These are not only the best boardwalks, but also one of the many ways that exist to look at the sea : the fishermen who lived behind the blue doors of the Mediterranean know it, who pointed with their cannons from old walls and the seagulls that conquer air conditioners eroded by saltpeter. However, over the years many have learned to define that distance between man and nature.
The promenades of our country suppose the best talk between the sea and the city , giving away that first ice cream as we go through new microworlds: hanging clothes, palm trees pointing to the sky, the first groups playing bingo on a pareo, buildings full of stories and even a siren listening from afar to the street artist who plays that guitar.
In this list of the best promenades in Spain they sigh the sensations that only the urban breeze knows, and one of them supposes the illusion of feeling summer a little closer.
Alicante Esplanade.
ESPLANADE OF ALICANTE
Alicante Red, Marfil Cream and Marquina Black ; this is the tricolor range of one of the most iconic promenades in Spain. The Alicante Esplanade covers more than 500 meters long and was built in 1959 by Miguel López through 6.5 million tesserae that evoke the design of the Copacabana boulevard in Rio de Janeiro, then a symbol of tropicalism more avant-garde. But the color is just an excuse: here you come to walk among the palm trees of California, icons like the Grand Sun Hotel , the modernist Carbonell House , the stalls of “the hippies”, or the auditorium of the shell , cradle of so many symphonic summers.
Cadiz.
CAMPO DEL SUR AVENUE, CADIZ
“Havana is Cádiz with more blacks, Cádiz is Havana with more salt shaker ”, said the poem Habaneras de Cádiz by Antonio Burgos, adapted in 1984 to the copla by Carlos Cano. Cádiz is that little silver cup on the horizon of Cuba, the smell of guava that is confused with that of the shrimp omelette and a Malecón that could pass for the Cadiz Avenida Campo del Sur (or was it the other way around?). The section that begins between the Island of León and the Castle of Santa Catalina , with its breakwater, pastel-colored buildings and gleaming cathedral, is the best trip back in time to the beaches of La Caleta, Santa María del Mar and La Victoria . It is not surprising that the team from the 007 film Die Another Day dropped by Cádiz in search of their own Cuba.
to Coruna.
MARITIME PROMENADE OF A CORUÑA
With their 13 kilometers long , that of A Coruña is considered as the longest urban promenade in Europe , as well as one of the best in Spain. The Atlantic sighs here to give as many environments as activities throughout the journey that is born from O Portiño to San Antón : runners and bike lovers will find as many stretches as ocean whims; and the Tower of Hercules licked by the As Lapas beach; the scientific museums of the Domus and the Aquarium Finisterrae , and the iconic Galerias de la Marina, the art of taking advantage of the Atlantic sun.
La Concha, San Sebastian.
WALK OF THE SHELL, SAN SEBASTIAN
Few promenades are as elegant as La Concha, whose scenic beauty It always reminds us again why Donosti is one of the most special cities in Spain. Because here, the best walk involves skirting the coast from the fishing port to finish at the Comb of the Winds , the three sculptures that defy the Bay of Biscay under the whims of Mount Igueldo. But always, without losing sight of the Santa Clara Island , icon of Playa de la Concha and home to old keepers protecting its lighthouse. And in the distance, the seagulls conquer the town hall while the La Perla Spa Talk to him Miramar Palace of the splendor of old times.
Promenade, Barcelona.
BARCELONA MARITIME PROMENADE
There are two Barcelonas since the celebration of the 1992 Olympics : the newest implies a remodeling where all the stimuli of the Ciudad Condal fit. Nothing better than starting from the port vell to discover all the charms of its Paseo Marítimo with the hotel W like new headlight: the Barcelona aquarium , the mare magnum shopping center or the Maritime Museum come together here among tourists on roller skates, El Gambrinus by Javier Mariscal and other sculptures that appeal to nostalgia, or the magic of knowing that we can always take a cable car to fly to the bowels of Montjuïc.
Palma de Mallorca.
PALMA DE MALLORCA MARITIME PROMENADE
Where once the Mediterranean hit the walls of the city of Palma today we find a promenade of 4 km driven by engineer Gabriel Roca . Tour the Majorcan capital from Porto Pi to the fishing village of Portixol possible without losing sight of the yachts that appear here, the remains of the wall that speak of history in the Sa Feixina Park , or, of course, a Seu Cathedral that shines as a great icon of the city. As a dressing, nothing better than enjoying some good stews or fideua in one of the restaurants that take advantage of this privileged place by the sea.
Las Canteras, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
AVENUE OF THE CANTERAS, LAS PALMAS
In the Caribbean they call it “malecón”, in Uruguay “rambla” and in Argentina “coastal”, but in the Canary Islands the limits between the land and the sea understand as many looks as contrasts. The Walk of the Quarries confirms it. The most iconic cove in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was born from an old quarry where today we can walk through the area of Punta Brava to admire the blue and white fantasy of the House of Manolo Padorno , Canary Islands Prize for Literature. Or point towards The bar , a rocky ridge that protects the island from the sea; the fauna that murmurs in the rocks of Los Lisos; wave family beach of La Puntilla , so dotted with colorful boats. In the background, a horizon where the echo of old seaside songs still resounds.