Summer in Huelva and its beaches.
Mazagon Sounds like a fictional superhero to Christmas dust , on behalf of indie band. Actually, it is a picturesque and little known town of 4000 inhabitants in the province of Huelva , where you eat a “fried fish that removes the feeling” , as the locals say, and with 17 kilometers of virgin beach of raging beauty.
in Mazagon churros are bought on saturday mornings . It's time to get up early and take a morning walk, a small ritual that only happens during the summer months. When facing the street El Amanecer churros the cloying and captivating aroma of fried flour breaks through. The churrería is a small rectangular construction with a seventies aesthetic decorated with blue and white tiles and a striped awning of the same color . Just as important as buying churros is the spirited chat with José Antonio, its owner. See the flour dough falling from the piping bag onto the boiling oil in a spiral pattern it is an act of transcendental meditation.
And to a great extent, that is the charm of Mazagón hold firm your identity and aesthetics without having twisted his arm to the siren song of modernity. still remains the colmado where fishing rods and hooks mingle with the ubiquitous pink flamingo floats , Hindu-inspired sarongs and striped flip-flops; the neighborhood ice cream parlor, where they claim to sell the best meringue milk ice cream in the world; the "lifelong" fishmonger and even a old 90s engine room , which reminds you of the happiness of childhood, when you spent the afternoons playing with your cousin.
After stocking up on supplies, you absolutely have to go to the beach. The 40 degrees of July and August and the 17 kilometers of virgin and wild beach These are two unanswerable arguments. The part that borders Mazagón is the busiest and also the most comfortable for family tourism. There are ample areas to park , wooden paths that take you to the shore and the occasional beach bar.
Welcome to the beautiful beach of Mazagón
THE CHIRINGUITO THAT IS NOT MISSING
In Andalusia, the beach experience has to be seasoned, yes or yes, with a visit to a beach bar . In Mazagón this popular construction reaches its maximum expression in the Cherengueti: views of the sea, good music, a simple and delicious menu with reasonable prices and liters of summer red . Nothing can go wrong.
If you prefer a little more privacy and tranquility, especially in this pandemic context, you only have to drive the car for about 10 minutes to the Parador de Mazagón. That same dirt road ends at the wildest Mazagón beach , without a trace of civilization and protected by arid cliffs that contrast with the majestic Atlantic Ocean. The perfect plan is to go with supplies of water and food and an umbrella to spend the day, because you will not find a shadow or a beach bar for miles around , and in the months of July and August the sun will have no mercy on you.
Now you can walk quietly without having to worry about social distance . You will not have anyone around you. If you keep walking for about 20 minutes, in the opposite direction to Mazagón, you will find a nudist section where you can enjoy your day at the beach without suffering from the seams of your swimsuit in the groin.
Mazagon Parador
PLAN B FOR THOSE WHO RENOUNCE THE BEACH
The interesting thing about Mazagón is its strategic location , with alternative plans for our dear friend who hates the beach and can't stand sand between his toes. Seville is an hour and a half away and Huelva is 15 minutes away. . If you suddenly feel like having a grilled cod or bathing in the Algarve beaches , you can reach the border with Portugal in just one hour.
About 15 minutes away Moguer , a picturesque town that saw the birth of the poet and Nobel laureate Juan Ramón Jiménez known for his book Platero and me , required reading for years in schools throughout Spain. The centuries-old streets of him with whitewashed buildings are very photogenic and instagrammable.
Moguer
border sticks It is also worth a visit, its medieval historic center is full of narrow streets full of history and charming squares. This town is known worldwide for being the starting point of the journey that led to Christopher Columbus and the three caravels to the American continent.
Doñana Park deserves a separate chapter, a monumental article. Again we arrived in less than 30 minutes by car. It was declared Heritage of humanity by unesco , and its 125,000 hectares of marshes and dunes are home to approximately 360 species of birds and 40 mammals, among which the wolf, the otter or the elusive lynx stand out. The visit is done in an off-road vehicle, it costs 30 euros per person and the adventure is guaranteed.
GIVE IT ALL IN MAZAGÓN
After a day at the beach and beach bar you have to go back to the hotel to rehydrate with a new Tinto de Verano and do what the countrymen do: go to dinner on the main street, full of restaurants with open-air terraces and a gastronomic offer based on seafood . The puntillitas, the fried cuttlefish, the swordfish or the marinated dogfish are some of the greatest hits . In summer the population of Mazagón quadruples and at night there is quite a lot of movement. Highly recommended around the Park , with several places to have a drink and dance the night away as if there were no tomorrow.