Costa del Maresme facts for kids

The Costa del Maresme is a section of the Catalan coast that coincides with the coast of the Maresme region and covers a total of sixteen municipalities from Montgat to the mouth of the Tordera (Malgrat de Mar). It is bordered on the north by the Costa Brava and on the south by the Costa de Barcelona.

The Costa del Maresme stretches between the Mediterranean Sea and the Catalan Coastal Range, which protects it from the north winds. The Costa del Maresme has extensive beaches, fishing villages and towns with a long history of tourism. Characterized by its mild climate and its Mediterranean landscape, it is a residential and tourist area that in recent decades has hosted many people from cities who have moved their first residence to the coast.

The region has five marinas and fishing activity is mainly concentrated in and around Arenys de Mar. For this reason, Arenys and Sant Pol de Mar have been distinguished as fishing villages by the Catalan Tourism Agency.

Beaches of the Maresme

The Costa del Maresme has a total of 54 beaches and caves that add up to a length of 55 km (34 mi), most of them with medium and coarse sand.

They range from urban beaches - with all kinds of services like restaurants, bars and casinos - to more natural beaches far away from urban centers. Some have been awarded the Blue Flag, others have been recognized as having a commitment to sustainability Biosphere and others certified with the Q for Tourist Quality. Some locations have also been certified as Family Beach destinations and offer facilities and services specially designed for family guests.

From southwest to northeast, they are:

Legend: (N) = ... / = Blue Flag Beach / Q = Tourist Quality / BCE = Biosphere Committed Entity

Municipality	Name in Catalan	Name in English	Length	Notes (2019)	Pictures
Montgat	(Cala Taps)	Taps Cove	260 m
	Platja de les Roques	The Rocks Beach	274 m
	Platja de les Barques	The Boats Beach	500 m
	Platge de Can Tano	Can Tano Beach	90 m
	Platja de Monsolís	Monsolís Beach	660 m
	Platja dels Toldos	Toldos Beach	383 m
El Masnou	Platja del Masnou	Masnou Beach	1240m
	Platja d'Ocata (N)	Ocata Beach (N)	2240m
Premià de Mar	Platja de Ponent i de la Descàrrega	Ponent and Descàrrega Beach	690m
	Platja de Pla de l’Os i Bellamar	Pla de l'Os and Bellamar Beach	860m
	Platja de Llevant	Llevant Beach	595m
Vilassar de Mar	Platja de Ponent	Ponent Beach	1160m
	Platja de l’Astillero	Astillero Beach	960m
	Platja de l’Almadrava	Almadrava Beach	290m
Cabrera de Mar	Platja dels Vinyals	Vinyals Beach	600m
	Platja del Molí	Molí Beach	500m
	Platja de Santa Margarida	Santa Margarida Beach	200m
Mataró	Platja de Ponent	Ponent Beach	180m
	Platja del Varador	Varador Beach	765m	Q
	Platja del Callao	Callao Beach	400m	Q
	Platja de Sant Simó	Sant Simó Beach	1000m
Sant Andreu de Llavaneres	Platja de l’Estació	Beach of the Train Station	200m	BCE
	Platja de les Barques	Boats Beach	180m	BCE
	Platja del Balís	Balís Beach	50m	BCE
Sant Vicenç de Montalt	Platja Sant Vicenç de Montalt	Sant Vicenç de Montalt Beach	1237m	BCE
Caldes d’Estrac	Platja dels Tres Micos	Three Monkeys Beach	400m
	Platja Kalima	Kalima Beach	300m
Arenys de Mar	Platja de la Musclera (N)	Musclera Beach (N)	630m
	Platja de la Picòrdia	Picòrdia Beach	580m
	Platja del Cavaió	Cavaió Beach	1000m
Canet de Mar	Platja del Cavaió	Cavaió Beach	600m
	Platja de Canet	Canet Beach	1500m
Sant Pol de Mar	Platja de les Roques Blanques	White Rocks Beach	380m
	Platja de la Murtra	Murtra Beach	500m
	Platja de Can Villar	Can Villar Beach	700m
	Platja de Sant Pol	Sant Pol Beach	400m
	Platja de les Barques	The Boats Beach	150m
	Plata les Escaletes	The Stairs Beach	300m
	Platja la Platjola	Platjola Beach	130m
	Platja del Morer	Morer Beach	750m
Calella	Platja de les Roques (N)	The Rocks Beach (N)	736m	BCE
	Platja de Garbí	Garbí Beach	752m	/ Q / BCE
	Platja Gran	The Big Beach	1388m	BCE
Pineda de Mar	Platja Poblenou	Poblenou Beach	634m
	Platja de la Riera	Creek Beach	577m	/ BCE
	Platja dels Pescadors	Beach of the Fishers	1082m	/ BCE
	Platja dels Pins (N)	Pinecone Beach (N)	527m
Santa Susanna	Platja de les Dunes (N)	Dunes Beach (N)	1000m
	Platja de les Caletes	Caletes Beach	400m
	Platja de Llevant	Llevant Beach	800m	BCE
Malgrat de Mar	Platja de l’Astillero	Astillero Beach	1000m
	Platja Malgrat Centre	The Centre of Malgrat Beach	900m
	Platja de la Conca	Conca Beach	1700m
	Platja de la Punta de la Tordera (N)	Mouth of the Tordera Beach (N)	900m

Marinas

There are a total of five ports along the cost with most of them of being meant for sporting.

From southwest to northeast, they are:

Port	Usage	Docks	Photo
Port del Masnou	Sporting	1058
Marina Port Premià	Sporting	554
Port de Mataró	Sporting	1080
Port Balís (Sant Andreu de Llavaneres)	Sporting	764
Port d'Arenys	Sporting and Fishing	428

See also

In Spanish: Costa del Maresme para niños