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Peníscola/Peñíscola

Coastal town

Peníscola (Valencian) or Peñíscola (Spanish) and officially Peníscola/Peñíscola, anglicised as Peniscola, is a municipality in the Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast. It is a popular tourist destination.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Peníscola/Peñíscola
Province
Castellón
Autonomous community
Valencia
Population (INE 2025)
8,774
Altitude
6 m
Area (IGN)
78.8 km²
District
Bajo Maestrazgo
Postcode
12598
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo Palacio de Peñíscola
  2. 2Torre Badum
  3. 3Ermita de San Antonio Abad
  4. 4Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Ermitana
  5. 5Iglesia de Santa María (Peñíscola)
  6. 6Museo del Mar (Peñíscola)
Data from WikidataSee more

What to do

  1. 1Cala del Moro
  2. 2Marjal de Peníscola
  3. 3Parque Natural Sierra de Irta
  4. 4Platja de la Basseta
  5. 5Hiking: PR-CV 194 · Sender d'Irta
  6. 6Hiking: PR-CV 431 · Irta - Campanilles
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more

Photo gallery

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  • Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Jiří Sedláček · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • velomartinez · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • 63 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    63 places to stay in Peníscola/Peñíscola

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  • 99 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Grey World · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    99 restaurants in Peníscola/Peñíscola

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Luis Rogelio HM · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Peníscola/Peñíscola

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

  • Peníscola/Peñíscola Town HallPlaza Ayuntamiento, 1 · 12598
    • Phone: 964 48 00 50
    • Official website: peniscola.es
    • Website: www.peniscola.org
    • Email: intervencion@peniscola.org

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes93 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, ATMs, street market, nursery school.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Peníscola/Peñíscola Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Peníscola/Peñíscola

63 registered places to stay

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