La Herradura - Beautiful Cliffs in a Protected Natural Area
☞ Explore the natural beauty of the adorable white villages on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
☆ Day Bus Trip to the Alpujarras: venture into the mountains and visit the white charming villages.
☆ Horseback Riding Through the Alpujarra: or you can discover the beautiful landscapes on horseback.
☆ Day Bus Trip to the Alpujarras: venture into the mountains and visit the white charming villages.
☆ Horseback Riding Through the Alpujarra: or you can discover the beautiful landscapes on horseback.
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
This pebbly beach with dark sand is very popular for scuba diving and windsurfing. It has a National
Marine Reserve underwater and numerous caves.
Hotels in La Herradura
There are few small hotels located in this typical fishermen village. Some of them have balconies overlooking
the beach and swimming pool.
Cerro Gordo is a protected natural area on the far western end of La Herradura, on the border with Málaga.
This part of the coast was declared Paraje Natural in 1989 and occupies some 400 hectares that are distributed between the provinces of Granada and Málaga.
La Herradura Restaurants
A selection of restaurants in La Herradura where you can enjoy some traditional food made with
fresh fish from the Costa Tropical sitting on the beach.
Diving in La Herradura
A practical guide to diving centres in La Herradura. What type of courses do they offer?
List of companies, prices and services included.
At the top of Cerro Gordo there is an ancient watchtower where you get fantastic views of the coast: to the east, the beach of La Herradura, and to the abrupt cliffs.
Right on the border with the province of Málaga, you can find the Cantarriján, a nudist beach.
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Opinions about La Herradura Guide
Small beautiful village surrounded by mountains
La Herradura (horseshoe shape) is a small village but there are plenty of activities that you can do there.
Many good restaurants right on the beach, some just next to the sea called chirrignuitos. La Herradura is famous for scuba diving, you can have introduction lesson in English for 60-80 euros, you can rent kayak, surf or kitesurf board, go fishing, etc.
It’s also great place for hiking, there are several routes just next to the sea, there is also a lighthouse and old watch tower on each side of the village.
It also offers stunning scenery from the mountains,
