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La Maruca Beach
4.5★ · 688 Google ratings · Santander, Cantabria
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 10 m away
Walk
10 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
500 m of shoreline
Sand
100 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of La Maruca Beach
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Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2018–2026
Expect rocks, not sand
Most of the beach is smooth rock and cliff face with only small sandy coves, not a typical sandy beach.
Go for sunset views
The coastal setting offers spectacular sunsets that multiple visitors recommend, best on clear evenings.
Visit at low tide
Low tide reveals extensive rock flats and tidal pools, transforming the beach into a different landscape worth exploring.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2018–2026
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2018–2026
Bring tolerance for litter
Multiple recent visitors report scattered trash throughout the beach area despite available bins, particularly in summer months.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
19.5°C · partly cloudy
Wind
12 km/h from the E
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:04 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 39012 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
🅿 Parking 10 m from the listing
🌊 Water 10 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at La Maruca Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 10 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at La Maruca Beach?
10 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does La Maruca Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is La Maruca Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Tue 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
