Access and Parking at the Coves in Summer

Xàbia's two most sought-after coves, the Granadella and La Barraca or Portitxol, have regulated access in summer. In 2026 the Town Council closed the road with a barrier every day from 2 June to 13 September, and at weekends and public holidays from 14 September to 12 October. Their car parks were paid every day from 2 June to 6 September, and at weekends and public holidays from 7 to 27 September, from 9:00 to 19:00.

It costs €9 per car per day and cannot be reserved. The Granadella has 130 spaces, on calle Pic Tort, and La Barraca–Portitxol 59, on calle Barraca. You pay at the two machines at each cove, in cash or by card, or with the ElParking app. There are panels showing free spaces at the Consum roundabout, the La Barraca junction and the Trovador restaurant: check them before heading up. When the car parks fill up, access is closed. Motorbikes and reduced-mobility vehicles do not pay, but park in their own area. Cars wrongly parked or unpaid are fined and, where appropriate, towed.

Avenida del Tío Catalá is closed with a barrier, except for reduced-mobility vehicles, medical vehicles, authorised active-tourism companies and the tourist train. There is no public transport to La Barraca; to the Granadella, there is the tourist train.