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Playa del Palmar

4.7★ · 1,280 Google ratings, Andalusia

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✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
100 m away
Walk
100 m · 1 min
Length
7.9 km of shoreline

How we know this

Map of Playa del Palmar
Aerial map of Playa del Palmar
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1Parking100 m from the listing
Access point of a 7.9 km beach. Obra derivada de PNOA 2022 CC-BY 4.0 scne.es.
Guide

Good to know

Pay for parking near facilities
Beach bars and services cluster near the main parking areas, roughly three euros per day, while quieter sections require walking.
Stay for sunset, a major draw
Visitors consistently rank the sunset among the best they have seen, with the beach bars offering ideal viewing spots.
Visit October to February for surfing
Winter swells attract surfers and schools, with optimal wave conditions during these months.
Arrive early or visit off-season for crowds
August is extremely crowded and uncomfortable, while fall and winter offer peaceful stretches even in peak hours.
Expect strong wind and currents
Afternoon swimming carries risks from currents and rocks, and wind is persistent enough that several visitors mentioned it.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
27.0°C · partly cloudy
Wind
16 km/h from the E
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today

Last updated Sep 3, 10:35 PM.

Practical

Plan your visit

📍 Cádiz
🅿 Parking 100 m from the listing
🌊 Water 100 m away, about 1 min walk
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Questions

Common questions

Where do you park at Playa del Palmar?
The nearest mapped parking area is 100 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Playa del Palmar?
100 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Playa del Palmar 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.