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Without any doubt, the most prestigious is
the Royal Nautical Club of Castellón
de la Plana, with 260 berths.
Not without reason it hosts important nautical
competitions, such as Costa Azahar Yacht Race,
which counts towards the Spanish Championship.
The club also has a light sailing school.
The last marina is Burriana’s Nautical
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Among
its good facilities there is a coffee shop,
a social club, a swimming pool and a restaurant.
Attention should be paid to its Sea School.
Source: Valencia’s Tourism Agency
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Future
vision
The towns
of Castellón, Benicàssim,
Burriana, Oropesa del Mar, Cabanes,
Torreblanca and Alcalà de Xivert-Alcossebre
are working together towards an ambitious
project: the Columbretes Nautical
Station, with its operation centre
located in Alcalà de Xivert-Alcossebre.
The Nautical Station is designed as
a ski resort. It does not have just
one headquarters, but is comprised
of
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nautical
infrastructures, accommodation and shops
which form a single physical environment:
the Costa Azahar. All year round, it will
offer lovers of water sports and general
visitors a comprehensive choice of perfectly
planned activities and services.
On the Costa Azahar there are several main
scuba diving areas. One of them is the Columbretes
islands marine reserve, with an area between
Mascarat and Mancolibre, inside the Grossa
Island and another area behind Grossa Island
and the islands of Ferrera and Foradà.
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The bottom of the sea’s
complex topography is a natural refuge
for species such as groupers, giltheads
and, most importantly, lobsters.
The fauna of the bottom of the sea
is especially rich here and includes
some unique species, such as the red
coral snake (Collarium rubrum) and
the algae Laminaria rodriguezi.
In Oropesa del Mar, there are four
main diving areas: Infierno, in front
of the light house; the Renegà
cliffs, to
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the
right of the Nautical Club; Cofre, at the
exit of the Nautical Club (0-8 m deep);
and the eastern part of the Nautical Club
(10-40 m deep).
Barra Alta is located between Castellón
and the Columbretes islands. It is an open
sea area, which is dangerous due to the
streams and fishermen’s nets. It forms
an underwater mountain rising from 90 m
to 11 at the highest peak. The best dives
are in the 20-30 m region.
Bordering Torreblanca is Torre La Sal area,
continuing from Morro de Gos beach at Oropesa
del Mar.
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