Beach Cantarriján — Attraction in Almuñécar

In the summer the lower car park is closed. Instead you park at the top. If the car park is full, there are two more car parks nearby along the road. Parking is free. Then take shuttle bus to the beach. Runs every 15 mins. EUR 3 per person return. Pay cash or credit card in the kiosk. Many people come by yachts and boats. Crowd is very diverse: families with kids, couples, gay men, youngsters, elderly, and of course a few single guys on a lookout. Beach is very nice nested between hills. No black sand making water crystal clear. Plenty of big fish hungry for your bread. Beach is large stones and small pebbles. They don’t have sharp edges but could be difficult to walk without shoes. Beach is very clean, no rubbish. The beach is divided by a rock into two parts. The first one has the majority of textiles with a small number of naturists who don’t care if someone is looking at them (I admire their confidence!). The second part has the majority of naturists with a small number of textiles who don’t care (full stop). There is a traffic cone sign “solo nudista” when entering the beach past the dividing rock. The first part is very crowded but you can rent sun loungers and umbrellas, the second part has no facilities and more space. There is a toilet near the restaurant. We haven’t seen showers. 4 stars only because of the EUR 3 bus fee (for a large family it becomes expensive). You can possibly walk from the car park, but the way back...

Arrival - Parking is free at the top of the hill. We had multiple spots open on arrival however, it looks like it can become filled easily. There is another parking area just past the main lot. We took a bus down to the beach from the parking lot which cost 2 euros per person for both ways. There was not a wait for the bus on the way down, and only a short wait to for the ride back up to the car. The beach is two coves next to each other, which allowed plenty of space for everyone. The beach is rocky, and we recommend wearing water shoes and probably some sort of pad if you will be laying out. The water is very clear and beautiful, with lots of fish to observe for snorkeling. There are lounge chairs for rent at the beginning of the beach. Food - there are two restaurants on the beach. We ate at La Barraca which was wonderful. It was an amazing view, with fresh food, good service and appropriate price. This is a clothing optional beach with plenty of nude people present, please do not be surprised...

Had looked into this beach when we planned our honeymoon in 2020, but alas, we didnt make it to Spain that year. Fast forward to this past May, and we were driving from Marbella to Granada when I happened to notice that I had circled it on my map and we were going past it. We found our way down to the beach and it was really nice! Overcast but warm...we didnt have towels and the beach stand wasnt open yet, but I stripped and went for a swim in the clear and just-slightly-warmer-than-SoCal water (dried off with my clothes...the wife isnt shy, but didnt want to get wet and we didnt have more time). Glorious. The main cove, with restaurants (not open when we were there so no reviews) seemed more family friendly, topless, etc., but the next cove over was full nude. As noted by someone else, the minimal wave action and smooth gravel makes for a very soothing and relaxing sound. Only regret is that we didnt figure out earlier that we would pass by it and were not prepared to spend...