Playa de Castell de Ferro — Attraction in Gualchos

Review of beach front and town on my visit in mid October: it was predictably quiet with half the bars and restaurants closed and a significant number of apartments empty and many for sale, giving an impression of a semi-dormant town. The beachfront square is underwhelming and the whole promenade is dirty with dog fouling and looks neglected. There are supermarkets, bazars/hardware shops, bars, restaurants and fruit shops, fish mongers and butchers but nowhere offers organic foods. Which is important to some when you understand how intensive (and consequently the heavy use of pesticides) the agriculture here is under the acres of plastic that cover the surrounding countryside. Bus transport to the nearby town of Motril is regular with 2 bus stops in the town. The beach is a blue flag but dog owners allow their pets to foul the beach. Litter is visible especially where people gather...

Beautiful beach, you can find here a longgg beach with a lot of space, water is clean specially at Punta del Rincón, at the end of Castell de Ferro. It doesn’t use to be pack, specially Monday to Friday, maybe you can find more people during weekend as is obviously but still a calm and peaceful beach! There’s beautiful places to eat all around the town, and they have wonderful cooking! Highly recommended this Castell de Ferro beach for...

What a great little resort this is. Surrounded by hills and with its own little micro climate. If you want peace and quiet this is the place. The Spanish. Ome here for holidays and to get away from the heat inland but outside the holiday season, very tranquil and not too far from many attractions. 3 airports to choose from all within an hour more or...