Do you love the sea and might want to become a sailor for a day? Would you like to enjoy an authentic experience with fishers who live their life at sea and know it better than anyone else? If so, fishing tourism, embarking on a fishing boat that goes to work and witness a fishing workday. It will be a truly unforgettable experience.

Today, luckily you can attend a beautiful day of fishing tourism in the Comunitat Valenciana. Dénia was the first city to promote this activity, but ports in Castellón such as Peñíscola have also opted to promote this attractive activity for those seeking a local experiences filled with value and tradition. Here, discover how to enjoy a day of fishing tourism in the Comunitat Valenciana.

 

Fishing tourism in Dénia

Dénia, located on the coast of Alicante, was the first city to promote fishing tourism. Dénia is a fascinating place packed with beaches, beautiful landscapes, a charming historical centre and a cultural heritage surrounded by fishing tradition.

A day of fishing tourism in Dénia includes a guided tour of some port facilities. After the fishing experience, tourists can also buy what the catch of the day. Participants also have the option of cooking their fresh fish in one of the restaurants participating in this initiative. Besides, if tourists want, they can join the scientific projects carried out by these vessels in collaboration with the Servicio Ambiental Marino y de Pesca. They collect data on the sighting of migratory birds or cetaceans that can be spotted on any fishing day.

 

Fishing tourism in Peñíscola, Castellón

Another city that offers this activity, already successful in other European countries, is the fishing town of Peñíscola in the province of Castellón. The company Trip & Feel provides various sustainable fishing tourism activities that, apart from being enriching experiences, bring the often little-known life of fishers to travellers who seek unique experiences from local hands.

Every morning at five o'clock the adventure starts when the small-boat sailors leave the port and launch their nets in the water. Tourists, apart from living with fishers, will appreciate the magnificent landscape of the Peñíscola coastline in front of the Sierra de Irta Natural Park. While they wait for the fishnets to fill up, the fishermen share their secrets and anecdotes with the visitors. When the expected moment to raise the nets arrives, tourists and fishers discover together the catch of the day. In a typical day they return to the port with a great variety of fish, and when they arrive, the fishers show how fish faints. This process is still done by hand, fish by fish. Boats also part in the afternoon.

A day of fishing tourism in the Comunitat Valenciana is an enriching experience; excellent for those who are looking for an alternative to sun and beach leisure. Do you dare to embark?