Costa de la Luz, España

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Costa de la Luz

Submitted by on-map on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 19:45 |

Beaches

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La Costa de la Luz (the Coast of Light, also known as the "forgotten coast") is the name of the southern spanish coastline on the atlantic ocean that corresponds to the provinces of Huelva and Cadiz.

Located between the famous Costa del SOL on the Mediterranean and the Algarve coast in Portugal, it is a growing destination for sun and beach holidays due to its nearly unspoiled beaches and not being too massified yet. There is hardly any massive construction done and you can still taste that authentic andalusian atmosphere in it's many small and pitoresque towns like: Sanlucar de Barrameda, el Puerto de Santa María, Conil de la Frontera, Vejer de la Frontera, Zahara de los Atunes or Tarifa (the surfing capital of Europe). Even Cadiz-city, capital of the province and main reference of Costa de Luz has not been invaded by uncontrolled building.

La Costa de la Luz is easily reachable from Jerez airport and Seville airport.

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Costa del SOL

Submitted by on-map on Wed, 06/01/2010 - 11:32 |

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The famous Costa del SOL consists of an agglomeration of former fishermans villages, most to the west of Malaga City. Costa del SOL has a long history that was born from the sea, with the arrival of the first mariners and traders around 2,000 years ago. This has shaped the character of the region ever since, making it a open, welcoming, prosperous place...... read more >>>

Cadiz city

Submitted by on-map on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 10:58 |

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With it’s around three thousand years of history, Cadiz is the oldest city of Europe, where Fenicians, Carthagenes, and of course Romans have had their settlements. It is an open port to the Atlantic and it has it's own beaches on the popular Costa de la Luz (the coast of light).

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Sierra de Grazalema natural park

Submitted by on-map on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 15:48 |

Declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park is located in the north east of the province of Cadiz and in the north west of Malaga, at an altitude ranging from 250 to 1,654 metres above sea level. Grazalema natural park covers 51,695 hectares and is among the areas of greatest ecological importance in the south of the peninsula... read more >>>

Conil de la Frontera

Submitted by on-map on Sat, 23/01/2010 - 20:18 |

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Conil de la Frontera, or just Conil, is a small town on the south-spanish Costa de la Luz (the coast of Light) at some 25 miles south from Cadiz city. The town is built on a coastal plain and bathed by the mild waters of the Atlantic. Conil is a growing tourist destination thanks to it's 14 kms. of magnificent and varied beaches... read more >>>

Tarifa - Kitesurfing and windsurfing

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The southern-most city of Europe offers 38 km of golden beaches and transparent waters on the Costa de la Luz and lots of wind, ideal for windsurfing and kitesurfing. Tarifa is the most southerly point of the peninsula, facing the African coast and bathed by the waters of the Straits of Gibraltar. It marks the east-end of the Costa de la Luz.... read more >>>

Los Canos de Meca, Coast of light

Submitted by on-map on Sun, 21/02/2010 - 01:13 |

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The beaches of los Caños de Meca and el Palmar are an example of the natural beauty and peace of Cadiz' coastline, la Costa de la Luz - the coast of light, also known as the forgotten coast - which for the moment has been more or less spared from massive speculation and construction.

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Sanlucar de Barrameda

Submitted by on-map on Thu, 11/03/2010 - 12:15 |

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Sanlucar de Barrameda is a place overflowing with history. It is everywhere - in the noble facades, churches, convents, palaces and bodegas. Sanlucar de Barrameda is both unique, and at the same time, many things. In the 16th century, after the discovery of the new world by Christofer Columbus, it was the final port for the explorers and colonizers; the domain of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia; the successful centre of maritime trade;... read more >>>

El Puerto de Santa Maria

Submitted by on-map on Thu, 18/03/2010 - 16:41 |

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El Puerto on the Costa de la Luz, in the province of Cadiz, is located on a section of the Atlantic coast where the pinewoods, growing among marshes, reach right down to the sand of the beach. It's an ideal destination to enjoy the sun, the sea, outdoor sports and good food. More than 15 kilometres of beaches of fine, golden sand lie at El Puerto de Santa María. In this incredible natural landscape... read more >>>

Los Alcornocales natural park

Submitted by on-map on Fri, 02/04/2010 - 23:34 |

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The natural park of los Alcornocales is the world’s largest cork oak forest, covering an area of 170,025 hectares, between the province of Cadiz and the province of Malaga in Spain's southern region of Andalusia.
The park is made up of a series of low mountainranges containing... read more >>>

Costa de la Luz (Huelva)

