The Andalusian coast is the most important of Spain’s Coasts from the point of view of tourism, and overlooks the western part of the northern Mediterranean area before it crosses over to the Atlantic Ocean. It is an area of immense artistic heritage, and includes beautiful cities like Seville and Granada.
It offers a number of beaches that are a paradise of fun, right up to the famous Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Andalusian coast is divided into four main parts, which from east to west are the Costa de Almeria, Costa Tropical, the famous Costa del Sol and Costa de la Luz in the Atlantic.
Characterised by good weather throughout the year the Costa de Almeria, in the middle of which we find the Gulf with the same name in the centre of the Punta del Rio. Along the sides to the east are beaches like Cabo de Gata, and to the west Punta Sabinar (Roquetad de Mar) and a rocky area that goes from Mojacar to Gurrucha and Puerto Rey.
In the Granda province there is the Costa Tropical, between the towns of El Castillo de Huarea and Almunecar area. To the east the landscape is dominated by the reliefs of the Sierra de la Contraviesa, but there are beaches like La Rabita, Castel de Fierro and Calahonda. But it is in the area of Puerto that tourist services are more present, with large hotels and accommodation facilities of Motril, Playa Granada, Salobrena, Almunecar and Las Terrazas.
The Costa del Sol is the best known coast, and stretches between the provinces of Malaga and Cadiz. It is one of the most famous tourists places in Europe, with resorts such as Torremolinos and Marbella, characterised by a colourful social life, for the younger holiday makers with the concentration of nightclubs, but it also has tours of the artistic and architectural treasures of the inner city.
After crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, you enter the Costa de la Luz, which extends from Algeciras-Tarifa to Ayamonte-Isla Cristina. At the center of these sunny and beautiful beaches, there is Cadiz, one of the most important ports in Spain. From here it is easy to reach the beaches of Cape Trafalgar and those around Sanlucar de Barrameda. Widespread are the sandy beaches north of the National Park of Donana, up to Huelva. A path that finishes in Portugal, with the border at Canela.