Playa de Getares

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Playa de Getares
Getares.jpg
Location Algeciras
Coordinates 36°05′42″N5°26′33″W / 36.09500°N 5.44250°W / 36.09500; -5.44250 Coordinates: 36°05′42″N5°26′33″W / 36.09500°N 5.44250°W / 36.09500; -5.44250
Length1,500 metres (4,900 ft)(approx.)
GeologyBeach

Playa de Getares is a beach in the municipality of Algeciras, southeastern Spain. It overlooks the Bay of Gibraltar about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city of Algeciras, [1] between Punta San García and Punta Carnero, where the cliffs begin on the Strait of Gibraltar. It is approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) in length and 40 metres (130 ft) wide on average.

Algeciras City in Andalusia, Spain

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Punta Carnero, Spain

Punta Carnero is a headland on the coast of Spain, near the city of Algeciras, where the eastern end of Gallows Hill descends 200 metres to meet the Mediterranean Sea. Its most prominent feature is Punta Carnero lighthouse, which marks the entrance to the Bay of Gibraltar and the Strait of Gibraltar.

The name comes from a Roman fish salting factory which was located in the old Roman town in the vicinity of Caetaria, and was called Cetares, and then Xetares during the Middle Ages, named in the chronicles of Alfonso XI. The whole beach is surrounded by terraced housing developments and has a promenade with bars and restaurants.

Roman fish salting factory

The Roman fish salting factory was a salting factory established on the seafront of Algeciras, southeastern Spain by the Romans. It belonged to the fishing village of San Nicolás, part of what was called Caetaria. A site of archaeological and historical interest, it was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural site on 27 June 2002.

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Fuerte de Isla Verde

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References

  1. Head, Jeremy (31 January 2011). Frommer's Seville, Granada and the Best of Andalusia. John Wiley & Sons. p. 260. ISBN   978-1-119-99445-9 . Retrieved 6 February 2013.