Playa Portio

• Approximate length of the beach: 150 metres
• The beach has an average width of about 40 metres.
  Width variation: small
• What is the beach’s occupancy rate like: low
• Portio beach does NOT have a promenade.
• It has golden sand
• It is not a nudist beach
  (Check with your local tourist office or town hall as each beach may have its own specific regulation)
• Is there a tourist information office on or near the beach? no

Security features Portio Beach

• What are the usual bathing conditions: moderate waves.
• There is usually a lifeguard service.
  Weekends.
  Ask at the nearest tourist office or town hall if you need to check when it is operational.
• There are danger/safety signs on the beach.
• Nearest hospital:

  Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.
  Avda. Valdecilla, 25 (Santander)

  Indicative distance to the hospital from the beach: 15 km.

  (Source: Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge [July 2020])
  (Check with the nearest tourist office or the town hall of the municipality to which Portio Beach belongs to confirm the information)

Accessibility features Portio Beach

• How to get to the beach: by car
• It does NOT have accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• Is the beach signposted?: Yes
• Is there a car park?: No
• Nearest road to the beach: CA-231
• Is there a bus service to the beach?: Yes
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity
  Check with the nearest tourist office or town hall to confirm routes and dates when it is operational.

• How to get to the beach: by car
• It does NOT have accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• Is the beach signposted?: Yes
• Is there a car park?: No
• Nearest road to the beach: CA-231
• Is there a bus service to the beach?: Yes
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity
  Check with the nearest tourist office or town hall to confirm routes and dates when it is operational.

Nature around

• Is there vegetation on the beach or in the surrounding area?: Yes
• Where is the vegetation located (type, etc.)?
  Behind the beach
• Is this beach part of a protected natural area? yes
  ZEC Dunas de Liencres y Estuario del Pas (RN2000) and PORN de las Dunas de Liencres, Estuario del Pas y Costa Quebrada (future P.Natural de las Dunas de Liencres y Costa Quebrada)
• What is the coastline (coastal façade) on which the beach is located?
  Urban