The largest artificial beach in Europe is being built in Spain (half an hour from Madrid)

Madrid and the cosmopolitan go hand in hand. It is one of the destinations par excellence for those who decide to cross the pond and it is a very important point of connection to go to other corners of Europe. It is a city that welcomes visitors in its lowest temperature months. The summer and the heat, however, make it difficult to enjoy the Spanish capital.

In summer seasons what is heard is: “Madrid only needs one beach to make it perfect”. The desire of many to find a space that cools between May and September will cease to be a wish and will become a reality that will be very close to the residents of the capital. Getaways to Valencian or Alicante beaches (of insufferable kilometers) will no longer be so necessary, unless the objective is a “natural” beach.

Madrid will not have to envy anything to Barcelona or Valencia. In a few months, in the summer of 2023 to be exact, the municipality of Alovera, province of Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, will start the largest artificial beach in Europe, and it is only 50 km from Madrid (about 30 -40 minutes by car).

The name of this mega construction is ”, which is being carried out south of the old town of the La Mancha town. It is estimated that between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors a year will arrive at the site with a price of access to the site that could be around 10 euros per person.

Brake at the beginning of the works

The project has been stopped on several occasions, as explained by the Idealista portal. “The main reason has been for having figures that are too high: it is 105,000 m2 of which 25,000 will constitute the water zone and will be surrounded by another 15,000 of sand,” they say.

“In addition, the complex will have several beach bars and areas for water sports and sailing, slides, zip lines, beach volleyball courts, etc. The initial budget for the work is 15.6 million euros,” they detail.

Sorbe Waters

The reason that initially stopped the progress of the work was linked to the Aguas del Sorbe, which supply the entire Corredor de Henares and Guadalajara capital.

“Despite the fact that its promoters have the concession of Sector I-15 ‘Las Suertes’ to supply the complex, the use of drinking water to fill an artificial beach of such magnitude is what has opposed the opponents of this initiative,” they say.