European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tourists come Here for Jai Alai and but the surf is the Cement that binds it All a word of the Sun is which can be dangerous and develop take its easy for a vacation to be ruined by bathing areas Are divided into nine coastal including the Canary islands and Costa brava North of these beaches Are marked by Steep Cliffs and hidden which Are often reachable Only by hence the name wild from the French where the pyrenees Roll its 125 Miles of spectacular in Peak major beaches Are but adventuresome tourists can find less crowded strips in Between major water wind surfing an snorkelling Beach powerful currents in some so children must be Costa Dorada South of 13 beaches of Fine Golden yellow which is where the name Golden coast comes excellent facilities at Calella de la Costa South of generally less crowded beaches with facilities farther better bet is Miami Playa South of with two tourist beaches and generally considered the least exploited beaches on the Mediterranean Costa Del Azahar North and South of these 10 beaches of the Orange Blossom coast get their name from the Juicy regional theres often Industrial pollution on these Flat Valencia and Oliva the cleanest in the but they have limited bathers stroll along the expansive Victory Costa Blanca takes in most of the coast of Alicante and Murcia these 17 beaches Are marked mostly by White hence the name White remarkably mild Winters in this major tourist site is excellent great for families with children of All Beach at vill Joyosa often but the area has Good restaurants wit cheap Ben dorm Superb but Alicante Beach is Superb and less los Arenales Del sol relatively undeveloped with heavy but is the Beach at la Manga Del mar Costa Del sol along Spain the area around these 19 beaches Are the most tourist oriented and highly Tim sharing go this area has it bathing season is from March to which is expected on a Sun which averages More than 326 Days of annual even in tourists can eat on the Beach in relative a Fine bottle of Spanish wine and a bowl of Zarzuela shellfish soup Are All that needed for Torr Molinos is a favored although usually crowded with in Many of the beaches Are pebbly and two Best bets Are the beaches at and farther Down at clean and often at catch the ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar to which is still part of Spain although its on the african Worth the 90 minute Gibraltar is now open to Costa de la Luz fifteen beaches from Tarifa to the portugese Border at Dyamonte make up this coast of sunsets Here Are Fine Sandy beaches with few pollution at Punta Del North Atlantic coast because there and on the rougher Atlantic these 95 beaches Are less crowded than others in generally clean and with decent these beaches will seem More like Home to there similar to those of the outer with dunes and wooded highly recommended is la the main Beach at san which is sheltered somewhat from the Balearic three islands and 34 not much Verbage is necessary to describe Menorca and tourists inundate these More of them come Here More than 3 million in 1981 visited Mallorca then anywhere else in Spain with the exception of Ideal for but reservations needed As far in Advance As Canary islands perhaps the most famous of Spain these 27 beaches Are and Tours often sell out months in detailed planning hotels generally have swimming a favorite tourist spot for europeans and for information about customs and the write Spanish National tourist 5758 Jamess England sw1a 1 the Beach near Bolo la extends for Miles across from the coast of North Africa on the Straits of May stripes Magazine 9