Playa de los Genoveses

Cabo de Gata, Almería · 🇪🇸 Spain

A broad, undeveloped bay of golden sand and clear shallows ringed by the volcanic hills of Cabo de Gata's desert park.

Sea temperature

~23°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, shallow turquoise

Sand

Fine golden sand

Swimming

Shallow, warm and calm in the wide protected bay

Best time to visit

May-Oct

Setting

A wild dune-backed bay in the volcanic Cabo de Gata desert park

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Josi (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source