What to do · Vejer de la Frontera and the Costa de la Luz
El Palmar Beach
Information
- Price
- Free · parking €4–5
- Duration
- 3 h
- Who it's for
- Everyone
El Palmar is Vejer's beach: kilometres of sand open to the Atlantic between Conil and Zahora, about 9 km from the town. Vejer Tourism presents it as one of the few unspoilt beaches on this coast, with the Q tourism quality mark in the summer season. It is a beach for surfing, for long walks along the shore and for eating fish in the restaurants and beach bars of the area.
Services
In season, according to Vejer Tourism, the beach has showers and toilets, lifeguards, an ambulance, first-aid posts and nursing staff, as well as a public address system and a tourist information point. Next to the sand there are guesthouses, a campsite, restaurants and inns. Outside summer the services are reduced; if you go with small children in spring or autumn, expect less supervision.
What to do
El Palmar is used all year round for surfing, windsurfing and fishing. Vejer Tourism says its waves suit beginners and experts; if you want to try, see the surf lesson at El Palmar. If not, it is a beach for walking: along the shore to the south you reach Zahora and, beyond, the Cape Trafalgar; to the north, Conil.
On the beach is the Torre Nueva, a 17th- and 18th-century beacon tower that watched over the coast and gave warning with smoke by day and fire by night. On the shore you will see gulls, oystercatchers, curlews and other waders. The sunset over the sea is one of the classic plans on the beach.
Parking
Next to the beach there are paid car parks at €4 to €5 (Chambala, Trujillo, next to the El Dorado beach bar) and free spaces for reduced mobility on the promenade. In August, arrive before 11:00. You have the details in parking in Vejer and El Palmar.
Bear in mind
It is a beach very open to the Atlantic: in a strong levante the wind lifts the sand, and in heavy swell it is best to swim near the lifeguards and respect the flags.
To eat on the beach itself, El Alférez is a family fish restaurant. To sleep nearby, the Hotel Arohaz is in Zahora, and in Vejer's old town, about 9 km away, the Hotel Convento de San Francisco.
Tips
- Stay for the sunset The sun sets over the sea in front of the beach.
- Go early in summer At midday in August the car parks are full.
With young childrenAs a family
