What you can see on the Burriana webcam
The camera looks across the harbour basin. A quay runs out into the foreground with a long warehouse and parked vehicles; fishing boats and pleasure craft are moored on the far side under the apartment blocks of the seafront, and on clear days the mountains inland line the horizon. It is a working-harbour view rather than a beach view, and the mountains make it a good guide to how clear the day is.
Burriana harbour webcam
This tourist-board camera looks across the harbour basin at Burriana. In front of it a quay runs out into calm water, with a long warehouse and parked vehicles; fishing boats and pleasure craft are moored on the far side, beneath the apartment blocks of the seafront, and on clear days the mountains inland stand along the horizon.
It is a working-harbour view rather than a beach view: you see the boats, the quays and the colour of the water. The mountains make it a good indicator of visibility, and the masts and flags show the wind. The town's long beach, El Arenal, lies next to the harbour but out of the camera's sight.
The orange coast
Burriana was one of the cradles of Spain's orange trade. In the nineteenth century the town's harbour shipped oranges to Britain and the rest of Europe, and the trade paid for the Modernist-era houses that still stand in the town. The Orange Museum in Burriana tells the story, from the groves and the packing houses to the colourful paper wrappers that once identified each grower.
When to watch Burriana
The harbour lies on an east-facing coast, but the camera looks inland, so the morning light falls on the boats and buildings and the picture is clear from early on. Mainland Spain is one hour ahead of the UK. In late winter and spring the orange blossom scents the whole plain.
Around Burriana
El Arenal beach adjoins the harbour, and the Clot de la Mare de Déu, a small wetland park, lies behind the coast. Castellón is about 8 miles (13 km) north and Vila-real, home of a well-known football club, is just inland.
Visiting Burriana
Burriana has a station on the Valencia to Castellón commuter line and is about 40 miles (65 km) north of Valencia, off the AP-7 and the coast road. The harbour and the beach are linked by the seafront promenade.
