Cala de la Barraca or Portitxol, Facing Its Island

A long cove with an island in front

Cala de la Barraca, also called the Portitxol, opens between Cap Prim and Cap Negre, south of the port. It is about 900 metres long and is gravel, pebbles and rock. Opposite, about 300 metres away, is the Portitxol island, of botanical and archaeological interest, which the tourist office recommends for diving. Like the Granadella, it has "very high" occupancy in summer.

It has more services than other Xàbia coves: a restaurant, Red Cross post, buoyed swimming area, sea-state information, sunbeds and parasols, and kayaks or canoes.

How to get there

By car, from the Cabo de la Nao road. On foot, going down from the Creu del Portitxol viewpoint, which is the pedestrian entrance. There is no public transport to the cove.

In 2026, road access had a barrier every day from 2 June to 13 September and at weekends and public holidays until 12 October. The car park on calle Barraca has 59 spaces and was paid every day from 2 June to 6 September, and at weekends and public holidays from 7 to 27 September: €9 per car per day, from 9:00 to 19:00. When the car park is full, access is closed. See the detail at access to the coves.

With a mask and snorkel

The water is clear and the bottom is rock, and snorkelling is listed among the cove's services. If you fancy something more, Diving Javea has its centre on the same Portitxol road and runs introductory dives from the shore: see the introductory dive.