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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.
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