beautiful views of the beach and from it, towards the houses of Indians, going through it is a joy for the senses. Due to its waves there are plenty of surfers waiting to catch their wave. It has parking, lifeguards, loudspeaker, toilets.

Positive experience: Hay una zona de baño entre dos banderolas amarillas, más o menos en el centro de la playa. Los socorristas anuncian por un altavoz dónde te puedes bañar. Horario de vigilancia de 11.30 a 19.30 h. Es una bahía preciosa, entre dos montes, a la derecha la desembocadura del Sella formando una ría.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach at the mouth of Sella River in Ribadesella. Many years the lifeguards announced that it was prohibited to swim at the mouth of the river. This year there were people swimming at that place with no visibility for lifeguards. The whole beach of Santa Marina (it is the same as The Beach of Ribadesella, as shown in Google Maps) is 1+ km long. With high tides normally there is no sand beach left and the waves meet the embankment wall. Surf training private companies occupy the main part of the whole beach. Often it is a red flag, prohibiting swimming. With a yellow flag often only 50 meters are assigned by the lifeguards for those who are not surfing. Some people just bring the swimming boards for kids, but still receive a whistle sound because with these little boards you can swim even with a red flag, but only wearing swimming fins. Nice beach to learn surf :)

Fantastic experience: One of the quieter and more beautiful paradises I have ever visited

Positive experience: A quiet and picturesque place. We visited Santa Marina Beach in Ribadesella, and it was a very pleasant experience. The beach, located near the mouth of the Sella River, offers an environment of peace and tranquility. We were lucky to see some surfers from a school enter the water and practice, which made the visit more entertaining. What caught our attention the most were the impressive colonial houses, known as 'the houses of the indianos', which tell the story of those who returned from America. Architecturally, walking along the beach is a journey through time. However, we missed having some cafes or bars nearby where we could grab a drink. Although the beach is beautiful and peaceful, there aren't many options around to relax with a coffee or a drink. In summary, it is a very nice place to walk and enjoy the views, but don't expect much in terms of services in the surroundings. Sometimes, you just have to enjoy the place as it is.

Fantastic experience: Very clean and beautiful

Negative experience: Every summer: dirty water, with E.Coli bacteria, due to the continuous failures of the wastewater treatment plant. All the sewage from the towns of Sella ends up on this beach. Don't go if you don't want to have gastroenteritis.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach at the mouth of Sella River in Ribadesella. Many years the lifeguards announced that it was prohibited to swim at the mouth of the river. This year there were people swimming at that place with no visibility for lifeguards. The whole beach of Santa Marina (it is the same as The Beach of Ribadesella, as shown in Google Maps) is 1+ km long. With high tides normally there is no sand beach left and the waves meet the embankment wall. Surf training private companies occupy the main part of the whole beach. Often it is a red flag, prohibiting swimming. With a yellow flag often only 50 meters are assigned by the lifeguards for those who are not surfing. Some people just bring the swimming boards for kids, but still receive a whistle sound because with these little boards you can swim even with a red flag, but only wearing swimming fins. Nice beach to learn surf :)

Fantastic experience: Great beach in Ribadesella, it is at the mouth of the Sella and if you want you can swim between the river and the sea, wonderful. Lots of surfers when the sea is rough but there are lifeguards. Some pebbles on the beach.

Fantastic experience: A quite well-known beach as the Sella River flows into it, it is worth highlighting its fine and golden sand, its central location, and its semicircular shape resembling a shell. We walked along its promenade where there are several hotels, some of them located in palatial buildings. From this place, the hermitage can be seen and access to the marina is available. There is a surf school and a first aid station.

Positive experience: A quiet and picturesque place. We visited Santa Marina Beach in Ribadesella, and it was a very pleasant experience. The beach, located near the mouth of the Sella River, offers an environment of peace and tranquility. We were lucky to see some surfers from a school enter the water and practice, which made the visit more entertaining. What caught our attention the most were the impressive colonial houses, known as 'the houses of the indianos', which tell the story of those who returned from America. Architecturally, walking along the beach is a journey through time. However, we missed having some cafes or bars nearby where we could grab a drink. Although the beach is beautiful and peaceful, there aren't many options around to relax with a coffee or a drink. In summary, it is a very nice place to walk and enjoy the views, but don't expect much in terms of services in the surroundings. Sometimes, you just have to enjoy the place as it is.

Positive experience: Good beach and very spacious, but surfers take up a lot of space.

Fantastic experience: Una playa, preciosa estupenda, súper larga, muy divertida, con muy bonitas olas. Ribadesella es un pueblo precioso

Positive experience: Very beautiful beach with a lot of waves for surfing or to have a fun time. There are many rocks to enter the sea, so I recommend wearing swim booties. In October, there is no parking problem. If you are bothered by dogs, don't go to this beach. I had a great time watching them enjoy the waves and the sand. If you see any dog poop, it's not the dog's fault, it's the owner's fault. In general, everyone picks up after their dogs. Impressive houses right by the beach, all perfectly maintained.