San Roque can boast of having 15 kilometres of unspoilt and scarcely built-up Mediterranean beaches and coastline. San Roque’s beaches stand out due to having some of the best lifesaving facilities and general amenities in the Gibraltar Area.
CALA SARDINA (Sardine Cove)
This beach is also called Shepherd’s Beach or Taraje Cove. It’s an unspoilt beach with dark-coloured sand. This is the place where part of the American -produced comedy movie “Deuce Bigalow, European Gigolo” was shot on location a couple of years ago. This beach was awarded a Blue Flag last year.
Length: 900 metres
Average width: 35 metres
Usage: low
Urban development: an undeveloped, isolated beach
Sand composition: dark sand
Bathing condition: tranquil waters, the beach features full lifesaving facilities and a team of lifeguards.
Type of access: by car or on foot from Torreguadiaro (3 km away). Follow the signs.
Car Park: over 100 parking spaces
Facilities: litter bins and litter collection services
Access: A-7 dual carriageway, exit 137 (roundabout)
TORREGUADIARO BEACH
This is a sandy beach with pebbles, also called Seashell Beach. This beach was awarded a blue flag in 2006. It is located in the village of Torreguadiaro, in the borough of San Roque. This old seaside fishing village offers you the chance to choose from 16 bars and restaurants.
Length: 1300 metres
Average width: 30 metres
Usage: fairly crowded
Urban development: suburban beach, featuring a modern promenade
Sand composition: dark sand
Bathing conditions: tranquil waters, featuring full lifesaving facilities, as well as signage and a team of lifeguards.
Type of access: by car or on foot, follow signs from Torreguadiaro or Sotogrande Port.
Car Park: over 100 parking spaces (La Laguna Promenade)
Facilities: litter bins, showers, phone boxes, toilets, litter collection, beach bars, wheelchairs for the disabled to bathe in the sea, access gangways, lounger and parasol hire
Access: A-7 dual carriageway, exit 133; follow signs for Puerto de Sotogrande or Torreguadiaro, old N-340 main road, Km. 134.
PUERTO SOTOGRANDE BEACH
This beach, which is located near El Octógono Beach and Tennis Club within the Port of Sotogrande, features bars and restaurants nearby to choose from, as well as a couple of beach bars.
Length: 500 metres
Average width: 70 metres
Usage: moderate to high
Urban Development: urban, beyond the outer rim of the Marina and Port
Sand Composition: dark sand
Bathing conditions: moderate swell, the beach features full lifesaving facilities and lifeguards.
Type of access: by car or on foot, following the signs from the Sotogrande Costa (Avenida Paseo del Parque) or the Port (Avenida de la Marina).
Car Park: over 100 parking spaces
Facilities: litter bins, showers, phone boxes, toilets, litter collection, beach bars, lounger and parasol hire
Access: Sotogrande Costa Residential Area, A-7 dual carriageway, exit 130 or Puerto Sotogrande, A-7 dual carriageway, exit 133.
SOTOGRANDE (GUADALQUITÓN Y BORONDO) BEACH
Sotogrande Beach stretches almost endlessly towards the Rock of Gibraltar. The beach is located next to the luxurious Sotogrande Costa Residential Area, in the borough of San Roque. The first part of the beach is situated by the mouth of the Guadiaro River, and it ends near the Torrecarbonera lighthouse. As you leave Sotogrande behind, the beach is almost deserted and wild.
Length: 5450 metres
Average width: 70 metres
Usage: moderate to low
Urban Development: partly suburban, partly isolated
Sand Composition: dark sand
Bathing conditions: moderate swell, the beach features full lifesaving facilities and lifeguards.
Type of access: by car or on foot, following the signs from the Sotogrande Costa Residential Area (Avenida Paseo del Parque)
Car Park: over 100 parking spaces
Facilities: litter bins, showers, phone boxes, toilets, litter collection, beach bars, lounger and parasol hire
Access: Sotogrande Costa Residential Area, A-7 dual carriageway, exit 130
ALCAIDESA (TORRECARBONERA Y HACIENDA) BEACH
This unspoilt beach is one of the borough’s best without a doubt. This has been a blue flag beach since 2003. The beach is also called The Spa. The beach features an official nudist section.
Length: 5650 metres
Average width: 60 metres
Usage: low to moderate
Urban Development: unspoilt beach
Sand Composition: dark sand
Bathing Conditions: moderate swell. The beach features full lifesaving facilities and a team of lifeguards.
Type of access: by car following the signs from either Alcaidesa Bridge or La Casita Camp Site bridge.
Car Park: over 100 parking spaces
Facilities: litter bins, showers, toilets, litter collection, wooden gangways
Access: Alcaidesa Residential Area, A-7 dual carriageway, exit 124; service road, cross Alcaidesa Bridge or La Casita camp site bridge and follow beach access signs.
