What you can see on the Castellón webcam
The camera looks down on El Grau from high above the old harbour. In the foreground are the waterfront restaurants and terraces; behind them the marina full of yachts, and beyond, along the outer breakwater, the container cranes of the commercial port standing against the sea. It is the camera for the harbour and the weather rather than the sand: the beaches lie just north of the port, out of shot.
Castellón webcam: El Grau harbour
From high above El Grau, the seaside district of Castellón de la Plana, this tourist-board camera looks over the old harbour. In the foreground are the restaurants and terraces of the waterfront; behind them the marina full of yachts, and beyond, along the outer breakwater, the container cranes of the commercial port standing against the sea.
Facing roughly east, it catches the morning sun over the water, and it shows the harbour at work: boats coming and going, ships at the outer quays and the waterfront filling up at lunchtime. The beaches of Castellón lie just north of the harbour, out of shot, so this is the camera for the port and the weather rather than for the sand.
A harbour with three lives
The fishing fleet still lands its catch in El Grau, and the daily fish auction is part of the life of the district. The leisure waterfront known as Puerto Azahar has turned the old quays into a place to eat and walk, while the commercial port has grown into one of the main cargo harbours on this coast. In the city itself, the octagonal bell tower known as El Fadrí stands apart from the cathedral, and the Magdalena festival fills the streets in Lent.
When to watch Castellón
The camera faces roughly east, so it catches the sunrise over the sea and is bright with glare early in the morning. Mainland Spain is one hour ahead of the UK. Lunchtime is when the waterfront fills up; on clear winter days the visibility over the sea is at its best.
Around Castellón
The Platja del Pinar, a long beach backed by pine woods, starts just north of the harbour, and Benicàssim is a few miles beyond. Out at sea, the volcanic Columbretes Islands are a protected nature reserve that boats visit from the port.
Visiting Castellón
El Grau is about 3 miles (5 km) from the city centre, linked by a tram-bus line along the avenue to the sea. Castellón has a station on the Valencia to Barcelona line and a small airport inland. Valencia airport is about an hour away by road.
