Cabo de Gata villages

Cabo de Gata villages

Natural Park Cabo de Gata hides charming villages and hundreds of places to explore. We offer here a selection of routes to visit the towns of Cabo de Gata and their points of interest: monuments, farmhouses, nature, geology, gastronomy… and much more to discover!

The dessert meets the sea

 

Villages: Cabo de Gata, Pujaire, Las Amoladeras and Torre García.

Main locations of interest: Visitors Center, sisal crops, La Amoladeras viewpoint, azufaifal, birdwatching, Torre García shrine, watchtower, Romans rafts, Amoladeras fossil beach where the river meets the sea, coastal dunes, El Charco wetlands with wetland birds, fishing village of Cabo de Gata.

Distance : 30 Km. 12 Km.

El desierto y el mar en el Camping de Los Escullos, Cabo de Gata

Beaches, caves and cliffs

 

Villages: Cabo de Gata, El Corralete and San José.

Main locations of interest: Artesanal fishing location, birdwatching observatory deck, La Fabriquilla, taking water from the Salinas, Testa tower, The Corralete, Las Sirenas viewpoint, Punta Baja, Cala Rajá, Vela Blanca, Cala Carbón, Mónsul, Barronal.

Distance : 47 Km. 17 Km.

Playas y Calas en Cabo de Gata, Camping de Los Escullos

Volcanoes and precious stones

 

Villages: Cabo de Gata, Pujaire, Las Amoladeras and Torre García.

Main locations of interest: Volcanic caldera, Arco beach, fossil dune, San Felipe Fortress, Cala del Embarcadero, Los Frailes hills, Viewpoint of Isleta, Isleta Pier, Playa del Peñon Blanco, Los Toros Cove, Las Amatistas scenery deck, Rodalquilar volcanic denver, Botanical Garden, Volcanoes center, Playazo, etc…

Distance: / 20 Km.

Volcanes en Cabo de Gata, Camping de Los Escullos

Nijar Farmhouses

 

Villages: Hornillo and Fernán Pérez.

Main locations of interest: Cattle farm of la Requena, Cortijo del Fraile: crops, houses, chapel, cochineras, water tanks, wells and eras, steppe birds, Stove farmhouse, Higo Seco farmhouse and typical pigsties, Fernan Perez windmill and popular cuisine, Balsa Blanca farmhouse.

Distance : 20 Km. 14 Km.

Cortijos de Níjar, Camping de Los Escullos

Water, source of life

 

Villages: Huebro, Níjar, Torre del Campo, and Campohermoso.

Main locations of interest: Source of Huebro river, Rosario Church, route of the water mills, Villa de Nijar: Plaza de Arriba, Calle de las Eras; Isabel II Marsh, Campohermoso, Bermejo moorish well, Fernan Perez aqueduct, Fernan Perez mill and washing, Balsa Blanca cortijada, Alias river mills, Carboneras desalination plant.

Distance: 52 Km.

Ruta del Agua por Níjar, Camping de Los Escullos

Watchtowers and fortresses

 

Villages: Carboneras, Aguamarga, Las Negras and Rodalquiar.

Main locations of interest: Castle of San Andres, Carboneras (tourist village, fishing and seafood cuisine), Mesa Roldan fortress, Lighthouse, Mesa Roldan geology, Los Muertos beach, old structure of Sierra Alhamilla iron mines, Scenery viewpoint , Agua Amarga, bentonite mines, the Hortichuelas, los Alumbres castle, etc…

Distance : / 36 Km.

Atalayas y Fortelezas en Cabo de Gata, Camping de Los Escullos