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Playa de la Cortina
4.7★ · 61 Google ratings, Andalusia
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
20 m · under a minute
Length
250 m of shoreline
Sand
40 m from the water to the back
Map of Playa de la Cortina
Guide
Good to know
Plan for seclusion and quiet
Reviewers consistently describe the beach as pristine, unspoiled, and tranquil with few other visitors.
See freshwater cascades from cliffs
Water from the La Breña aquifer flows down the cliff face in visible curtains, creating the beach's distinctive feature.
Visit at low tide only
High tide blocks the beach against cliff faces and makes the rocky approach dangerous or impassable.
Wear water shoes for rocks
The 15 to 40 minute approach involves scrambling over large fallen boulders and wading through water.
Expect difficult scrambling terrain
One reviewer found the path barely visible and blocked by huge stones; another noted risk of rockfall.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
26.9°C · clear
Wind
11 km/h from the E
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 10:37 PM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Playa de la Cortina?
20 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 Playa de la Cortina 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.
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