Playa de Gulpiyuri

Llanes, Asturias · 🇪🇸 Spain

A tiny inland beach set in a green meadow, filled by the sea through underground caves.

Sea temperature

~19°C in the warm season

Water

Cool and clear, fed by the sea through caves

Sand

A small crescent of fine white sand

Swimming

Shallow tidal pool, calmest at high tide

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

An inland meadow 100m from the open sea

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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Photo: Ramon Diaz (Public domain) · source