Which? asked more than 3,500 members to rate their experiences of 44 coastal towns and cities across Europe.
Locations were marked on 12 criteria – the town’s beach; seafront or marina; food and drink; accommodation; tourist attractions; attractiveness; shopping; entertainment; peace and quiet; safety; friendliness; and value for money.
A Spanish city where the average hotel rate is under £100 per night (on average) has been rated the best seaside destination in the Mediterranean, according to more than 3,000 visitors.
Valencia beat more than 40 other coastal locations in our survey, including Spain’s second-biggest city and much-loved tourist destination, Barcelona.
That wasn’t the only surprising result from the survey. When you think of the Costa del Sol, you might think of beaches backed by towering concrete blocks that ruin the seaside charm.
Well, you might find that in Benalmádena or Fuengirola, which were rated two-star ratings for attractiveness, but just an hour up the road, Estepona received four stars, has a fantastic beach and a village-like feel.
And Pollensa came in in fourth place polling 86%, Palma came further down the list with 77%.
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Not great with the old maps. Porto , Lisbon, Lagos, Bilbao, Despite their attraction and charms . Mediterranean seaside resorts they are not. But definitely worth a visit.
Marvin Le MartianNot always. There are some regular contributors to these forums who obviously have a fan club made up of close family members, friends, relations, staff and other hangers oners who receive loads of positive votes no matter what rubbish they spout. Of course, they are not adverse to doing the opposite to people who disagree with their paymaster. Ho Hum.
Just an FYI the beach at Port Pollensa has been closed for two days. Something in the water …. Hummm. It’s such a beautiful resort, why can’t they sort out their antiquated sewerage system??? Every year the same - smelly - problem. It’s not rocket science.
I've always liked Port de Pollença, but voted 4th because of ...its beach?
I know there are some serial negativers on this site who always down thumb everything. But, God help me, why do they negative the well known truth? Obviously they must be people who like the smell of shit on their holidays!
Really? People obviously don’t mind the smell then? Here’s a snippet from Andrew Ede’s MDB article dated 7th July this year: “Albercuix beach in Puerto Pollensa has been red-flagged since Wednesday because of a high concentration of E. coli.” And this has been going on for years!
Valencia is nothing special, a long souless beach. And Estepona? Seriously?
Really? Is it April fools day?