Platja de Llevant
Golden urban sand beach lined by a promenade of former bathhouses turned restaurants and hotels.
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This guide to Platja de Llevant in Valencia begins with a strange sight on the sand: oxen wading shoulder-deep into the surf. It follows the fishermen who worked with them, a royal ban and a royal favour, and the painter Joaquín Sorolla, who came to watch. Best heard standing at the waterline, facing the promenade.
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