Manilva Beaches west to east (Malaga province) continued from Sotogrande beaches.
PUNTA DE LA CHULERA
There is a small, 100m-wide cove hidden by cliffs and rocks each side. Thanks to a good chiringuito it's an ideal getaway in the summer. The beach is fairly crowded during the summer and especially at weekends; parking access is especially difficult. On the A7 heading west at km138, just before the footbridge, is a small access road. Follow this to the left and, off the small turning area at the end, a path leads to the beach.
PLAYA DE LA CHULERA
This refers to a series of beaches in a straight, flat part of the coast totalling 10km, from Punta de la Chullera in the west to La Duquesa marina in the east. The beaches are generally quiet. The A7 coast road runs parallel to the beach, one block away, and the spur roads that lead down to the beach offer a number of access points and parking areas. The beach is on average 60m wide, gently sloping and backed by rough heath in some places, with few chiringuitos with sunbeds, as well as showers and lifeguard points. The beach is so expansive that in the areas furthest away from access points, it is very quiet - even on summer weekends. The beach is cleaned in the summer, but to a lesser degree than the urban beaches to the east, resulting in more driftwood and pebbles amongst the sand - like all on the Costa del Sol, this is gorse and dark-coloured.
PLAYA DEL CASTILLO
Playa del Castillo is named after the ruined fort nearby. A small but interesting fishing hamlet called El Castillo de la Duquesa (or El Castillo for short) with little plazas is located here. The castle is used for occasional municipal exhibitions and a couple of fenced-off adjacent areas hold partially excavated Roman ruins. To the east of Castillo, and surrounded by modern apartment blocks, is the marina Puerto de la Duquesa. The beach runs up to the harbour wall. This beach has chiringuitos with sunbeds, and shower and lifeguard points. It is moderately busy, but more crowded towards the Duquesa harbour area at the east. Car parking is usually available in the village streets. The small village has a rock-supported sea wall, so the beaches are either side of the village. Playa de la Chullera is to the west and Playa del Castillo to the east.
PLAYA SABINILLAS
Playa Sabinillas is another extensive straight beach, 2km long and about 40m wide, to the east of Puerto de la Duquesa. This is now supported by a new seafront promenade for most of its length and a new apartment block, making it an urban beach. This busy beach has chiringuitos with sunbeds, along with showers and lifeguard watchtowers and points. Behind the promenade are many bars, restaurants, corner stores and kiosks. The beach is frequented by the local residents of Manilva and San Luis de Sabinillas (known as Sabinillas) - you'll find very few hotels or international tourists on this part of the coast. Sabinillas is the original fishing hamlet for the village of Manilva. Whilst very few fishing boats are pulled up on the beach these days, the original fisherman's cottages can still be seen. This beach is well cleaned in the summer, while car parking is usually available in the village streets.
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