The best beaches in Granada

All the  Granada beaches they are a sample of the peculiar orography of this Spanish province. In a very few kilometers, the lands of Granada pass from the heights of the Mulhacén, in Sierra Nevada (here we leave you an article about this mountain range), to the Mediterranean coast. For this reason, in some places the coastline is still steep.

However, this is not an obstacle for the coast of Granada (known for Costa Tropical) has excellent sandy areas where you can enjoy sunbathing or taking a bath. In total, eighteen municipalities make up the coastline of this province, some of which have enormous tourist attraction. This is the case, for example, of Motril, Salobreña o Almunecar. But, without further ado, we are going to show you some of the best beaches in Granada.

From Almuñécar to Albuñol

The Costa Tropical occupies a relatively small area of ​​the Mediterranean coast. They are barely eight hundred square kilometers and its unofficial capital is the one already mentioned Motril. However, it has beautiful and cozy beaches. We are going to talk to you about some.

San Cristóbal Beach

San Cristóbal beach

San Cristóbal Beach

Also called de The China, is the main urban beach of Almunecar. It measures just over a kilometer long and about fifty meters wide. Its composition mainly includes dark sand and its waters are calm.

You will also be interested to know who holds the awards blue flag and Q for quality, which is suitable for people with disabilities and has parking for vehicles. It also has all the equipment. There is lifeguard service, showers, hammock rental, cleaning service and even a tourist office, bars and restaurants in the vicinity.

In any case, it is not the only beach you can enjoy in Almuñécar. They are also very beautiful cantarriján, collected and with a long nudist tradition; that of candle, perfect for you to practice diving, or that of Sea Gate, also urban.

On the other hand, since you are in Almuñécar, we advise you to visit this beautiful Granada town. Places such as the castle of San Miguel, a fortress of Muslim origin that dominates the town from above. But you can also visit the remains of the aqueduct and the Roman baths or the beautiful Najarra palace, built in the XNUMXth century following the canons of the neo-Arab style.

Finally, you can see the interesting Archaeological Museum Cave of Seven Palaces, the botanical garden of hawthorn and Holy Cross, where you have a viewpoint that offers spectacular views of the Granada coast.

La Charca Beach

La Guardia beach

La Guardia Beach

Also known as of Salomar, is the main urban beach of Salobreña. It is about eighteen hundred meters long and its average width is approximately sixty-four meters. Surrounded by a beautiful promenade, it is a perfect beach for families.

In addition, this beach has all the necessary equipment to make your stay on it pleasant. It has a rescue service, toilets and showers, hammocks and even pedal boat rentals.

Likewise, at one of its extremes is the Rock of Salobreña, a natural space protected by its high ecological value. Its vegetation is representative of the usual calcareous marine rocks on the Granada coast and you can visit it all year round.

This is not the only recommended beach in the municipality. Those of the guard, just on the other side of the rock; that of Punta del Rio, located in an area of ​​marshes and the Cambrón and Caletón coves.

On the other hand, since you are in Salobreña, take the opportunity to visit this beautiful town. Do not stop climbing the spectacular castle that dominates it and is Muslim in style. Likewise, in neighborhoods like El Brocal and Albaicín you will find narrow streets with white houses full of flowers.

Finally, visit the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, built in the XNUMXth century following the canons of the Mudejar style. Its tower stands out, topped with stepped battlements, and the side door, decorated with tiles. In any case, here we leave you an article entirely dedicated to Salobreña.

Calahonda, one of the best beaches in Granada

Calahonda beach

Calahonda beach

We now turn to the municipality of Motril to tell you about a sandy area that appears in all the guides to the best beaches in Granada. It is about the spectacular CalahondaIt is also urban, although with sinuous shapes, since it creates a sort of "S" on the coastline.

