The beautiful beach of Cantarriján, in La Herradura
In Cantarriján, diving goggles are optional; here ** just look down ** to see hundreds of dancing fish Between your legs. It contributes to the fascinating sight that this sea get angry a little , as it caresses the sand cut off by a small cove from which the waves pass by.
If we look up, the panorama is also a show : the mountains, which we must have climbed through a beautiful green path , it seems that melt, dotted with pine trees, until it sinks into the sea.
Underfoot, yes, we will slip on wet stone; Wearing booties helps to save the space between us and the seabed, although most overcome the annoyance diving right in . And when we say without more we mean without anything , because this beautiful protected beach is nudist.
However, not all its inhabitants follow this natural precept; there are many who solace in swimsuit, without any apparent conflict. They do it on the towels or, most of them, on the hammocks of the two beach bars that inhabit the cove, ** La Barraca and Bola Marina **, while the naturists take cover above all behind a nature wall that divides the easternmost end of the beach in two.
WHAT TO EAT IN CANTARRIJÁN
Either of the two restaurants is an excellent option both in rice and fish specialties. In addition, both have hammock Service, with which it is possible to have lunch directly under the umbrella and even order a snack anytime.
If we have to choose, however, we will say that marine ball , with a staff professional, pleasant and more than attentive , is the most option sober, while The Barrack , a true orchard in the middle of the sand, it has a somewhat more informal. In fact, celebrate parties and dances three nights a week throughout the summer, and owns some clothing and accessories stalls of carefree tints in its surroundings.
WHAT TO DO IN CANTARRIJÁN
Apart from the obvious enjoyments, including of course the snorkel, this beach is the perfect starting point to practice diving with companies like ** BuceoNatura **, which offers dives in the caves that form under its cliffs.
They are also popular the routes in paddle surfing and kayaking, that make it possible to visit virgin coves only accessible by sea, such as the one in the Maidens. You can hire her with **R** utas Cantarriján , with whom it is also possible to achieve the beautiful waterfall that emerges from the Caves of Nerja and goes to the Mediterranean.
This beach is also a free anchorage area, so it can also be reached by boat; you can rent it from companies like Malaga Charter if parts of this province, or with eastern navy if you access Cantarriján through Granada.
HOW TO GET TO CANTARRIJÁN
Is in Almunecar (Granada), on the Costa Tropical, where this cove of 380 meters, just one jump from ** the last beach in Malaga ** and in the beautiful surroundings of the natural area of Los Cliffs of Maro-Cerro Gordo.
The place, which is far from any urban center, would be ** difficult to find ** if it were not for the signs that announce its presence; in fact, you have to go down a good stretch of mountain until you reach your sandbank. In low season, we can do it by car ; during registration, you can only access it walking or on a bus . The same leaves every 15 minutes more or less, from 9:00 to 20:00, and the ticket costs one euro per way -children travel free-.
Is complication in access It contributes to the fact that, even at its peak, the beach is never completely filled. But, even if it does, you can rest assured: those who visit Cantarriján are vacationers of good , of those to whom -perhaps it is the fruit of the deep beauty of the environment - it would not occur to them to contaminate the landscape with shouts or music out of control. Hallelujah.