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... October half-term and we managed to get away for a few days on our own. It was wonderful to have such lovely weather and temperatures of 25 degrees with blue skies. Being late October it was out of season for the majority of tourists and we had a sunny and relaxed break with miles of quiet beaches. ...
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Beaches of Estepona
Beaches of Manilva
Beaches of Sotogrande
Beaches of Estepona
Estepona Beaches start from around Heaven Beach, near Agro Jardin Garden Centre past the Kempinski Hotel, through Estepona Town and out the other end heading towards Manilva. Many have shower and toilet facilities and there are plenty of chiringuitos or beach restaurants.
Aldea Beach
10 minutes walk from the apartments. It is a long wide sandy beach with good bathing and popular with families and couples.
Bahia Dorada/Costa Doradas Beach
Sunbeds and parasols for hire, showers, litter bins and parking.
La Rada
The town beach of Estepona with plenty of restaurants, sun beds for hire, life guard, first aid service, disabled access, showers and toilets. This is a blue flag beach with golden sand, which is 2.6 km long with a promenade that stretches from one end to the other.
El Cristo
Situated on the outskirts of Estepona and 5 minutes away from the Marina. El Cristo beach is set in a delightful sheltered cove and not over developed.
A blue flag beach 600m long with sand/stone. It has showers, life guard first aid, parasol and sun bed hire. It has two chiringuitos that serve traditional food. Popular with both tourists and locals so can get busy at weekends.
El Saladillo
A wide sandy beach with excellent bathing area. Sun bed hire, showers, litter bins, parking.
The Costa Natura
Spain’s first naturist complex is located to the east of the town. The complex is for members only, but temporary membership is available for touring naturists.
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Beaches of Manilva
More than 8km of wide fine sandy beaches with many being’ blue flag’.
Playa de La Duquessa
Close to the marina ‘blue flagged’ and runs from the centre of “El Castillo” to the “Arroyo De La Piñuela” 1,150m. It offers plenty of services including chiringuitos, bars, showers and children’s play area. This is a good wide sandy, which is backed by a promenade and is a hub of activity. A lighthouse is at one end and the castle at the other. A full range of water sports on the Sabinillas side of the marina.
Playa De Sabinillas
Sabinillas Beach
Located in front of the town centre. It is ‘blue flag’ dark sand and gravel beach and stretches for 1650 metres between the port and Rio Manilva.It is a working beach as fishing boats are still launched from here. It has a promenade (Paseo Maritimo) which extends west approx 4 km.
Sabinillas Beach with Estepona visible in the background
It is backed by San Luis de Sabinillas and can get quite busy. The beach is cleaned daily throughout the summer and has first aiders and life guards. Urban beach with plenty of services.
Punta Chullera
Minutes away from La Duquesa has gorgeous coves surrounded by low cliffs. Fairly isolated and rocky but with its clean transparent waters it is well suited to underwater fishing/snorkelling. Swimmers need to take care for octopus ad sea urchins!
El Negro (Los Toros)
Named after the bulls that found their way onto the beach from the adjacent Canada Real. It is the longest beach in Manilva and is frequented by fishermen.
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Beaches of Sotogrande
With more than 20 Km of coastline the many beaches in this area are fairly secluded and quiet.
Sotogrande Beach
A long wide sandy beach, which is close to the marina.
Torre Guadiaro Beach
Large and clean with facilities and bars and close to restaurants in Torre Guadiaro. It is located next to Sotogrande enroute to Marbella.
Alcaidesa Beach
Moving from Sotogrande and heading for Gibraltor is Alcaidesa Beach. You have the most amazing views of Gibraltor and Africa from the beach itself. It is a large family beach with beach bar etc.
Tarifa Beach
It spans 11km and is a fantastic, white fine sandy beach with sand dunes. Views of Africa and is a must for windsurfers and kitesurfers. Fantastic for those wanting to watch as many gather and do fantastic stunts here. It has been said that many consider the conditions for water sports here the best in the world. Made up of several zones and includes Dos Mares which is long and rock less Playa Chica the town beach with a combination of surfers and sunbathers.
Marbella, Puerto Banus, are also both accessible from Guadalupe Hills and the many beaches on the Costa Del Sol are endless. Here is just a few to get you started.
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