Costa de la Luz - Cadiz Province

Fine golden sands of the Costa de La Luz

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COAST NORTH TO SOUTH

The Costa de la Luz (Coast of light) is the western part of the Andalucía coastline that faces out to the Atlantic. This page describes the eastern section which is the coastline of the province of Cádiz. The previous page described the western section which is the coastline of the province of Huelva.

From north to south this is an interesting section of the coastline We start at Sanlucar de Barrameda with its golden sands overlooking the River Guadalquivir and Donaña National Park. Further south, around the small villages of Chipiona and Rota (often remembered by Americans for the Military Base) we find fine beaches. The town El Puerto de Santa Maria is famous for its restaurants serving succulent king prawns washed down with chilled Manzanilla wine.

The historic walled city of Cadiz is built in a Peninsular jutting into the bay of Cadiz. The isthmus joining the mainland exhibits miles of beaches and the Bay of Cadiz is a natural park.

South of the golf at Sancti Petri we find a ragged coastline dominated by coves and cliffs often backed by pine forests. The best are located just to the north of the fishing town of Barbate and are protected in the Cliffs and Pinewood of Barbate Natural Park. Trees of Barbate. Don't miss the 'trendy' coastal villages of Conil de la Frontera, Caños de Meca, and Zahara de las Atunes, not forgetting Vejer the fortified hilltop white village 10km inland. Bolonia hamlet (visit the Roman ruins) sits in a isolated cove protected by rocky headlands.

We soon reach Tarifa the windsurfing capital of Europe. Its best wind and kite surfing beaches to the north are called Playa Los Lances and Playa Valdevaqueros.

Turning the corner into the Mediterranean and skipping the industrial bay of Algeciras we should mention the unspoiled beaches to the west of the Sotogrande development. To the east near Guadiaro we can find some beautiful coves and rocky headlands which are ideal for diving. These coves are very popular on summer weekends. We now enter the province of Malaga and the section of coastline known as the Costa del Sol.

Find out more about 'Villages of Costa de la Luz' and the 'Beaches of Costa de la Luz' and the 'Natural parks of Cadiz' .