THIS beach selected as ‘most beautiful’ in entire Valencian Community by Condé Nast Traveler

Readers of luxury magazine Condé Nast Traveler have selected Playa Norte in Peñíscola, Castellón, as the most beautiful beach in the Valencian Community.

Peñíscola faced tough competition as Spain’s Valencian Community this received the highest number of blue flags (134 of 589) among all the country’s 17 autonomous communities.

The beach is a tourist hotspot in the northern province of Castellón, famed for its Moorish-era castle still inhabited to this day on a stunning outcrop.

The full list of beaches you can find here:

• 10. CATALUÑA: Aiguablava (Begur, Girona)
• 9. COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA: Playa Norte (Peñíscola, Castellón)
• 8. ISLAS CANARIAS: Playa de Papagayo (Lanzarote)
• 7. CANTABRIA: Playa de Covachos (Soto de la Marina, Santander)
• 6. PAÍS VASCO: Playa de La Concha (San Sebastián, Gipúzcoa)
• 5. GALICIA: Figueiras (Cíes, Pontevedra)
• 4. ISLAS BALEARES: Caló d’es Mort (Formentera)
• 3. ANDALUCÍA: Valdevaqueros (Tarifa, Cádiz)
• 2. MURCIA: Cala Cortina (Cartagena)
• 1. ASTURIAS: Playa San Antonio del Mar (Llanes)