5 Beaches of Motril – Practical Guide, Prices and Facilities


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This European accreditation is granted only to those beaches meeting stringent environmental requirements and a high standard of facilities.
In Motril there are beaches catering for everyone: you can choose between shallow sandy, very deep and clean pebble, or nudist.

Its beaches do not possess so many small coves surrounded by cliffs as you would find in Almuñécar or Salobreña, but they are usually much larger and wider.
Something you will find in this area, however, are the greenhouses that spoil the views, some of them very close to the beach.
Granada Beach

Playa Granada has the European Blue Flag awarded to the beaches that have meet the European Union's high standard of environmental quality.
On this beach the king of Belgium, Baudouin, and his wife Fabiola, built their dream retreat, and they enjoyed it discretely in summer until he died here in 1993. Villa Astrida stands to this day on this beach, a witness to times gone by.
Gold Course

Los Moriscos Golf Club is located near the beach and also has a nice bar/restaurant with the same name.
Facilities and Services
Playa Granada has parking, showers, surveillance and rescue equipment. There is also a campsite, Camping Playa Granada.Poniente Beach

Playa Poniente more than 2 km long and 1 km wide. It is composed of coarse sand and pebbles.
On this beach, many cultural activities are laid on by the town council during the summer, although the truth is that the local nightlife is very lively all year round.
Facilities and Services

It also has two campsites in front of the beach: Playa de Poniente y Playa Granda.
This beach has disabled access, surveillance and rescue equipment, a promenade, and a rental service of umbrellas and hammocks, showers and barbecue area, although permission is required to use them.
Calahonda Beach

If you are looking for a beach where you can go in the sea gradually and wade calmly without being suddenly submerged, then this is not your beach.
After taking two steps into the water you suddenly sink. Still, it is a very popular beach.
The beach of Calahonda is almost 1.5 km long and 50 m wide. It is formed by coarse sand and its waters are normally calm.

Calahonda Village
Calahonda is a small fishing village 13 km from Motril with a beautiful beach located in the centre of Cabo Sacratif.It is the southernmost village on the Costa Tropical of Granada and, like many coastal villages, it grew around its port which was once of greater importance than Motril.
Facilities and Services

It has a surveillance service and a Red Cross post. It also has a promenade, showers, umbrella rental and disabled access.
Calahonda is a very well equipped beach with many restaurants, beach bars, parking and tourist apartments. It is not as crowded as Torrenueva.
Perhaps because their urbanizations are not so on top of each other or because they are of a different style.
☞ 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.
Carchuna Beach

The beach of Carchuna is more than 3.5 km long and more than 50 m wide. It consists of coarse sand and gravel.
Like Calahonda, this is a beach with deep and clean waters which has been awarded the European Union's environmental Blue Flag.
Lighthouse of Sacratif

The tower has been leaning more and more with the passage of time owing to the force of the waves.
This leaning tower, like the one in Pisa, has become the landmark of the area and separates Carchuna beach from Calahonda beach, so it is clearly visible from both.

Facilities and Services
The Carchuna Beach has parking, surveillance equipment and a Red Cross post, showers, umbrellas rental service, promenade, beach bars, restaurants and tourist apartments.There is also a nice campsite: the Don Cactus. The only thing that spoils this place somewhat is the number of greenhouses that surround Carchuna.
Torrenueva Beach

This beach is very urbanized, with many of its apartment blocks being situated virtually right on the beach.
The beach gets very busy. It has good restaurants and beach bars, in addition to many other facilities.
Facilities and Services

It has a beautiful promenade with one of the best ice cream shops on the Costa Tropical of Granada, La Perandrés, famous for its exquisite curly milk.
It provides its visitors with plenty of facilities. It has a surveillance service, a Red Cross post and recreational facilities. There is also showers, umbrellas and sunbeds rental.
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