Is a beach situated between Marbella and Puerto Banus, next to the El Ancón Urbanization. El Ancón beach is approximately 1km long and quite narrow being 15m wide. It is backed by a pedestrian seafront promenade. It has the typically dark mediterranean sand found all over the Costa del Sol.

El Ancón is the beachside district between Río Verde and Puente Romano. The area has borne the name of the beach for many years, and the seafront promenade runs the full length of the district.