La Herradura - A Quite Fishermen Village with a Beautiful Natural Area

La Herradura is located in a beautiful bay on the border between Granada and Málaga. It extends from the marina known as Marina del Este to the Maro-Cerro Gordo Cliffs, a protected natural area where the Sierra de la Almijara plunges abruptly into the Mediterranean Sea.

mapa de la herradura

This quiet fishermen village is a very popular destination for families and scuba divers. Its amazing seabed is full of corals, anemones, sponges, and some of the best meadows of Posidonia oceanica in the Mediterranean Sea.

Beaches of La Herradura

The beaches of dark sand of medium grain that have long promenade and offer leisure all year around: sports, restaurants, hospitality and nature.

Hotels in La Herradura

Selection of the best hotels with outdoor pool or private gym in this popular tourist destination, the description of the facilities, common areas and rooms.

La Herradura Restaurants

All information about the best restaurants in La Herradura, places where you can enjoy an authentic culinary experience on the Costa Tropical.

Diving in La Herradura

The comparison of diving centres in La Herradura, types of courses and prices, places where the compa do the immersions and other services they offer.

Cerro Gordo is located in the extreme west of La Herradura, in the foothills of the Sierra de Almijara.

This part of the coast was declared a Natural Area in 1989 and occupies some 400 hectares that are distributed between the provinces of Granada and Málaga.

From the viewpoint of the tower-lookout of Cerro Gordo you get fantastic views of the coast: to the east, the beach of La Herradura, and to the west abrupt cliffs.

On the border with the province of Málaga is the Cantarriján beach, which is a nudist area.

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