{"id":760,"date":"2021-12-23T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T11:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/?p=760"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T11:54:04","slug":"cala-moraig-benitatxell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/blog\/cala-moraig-benitatxell\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Moraig cove, the treasure of Benitachell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Moraig cove<\/strong>a paradisiacal beach surrounded by the <strong>Benitachell cliffs.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is one of the best known coves due to its spectacular panoramic views, its turquoise waters and its great underwater wealth, a corner of the Mediterranean that is much appreciated by divers and snorkellers.<\/p>\n<p>The best kept treasure of Poble Nou de Benitachell, Cala Moraig is the place where you can lose yourself and enjoy the sea.<br \/>\nIt is one of the most beloved coves of the Costa Blanca, you will realise when you get to know it, its particular gravel and turquoise waters will leave you speechless.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPlS14prEZE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><p><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPlS14prEZE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> View this post on Instagram <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPlS14prEZE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Marinalia\u00ae (@marinalia.es)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: block; font-size: 0; height: 0;\">This cbd body balm is a savior for sore muscles and tight spots <a title=\"buy steroids australia\" href=\"https:\/\/flexsteroids.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy steroids australia<\/a> north texas bodybuilder charged with conspiring to sell steroids<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>How to get to Moraig cove<\/h2>\n<p>To get to Cala Moraig de Benitachell you will have to pass through the town and take the Puig road, and then you will have to cross the Cumbre del Sol, a luxurious residential area built around the massif of the <strong>Puig de la Lloren\u00e7a<\/strong>The coastline ends in the form of cliffs and coves as it reaches the Mediterranean.<br \/>\nOnce in the urbanisation, you will have signs to the moraig cove that will lead you down to the sea, straight to one of the small paradises of the Costa Blanca.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cala-Moraig.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cala-Moraig.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cala-Moraig-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Cala-Moraig-768x644.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Moraig Cove\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some secrets of the Benitachell cove<\/h2>\n<p>One of its worst kept secrets, and we say worst because of the frustrated attempt to appear from the outside to be a simple crack formed in rock, but inside it hides one of the most spectacular caves on the Mediterranean coast, the <strong>Cova dels Arcs,<\/strong> located right next to Cala Moraig. A spectacular treasure to enjoy at sunset or for snorkelling lovers, who can discover the underwater life from the room. <strong>dels Inmersionistes<\/strong>. This cave is formed by wave erosion, and beneath it is the outlet to the sea of the longest underground watercourse in Spain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/calla-moraig-benitatxell-1024x726.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/calla-moraig-benitatxell-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/calla-moraig-benitatxell-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/calla-moraig-benitatxell-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/calla-moraig-benitatxell-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/calla-moraig-benitatxell.jpg 1748w\" alt=\"Moraig Cove Benitatxell 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/726;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cala Moraig has a multitude of secrets, some of which are little known or known only through photographs or videos because they are difficult to access, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/blog\/the-cave-of-the-fishes-in-benitatxell\/\"><strong>Fish Cave<\/strong><\/a>A hidden cave that looks like something out of a fairy tale, which can only be reached by paddle surfing, kayaking or swimming, depending on the state of the sea, as access depends on this, through a small hole formed between the rock and the sea that leads to the cave when you enter.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/marinalia.es\/deporte-y-aventura\/deportes-acuaticos\/excursiones-en-kayak\/1126-ruta-kayak-cueva-de-los-peces-benitatxell.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/excursion-kayak-cueva-de-los-peces-251x300.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/excursion-kayak-cueva-de-los-peces-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/excursion-kayak-cueva-de-los-peces.jpg 296w\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 251px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 251\/300;\" \/> <\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Very close to the Moraig Benitachell cove, we can find the impressive <strong>Moraig Fault<\/strong>This is a vertical wall formed as a result of a landslide from the Puig de la Lloren\u00e7a mountain, which moved 500 metres towards the sea. It can be reached via a path from Cala Moraig.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Snorkelling in Cala Moraig (Benitatxell, Alicante)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IhrPBn3xBd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"moraig cove\" data-src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=cala%20moraig&amp;t=m&amp;z=13&amp;output=embed&amp;iwloc=near\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"moraig cove\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>More places to discover<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La cala del Moraig, una playa paradis\u00edaca rodeada por los acantilados de Benitachell. Es una de las calas m\u00e1s conocidas debido a su espectacular panor\u00e1mica, sus aguas turquesas y su gran riqueza submarina, un rinc\u00f3n del mediterr\u00e1neo muy apreciado por buceadores y snorkelistas. El tesoro mejor guardado del Poble Nou de Benitachell, cala moraig es [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-playas-alicante"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.marinalia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}