Water parks are the easiest win of a Spanish summer. These are the ones within reach of the Costa Blanca and Costa Brava, with the practical bits we wish we had known first time.
Costa Blanca
- Aqualandia, Benidorm — the biggest, with the widest range of slides
- Aquopolis Torrevieja — smaller and much easier with under-eights
- Aquanatura, Benidorm — combined with Terra Natura animal park
Costa Brava
- Water World, Lloret de Mar
- Aquadiver, Platja d'Aro
Going with children
- Book online — it is cheaper and skips the queue
- Arrive at opening; the big slides queue badly after midday
- Most parks let you bring your own food into the picnic areas