It has a length of almost XNUMX meters and an average width of fifty. Its waters are calm, despite being open and suitable for both windsurfing and kitesurfing. As for the sandy area, it contains gravel. It also has all the services you may need: rescue, toilets and showers, parking, hammocks and umbrellas. In the surroundings, you also have numerous bars and restaurants as well as accommodation and a camping.

This beach is so beautiful and so well equipped that it has the distinctive blue flag and Q for quality. Right at one of its ends and attached to it is Granada beach, somewhat smaller, but just as extraordinary.

They are not the only prominent sandy areas in the municipality of Motril. We also advise you to go to the beach of The jewel, smaller and more welcoming for being at the end of a cliff. However, this circumstance may discourage you, since to access it you will have to go down about two hundred steps. And then upload them to leave.

Larger than the previous one are the beaches of West, located in El Varadero, where the port of Motril is also located, and that of carchuna, at the foot of Cape Sacratif, where you can see a lighthouse built in 1863.

But you have many other things to see in Motril. The first thing that will catch your attention in this beautiful Granada town are the many sugar mills that it had in the past. Sample of them are those of Nuestra Señora del Pilar and Nuestra Señora de las Angustias, also known as the Fabriquilla.

You should also see the remains of the Candelon, an old aqueduct from the XNUMXth century. Regarding the religious buildings, the Greater church of the Incarnation, built in the Gothic-Mudejar style, and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Head, located in the Cerro de la Virgen and which houses the image of the patron saint of Motril.

For its part, of the civil architecture in the town of Granada, we advise you to visit the house of the Countess of Torre-Isabel, with its neoclassical style, and the Bates house, which has two gardens, the Generalife and the Winter. And likewise, the Calderón de la Barca theater, with its shell shape; the old Santa Ana Hospital, attached to the Divina Pastora church and the building of the Town hall, built in the XNUMXth century.

Torrenueva Beach

Torrenueva beach

Torrenueva, one of the best beaches in Granada

Located in the homonymous town of Torrenueva Coast, is one of the best beaches in Granada. It has an area of ​​just over a kilometer and a half and is made up of dark sand and gravel. Its waters are calm and clean.

All this makes this urban beach one of the most suitable for you to go with your family. Because, in addition, it offers you all the services. There is rescue, toilets and showers, sun loungers and umbrellas rental, access for people with disabilities and even green areas and beach soccer and volleyball fields.

As if all this were not enough, in its surroundings you have numerous bars and beach bars where you can eat. And then we advise you to visit this beautiful town, framed by the rock of Jolúcar. It stands out in it watchtower tower, built in the XNUMXth century to guard the coast from attacks by pirates. The XNUMXth century cistern that recalls the agricultural past of the area is also worth your visit.

Finally, we advise you to approach the Antonio Cortés square, where you will see a fishing boat as a monument to honor the fishermen of the town. And also that you visit the church of Our Lady of Carmen, which is over a hundred years old.

Playa de la Rihanna

La Rijana beach

Playa de la Rihanna

Finally, we will tell you about this beach located in the town of Gualchos-Castell de Ferro. Almost virgin for never having had much occupation, it is perfect for you to spend a quiet day and practice diving, since its marine life is very rich.

And later, if your hunger has awakened, you can savor some of the delicacies of Granada cuisine. For example, crumbs made with wheat flour, caldero or fresh fish from the coast. But, if you want something more forceful, you have the pot of San Antón, a stew of beans, dried broad beans, rice and blood sausage. Finally, as desserts, you have the curly milk or the royal cake.

In conclusion, we have shown you some of the best beaches in Granada. In them you will enjoy a magnificent and unforgettable day on the Costa Tropical. But there are other equally recommended beaches. For example, you can know those of La Herradura and Los Berengueles in Almuñécar or that of the Russian in Albuñol, which is a small unspoilt cove that you can only access on foot or by sea. Curiously, it receives that name because an emigrant from the former Soviet Union settled in it in 1921. In any case, none of these beaches will disappoint you.


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