Platja de les Arenes, l'extrem sud

Probably eating on the sand, calm sheltered swimming in the corner by the breakwater where families with small children go, and a short stop for cycling groups where the seafront lane runs out.

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Cycling the marina entrance by Marina Beach Club, where the seafront bike lane runs out

The coastal bike lane effectively ends here, so groups riding down from Patacona and Malva-rosa stop at this corner to regroup, drink and turn round. It's a waypoint, not a destination — people are there for five minutes.

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Swimming the last fifty metres of Les Arenes sand, tucked against the port breakwater

The wall kills the swell and most of the wind, so the water in that corner is flat when the rest of the beach is choppy. It's where people bring toddlers, and it's well south of where the volley nets go up.

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Eating sand directly in front of the Passeig de Neptú restaurant row, southern Les Arenes

The strip of sand right in front of the paella terraces is the most touristed sand on the whole coast — locals will happily eat there on a Sunday, then walk fifteen minutes north before they actually put a towel down. If someone spreads out in front of the restaurants, they arrived this week.

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the paella places along Passeig de Neptú; the long Sunday lunch is the point, the beach is the afterwards

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