Submitted by on-map on Mon, 31/05/2010 - 13:08 |

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The part of the Costa de la Luz belonging to the province of Huelva lies next to Portugal's Algarve, between the rivers Guadiana and Guadalquiver. It offers long flat beaches of fine golden sand with dunes and mild Atlantic waters. Due to it's closeness to Huelva city, Seville city and Portugal it's mainly a popular holiday destination for people of the region, specially on weekends and during local holidays or so called "puentes".... read more >>>

Malaga Airport AGP

Submitted by on-map on Tue, 08/06/2010 - 12:58 |

Airports

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Malaga Airport (AGP) is located at 8 km. southwest of Malaga city and about 5 kilometres north from Torremolinos, on the A7 coast road of the Costa del SOL in the south of Spain. Each year millions of people arrive with numerous flights from all over Europe and the rest of the world. Malaga airport has grown over the years and further expansion is planned,

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Vejer de la Frontera

Submitted by on-map on Thu, 17/06/2010 - 22:12 |

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More than five hundred years of the Moors’ influence and architecture has made Vejer de la Frontera, with its backcloth hill of six hundred feet, one of the most beautiful towns in the province of Cadiz. It's located at only some 15 minutes from the marvelous beaches of los Caños de Meca and El Palmar on the Costa de la Luz.... read more >>>

Jerez Airport - XRY

Submitted by on-map on Mon, 21/06/2010 - 12:00 |

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Jerez airport (XRY) is located north-east from Jerez de la Frontera, at only 8 km. from the center of the city. It is the only civil airport in the province of Cádiz and it has been a mayor contribution to the recent touristic development of the whole region, specifically the Costa de la Luz (the coast of Light).

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Zahara de los Atunes, Coast of light

Submitted by on-map on Fri, 25/06/2010 - 23:42 |

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Zahara de los Atunes is situated between Barbate and Bolonia (Tarifa) on the Costa de la Luz (the Coast of Light) and recently becoming a very popular centre of tourism thanks to its magnificent beaches. It is one of the principal charms of Zahara de los Atunes, along with the beautiful sunsets and the possibity to see Africa on the horizon.

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Barbate

Submitted by on-map on Sat, 26/06/2010 - 13:59 |

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Situated in the southwest of the province of Cádiz on the Costa de la Luz, in a setting wich the Greeks called Hercule´s Columns, Barbate offers the diversity, richness and colour typical of Andalusia. Barbate is formed by 9 smaller villages of which Los Caños de Meca, Zahara de los Atunes y Zahora should be mentioned.... read more >>>

Chipiona

Submitted by on-map on Sat, 26/06/2010 - 18:57 |

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Chipiona is located on the west end of the Costa de la Luz, in the province of Cadiz, near the estuary of the river Guadalquivir. Its lighthouse on the Punta del Perro is the highest in Spain and third highest worldwide. It welcomes visitors and offers a relief to mariners. ... read more >>>

Bolonia

Submitted by on-map on Sat, 26/06/2010 - 20:37 |

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Bolonia is a tiny village, halfway between Zahara de los Atunes and Tarifa, on the Costa de la Luz with several kms. of magnificent unspoiled beach with a mean width of 70 meters. It is considered one of the last unspoiled beaches... read more >>>

Rota

Submitted by on-map on Sun, 27/06/2010 - 17:34 |

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Situated on the north-west corner of the Bay of Cadiz on the Costa de la Luz between Chipiona and el Puerto, Rota, a seafaring and agricultural town, has become one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the province due to the beauty of its beaches, the hospitality of its people, its extraordinary gastronomy, its lively streets

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Seville Airport San Pablo (SVQ)

Submitted by on-map on Wed, 11/08/2010 - 10:24 |

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Seville Airport San Pablo (SVQ) is located only 10 kilometres northeast of Seville city, capital of the province and the region of Andalusia in the south of Spain. San Pablo is the second airport after Malaga's Pablo Ruiz Picasso airport (AGP) on the Costa del SOL.

Seville airport has one terminal an one runway and was a small national airport until reconstructions started in 1989 with a focus on the 1992 Universal Exposition. ... read more >>>

Beaches and coasts in the region of Andalusia, south of Spain - from west to east

Costa de la Luz (Cadiz) - Costa del SOL (Malaga) - Costa Tropical (Granada) - Costa de Almeria

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Travel categories

Cadiz province

Andalusia

Destinations in Spain

Costa de la Luz

Costa del SOL

Cadiz city

Sierra de Grazalema natural park

Conil de la Frontera

Tarifa - Kitesurfing and windsurfing

Los Canos de Meca, Coast of light

Sanlucar de Barrameda

El Puerto de Santa Maria

Los Alcornocales natural park

Costa de la Luz (Huelva)

Malaga Airport AGP

Vejer de la Frontera

Jerez Airport - XRY

Zahara de los Atunes, Coast of light

Barbate

Chipiona

Bolonia

Rota

Seville Airport San Pablo (SVQ)