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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. The name Chipiona comes in fact from the lighthouse, as the Romans gave the name “Turris Caepionis” to its first basic construction. The town, which was a rural and seafaring spa in the 19th century, is one of the most popular resorts on the Costa de la Luz for today’s visitors.
Beaches of Chipiona
The coast of Chipiona, which stretches for over seven miles, has superb beaches with every kind of service. The most popular ones are:
- Playa de la Cruz,
- Playa de la Canteras,
- Playa de Regla,
- Camaron,
- Tres Piedras
- Costa Ballena.
The best beaches have been awarded the European blue flag of approval since 1989. The outstanding one among them is Playa de Regla.
Leisure and entertainment
Further to sunbathing and swimming you can find entertainment in water sports, such as sailing or windsurfing, horseriding or play golf on the 18 hole, par 72, course at the popular Costa Ballena Club, designed by Maria Olazabel.
To see some of the important buildings of Chipiona you make a walk from the port along the coast until you arrive at the Santuary de Nuestra Senora de Regla, then continue until the 13th century castle, the lighthouse and the Merced Tower.
You can also visit the several local wine producers and taste the delicious muscatel de Chipiona in the Bodega Cesar Florido and the Bodeguita de Castillito (calle Castillo 1). The origin of this wine goes back some five centuries where the muscatel grape is grown in soil that is a mixture of clay and sand which produces a quality that, as said in Chipiona, is fit for the palate of a god.
An interesting outing is to visit one of the four corrals – Longuera, Trapillo, Cabito and Nuevo – which are opposite the town of Chipiona. Locals use traditional fishing techniques that make use of low lying stretches of irregular red sandstone which provides shelter for fish during low tides.
Formed by the action of the two rivers Gaudalquivir and Gaudalete, the countryside around Chipiona is a fertile plain and the forest surrounding the town is a nice place to observe the local flora and fauna. Chameleons shouldn't be hard to discover in that area.
During the summer Chipiona has lots of bars, cafes, restaurants and leisure attractions on and near the beaches providing entertainment until the early hours of the morning.
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