Help on 5 Day Beach Vacation
 

My friend and I are in our late 20's and we are looking for a fun 5 day vacation with great beachs and great nightlife (fun singles scene). Can anyone recommend a good spot for us? I've heard about Alicante and Malaga but truthfully am clueless as to where to go...

Thanks in advance for any insights!

Leslie

In Spain I suggest Benidorm.
It's touristy but as a traverler in my 30's I like beaches & nightlife.

From Benidorm you can head over to Malaga or other beach towns. The clubs and the beach are the only reasons to go to Benidorm.

I also tried Marbella & porto Banus.
These places are more picturesque but the beaches & nightlife are not as good.

Good luck!

andrewinla writes: "In Spain I suggest Benidorm. ... From Benidorm you can head over to Malaga or other beach towns."
Do you mean Marbella?? Benidorm (Alicante) is a couple of hundred miles from Malaga.

As for Gutchie's question: it depends on the month, sometimes on a specific week and also on the water quality. I have been on the Costa del Sol (Malaga) and on the Costa Blanca (Benidorm) when beaches were temporarily closed to bathers because of pollution. There was a bad oil spill off the NW coast of Spain about 18-months ago but it's been cleaned up now. I've never encountered closed beaches in the summertime in el Mar Cantabrico or the Rias Baixas.

In midsummer I would choose northern Spain or Galicia. There's lots of stuff happening in Galicia this summer with it being an Anho Jubilar Xacobeo.

I suggest Cancun.

Ibiza or Mojacar.

I spent a month studying in Alicante and loved it!! The night life is amazing. There are tons of discos right on the water. We partied every night until the sun came up!! The beach was awesome too!