Playa El Cañuelo

Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz


Around 3km west beyond Bolonia's Baelo Claudia, along the CA8202, a 1.5km dirt track leads down to the Faro Camarinal, from where you can access quiet, nudist-friendly Playa El Cañuelo.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz attractions

1. Baelo Claudia

1.84 MILES

The ruined town of Baelo Claudia is one of Andalucía's most important Roman archaeological sites. These majestic beachside ruins – with views across to…

2. Castillo de las Almadrabas

4.01 MILES

Zahara's compact old core is centred on the ruined Castillo de las Almadrabas, where Atlantic bluefin tuna caught through the Phoenician-origin almadraba…

3. Punta Paloma

6.28 MILES

One of Andalucía's most fabulous beaches, Punta Paloma, 10km northwest of Tarifa, is famous for its huge blond sand dune. At its far western end, you can…

4. Playa de Valdevaqueros

7.2 MILES

Sprawling between 7km and 10km northwest of Tarifa, to the great white dune at Punta Paloma, Valdevaqueros is one of Tarifa's most popular kitesurfing…

5. Torre del Tajo

11.28 MILES

Poised above the Atlantic, with a peaceful lookout point, this 16th-century tower is the highlight of the spectacular, 7.2km Sendero del Acantilado, which…

7. Playa de los Lances

12.18 MILES

This broad snow-white sandy beach stretches for 7km northwest from Tarifa. The low dunes behind it are a paraje natural (protected natural area).

8. Puerta de Jerez

12.34 MILES

Guarding the entrance to the old town, the fortified Mudéjar Puerta de Jerez was built by the Moors and embellished after the Christian conquest.