Playa de Getares, Algeciras

Name: Playa de Getares
Address: Algeciras, Spain

#32 among attractions in Algeciras

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Playa de Getares is a beach in the municipality of Algeciras, southeastern Spain. It overlooks the Bay of Gibraltar about 5 kilometres south of the city of Algeciras, between Punta San García and Punta Carnero, where the cliffs begin on the Strait of Gibraltar. It is approximately 1.5 kilometres in length and 40 metres wide on average. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°5'42"N, 5°26'33"W

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Playa de Getares – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parque del Centenario, Punta Carnero Lighthouse, Torre del Arroyo del Lobo, Playa de El Chinarral.

1 miNE
Park
Parque del Centenario, Algeciras
27 min walk • The Parque del Centenario is a park located in Algeciras. It was established in 2007 thanks to the collaboration between the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras and City Hall to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Algeciras Conference.
1.5 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse, Algeciras
40 min walk • Punta Carnero Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona. Opened in 1874, it overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar.
0.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Torre del Arroyo del Lobo, Algeciras
19 min walk • Torre del Arroyo del Lobo is a ruined medieval defensive tower near Algeciras, Spain. It is located in the cove of Getares, and monitored the stretch of coast from Punta Carnero to Punta de San García between the cities of Algeciras and Tarifa as part of the defensive system of the Strait of Gibraltar in the Middle Ages.
1.2 miN
Beach
Playa de El Chinarral, Algeciras
32 min walk • Playa de El Chinarral is a beach in the municipality of Algeciras, southeastern Spain. It overlooks the Bay of Algeciras and the tip of the rock of Gibraltar. It is approximately 250 metres in length and 40 metres wide on average. It is located between Punta de San Garcia and El Rodeo, south of the city.
1 miNE
Memorial
Torre de San Garcia, Algeciras
26 min walk • The Tower of San García was a crenellated tower located on the point of San García, in the Andalusian town of Algeciras, Spain. This defensive construction, of which little remains today, was part of the surveillance system of the Strait ...
1.6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Punta Carnero, El Estrecho Natural Park
40 min walk • Punta Carnero is a headland on the coast of Spain, near the city of Algeciras, where the eastern end of Gallows Hill descends 200 metres to meet the Mediterranean Sea.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Fuerte de Punta Carnero, Algeciras
40 min walk • Fuerte de Punta Carnero was a fort near Algeciras in Spain. It was built before 1735 and was destroyed in 1810 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are ruined foundations which are a registered Bien de Interés Cultural landmark.