The smaller of Salobreña’s two main beaches, with gentle waters and views up to the hilltop castle, this pebbly strand sits 1.5km southwest of the old town. It's backed by cane fields, and sunsets here are exquisite.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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It’s hard to imagine the surreal world that lies beneath the mountain foothills 4km east of Nerja, and it’s even harder to believe that these vast caverns…
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15.65 MILES
Located in the heart of town, the fabulous balcón juts out like a natural pier, forming a beautiful palm-lined terrace with panoramic views of the sea…
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Salobreña’s historic centre (west of the modern town) comprises the barrios that once huddled inside its medieval walls. Slender cobbled lanes meander up…
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5.53 MILES
Almuñécar's impressive hilltop castle was built over Islamic, Roman and Phoenician fortifications by the conquering Christians in the 16th century, was…
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0.45 MILES
Crowning the gleaming-white old town, Salobreña's landmark Moorish castle dates to the 12th century, though the site was fortified as early as the 10th…
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Hemmed in by rocky cliffs and the glittering Mediterranean, gorgeous grey-pebble Cantarriján is one of Andalucía's original and favourite nudist beaches…
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A standout for its slender tower and beautifully tiled side portal, this 16th-century Mudéjar church was built on the site of a former mosque. The…
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The house where the great poet and playwright Federico García Lorca spent summers and wrote some of his best-known works retains the evocative aura of an…
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Overlooked by a palm-lined pavement and a rocky outcrop known as El Peñón, Salobreña’s main grey-sand beach awaits 1km south from the centre along Avenida…
0.45 MILES
A standout for its slender tower and beautifully tiled side portal, this 16th-century Mudéjar church was built on the site of a former mosque. The…
0.45 MILES
Crowning the gleaming-white old town, Salobreña's landmark Moorish castle dates to the 12th century, though the site was fortified as early as the 10th…
0.49 MILES
Salobreña’s historic centre (west of the modern town) comprises the barrios that once huddled inside its medieval walls. Slender cobbled lanes meander up…
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The easternmost of Almuñécar's two beaches, this lively grey-pebble-and-sand strand fronts the tangle of streets that make up the old town.
6. Museo Arqueológico Cueva de Siete Palacios
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Almuñécar's small archaeology museum is set in a series of 1st-century vaulted underground stone cellars, known as the Cueva de Siete Palacios and built…
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Almuñécar's impressive hilltop castle was built over Islamic, Roman and Phoenician fortifications by the conquering Christians in the 16th century, was…
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A lush park built around the remains of a Carthaginian and Roman fish-salting workshop, where garum (fermented fish sauce) was produced before being…