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Playa del Faro
4.3★ · 41 Google ratings, Andalusia
✓ Short walk
Map of Playa del Faro
Guide
Good to know
Go at low tide for exploration
Rock formations and reef flats emerge at low tide, creating hundreds of yards of shallow terrain to walk and explore.
Visit in off-season or early morning
The beach stays quiet and uncrowded before mid-morning, especially from May through June.
Plan for strong currents and waves
Swimmers report powerful underwater currents and rough conditions on windy days that can pull you away quickly.
Expect seaweed accumulation seasonally
Multiple visitors encountered heavy seaweed coverage, though it decreases higher up the beach away from the waterline.
Pay parking fee and walk twenty minutes
Parking costs three euros at the entrance, then expect a mixed asphalt and sand walk of about twenty.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
27.0°C · partly cloudy
Wind
16 km/h from the E
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
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 del Faro?
The listed location sits on the shoreline itself, so there is no walk to speak of once you are out of the car.
Does Playa del Faro 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.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
