Alcossebre () is a seaside village in the

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located on the

Costa del Azahar Costa del Azahar (, literally "Orange Blossom Coast"; ''Costa dels Tarongers'' ...

along the eastern Mediterranean coast of

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in the province of Castelló. This town falls within the municipal limits of Alcala de Xivert along with neighboring Capicorb and Les Fonts (Las Fuentes). It is a popular tourist destination without too many large buildings.

Background

This small coastal village is located at the southern end of the

Serra d'Irta Serra d'Irta (, ) is an 18.8 km long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Pico Campanelles (573 m). Location The Serra d'Irta stretches in a northeast-southwest direction south of ...

, with ten kilometers of coastline, five beaches of great quality and a variety of other unspoiled beaches. Unlike most of the coastal towns Alcossebre is one of the few towns that is not fully urbanized. It is part of the

Costa del Azahar Costa del Azahar (, literally "Orange Blossom Coast"; ''Costa dels Tarongers'' ...

, bordering with

Peniscola Peñíscola () or Peníscola () and officially Peñíscola/Peníscola, anglicised as Peniscola, is a municipality in the Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta a ...

in the north and

Torreblanca Torreblanca is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located south of the Serra d'Irta mountain range close to the Mediterranean Sea. Torreblanca i ...

in the south.

Attractions

Along Alcossebre's ten kilometers of coastline, there are four main beaches: Carregador, El Romà, El Moro and Manyetes (or Tropicana), the latter shared with Capicorb, that have the Blue flag as a sign of quality. There are also three coves: Tres Platges (Tres playas), a set of three bays separated by rocky formations whose bed is rock, Cala del Moro, which is separated from the beach with the same name by a small dune and the Cala Blanca which is located near the

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. The beach of Les Fonts (Las Fuentes) is one of the most visited. It has a length of 360 meters and a width of 32 meters. There are some freshwater sources that sprout from the sand originating in the

karstic Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some eviden ...

system of the Sierra de Irta. The beach has lost its blue flag status due to the continuous problems with the presence of fecal bacteria in the water. The Columbretes Islands lie far off the coast and can be seen in the distance in clear weather.

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