Zahara de los Atunes Vacation Rental chateau / country house: Zahara de los Atunes - Atlanterra

The beach: The beach is a fine clean stretch of golden sand, which stretches for several miles to the little town of Zahara and on to Barbarte; the sea is lively and shells wash up with every tide. A quiet road passes at the bottom of the hill leading ultimately to the lighthouse at Cabo de Gracia past tropical gardens and luxury villas with their whitewashed walls.

Zahara de los Atunes: Zahara, about 2 km away from Atlanterra, still has the crumbling ruins of the Almadraba tuna depot, now an empty space waiting for development, a wide clean beach and numerous bars and restaurants. There is a tented market and entertainment spot by the beach in July and August, and in the narrow back streets there are tiny cafes in odd corners represented by a table, chair and potted plants. The streets all around Zahara are full of flowers, and even the weeds look exotic. Palm trees in the village are carefully manicured, but out in the country they flourish as nature intended. The coast to the South is under Guarda Civil control for long stretches, and completely underdeveloped; this allows animal and plant life to flourish un-checked. There are forests of umbrella pines and cork oaks, palm seedlings and giant succulents. Birds and insects are both familiar and exotic. Huge butterflies and busy hummingbird moths, flocks of egrets fly in from Africa, and birds of prey circle above.

Other Activities: kitesurfing

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