Peñíscola Harbour

Peñíscola harbour lies south of the rock, at the foot of Papa Luna Castle and the old town. It has one area for fishing boats and another for leisure craft of up to eight metres in length, run by the Generalitat. It is also the departure point for the boat trips run by Golondrinas Clavel.

A Little History

The fishing harbour is recent: it was built in 1925. Until then the sea reached the very walls, which is why the walled old town has an entrance from the sea, the Portal de Sant Pere, which Pope Benedict XIII had opened in 1411 and which still carries his coat of arms.

Boat Trips

Golondrinas Clavel, an active-tourism company registered in the Valencian Community, operates in Peñíscola with the tour boat Olimpia. The simplest outing is the circuit of the rock, which skirts the castle, its stairway and the Bufador. In July and August it also runs a trip of an hour and a half to the Sierra de Irta Natural Park, with a stop for a swim; you will find it on the page for the boat trip to the Sierra de Irta. The company does not publish fixed timetables on its website: departures depend on the sea and the season. Book or ask at [email protected]. The same company runs the excursion to the Columbretes Islands with another boat, the catamaran Clavel Primero, but it leaves from Castellón harbour, not from here.

Information at the Harbour

At Easter and in summer the town council opens a temporary tourist office at the harbour, on Avenida Marcelino Roca, from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 17:00 to 20:00. The rest of the year the nearest is the main office, on the Paseo Marítimo.

Tips

Ask the boat company, or the temporary office at the harbour, when the next departure is. If you are travelling with children, combine the boat trip with the pirate trail, which passes the Portal de Sant Pere and the Bufador, or with the climb up to Papa Luna Castle. For a bite to eat near the harbour and the old town, try Casa Jaime and El Raconet de Ca Deu.