Guardia Beach
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La Playa de la Guardia in Spain boasts stunning features, making it a captivating destination. Visitors have appreciated its crystal-clear waters and tranquility, ideal for family outings. However, some points of concern have been noted by users:
- Beautiful scenery with different shades of blue in the water.
- Nearby restaurants and facilities like toilets and showers.
- Some users reported the beach can be quite crowded, especially during weekends.
- It's a pebble beach, which may be uncomfortable without appropriate footwear.
- Inconsistent cleanliness reported, with some days experiencing littering issues.
- Access to snorkeling requires a boat, complicating aquatic activities.
Overall, Playa de la Guardia is a lovely spot with potential drawbacks that visitors should be aware of.
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Below you will find 29 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
Positive experience: Playa con agua limpia y buen equipamiento. Divertida para los niños, se puede hacer snorkel, andar por las rocas y buena para nadar y paddle surf
Fantastic experience: Playa tranquila y con aparcamiento gratuito cerca
Fantastic experience: Klimatyczna spokojna (styczeń) plaża, z przepięknym widokiem na stare Miasto Salobrena. W pobliżu Bar i reatauracja, w sam raz na kawe czy obiad. Obok parking dziki, który służy też za plac na kamper ów. Ciekawostka było stado kóz 100metrow od plaży :) świetne miejsce z dala od zgiełku.
Positive experience: Very comfortable beach with clear water, good parking, beach bars, and kiosks next to the sand, family-friendly and comfortable. Ideal for water sports due to its calm sea!! The bad thing is that the water is very dirty with plastics and some disgusting brown tides.
Positive experience: A fairly large and well-kept pebble beach, it is advisable to use water shoes. There are a couple of dirt parking lots right at the beach where many people camp with their camper or motorhome. The only downside is the big step that causes the water to cover you quickly. I guess in the high season people will be crammed on the shores because of this. Other than that, it's great.
Below you will find 3 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
Positive experience: Lot of noisy hippie and local borracho but if you manage that is perfect.There is another place for posh campers who like it more "safe"and peaceful.Here is Jabalinos also a lot in the evening.Dogs,people,life.
Fantastic experience: Playa de la quardia in Salobrena ist an der Costa tropical ein vom Tourismus noch verschont gebliebenes Paradies. Die playa bildet eine weitläufige Bucht und ist besonders in den Wintermonaten von kalten Winden geschützt. Die Mauren wussten schon warum die sich hier im X bis XIV Jahrhundert niedergelassen haben. Wer in den ersten Monaten des Jahres an die Costa tropical kommt sollte hier vorbeikommen und die kalten Wintermonate vergessen. Garantiert!!! Natürlich tragen die vielen cherinquitos zum Wohlbefinden bei. Romano
Positive experience: Puedes ir con los perros a la zona que esta mas a la derecha mirando el mar. Playa de piedrecita pequeña
Below you will find 34 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
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Fantastic experience: Flat stones, view of mountains and village, steep beach. No buildings!! Various bars close.
Positive experience: The stony beach is difficult to walk on and to get out of the water, something to keep in mind. The water is dirty with an unappealing brown foam for bathing.
Positive experience: Very comfortable beach with clear water, good parking, beach bars, and kiosks next to the sand, family-friendly and comfortable. Ideal for water sports due to its calm sea!! The bad thing is that the water is very dirty with plastics and some disgusting brown tides.
Positive experience: Went there for snorkeling but there was only sand! For snorkeling or scuba diving you MUST get a boat. Otherwise all good. The water in August is still a bit cold. There are better beaches. The picture you see is taken in the middle of August and it's cloudy. You have a lot of sun too but the water was not warm enough ...at least for me.
Positive experience: Wide beach, quiet. But it is not sandy, rather it is rocky, making it a bit uncomfortable. The water is calm.
Below you will find 33 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
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Positive experience: Hello, I visited Salobrena yesterday and was at this beach. At the end of November, there isn't much going on here. But I find that very nice. There are also some good restaurants nearby. I recommend this place.
Positive experience: very quiet beach, there is a lifeguard, several beach bars, pedal boats, and hammocks although the 2 times I have been they were not set up, it hasn't been an inconvenience since it is a small pebbled beach with very fine sand and it is comfortable on the towel, and the best part is they come by selling the typical chocolate cake
Positive experience: Very comfortable beach with clear water, good parking, beach bars, and kiosks next to the sand, family-friendly and comfortable. Ideal for water sports due to its calm sea!! The bad thing is that the water is very dirty with plastics and some disgusting brown tides.
Positive experience: Beautiful water with toilets, showers, restaurants nearby and lounge chairs and umbrellas for rent. The pebbles and rocks are hard on feet.
Fantastic experience: I love this beach, perfect beach bar
Below you will find 9 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
Positive experience: very quiet beach, there is a lifeguard, several beach bars, pedal boats, and hammocks although the 2 times I have been they were not set up, it hasn't been an inconvenience since it is a small pebbled beach with very fine sand and it is comfortable on the towel, and the best part is they come by selling the typical chocolate cake
Fantastic experience: Congratulations to those who take care of that beach. And thanks to the bathers for cooperating to keep it clean. It's not sandy but also not big stones. You can walk well. I want to highlight the proximity between the wooden walkways to the beach. The lifeguard. The showers. The inflatable platform with slides. The atmosphere is very family-friendly, not loud. Beach bars and kiosks are very close to the beach. I loved it, I will return whenever I can.
Positive experience: Gran playa de piedras pequeñas y piedralisa, servicio de duchas lavabos y Vigilancia/ Socorrista.
Positive experience: Bonita playa ️con socorrista y también aseos (aunque parece que no los limpiaron desde los años 90...). En los meses de verano está prohibido entrar con coche en el pueblo a los no residentes, con lo cual hay que aparcar en una explanada ️, al principio del municipio, habilitada para tal fin y suele haber una persona que te indica para aparcarte y pide "la voluntad". Hay que andar unos 250 metros para llegar a la playa. Hay otros parkings para llegar sin pasar por el pueblo. Mucho viento dependiendo del día y agua más bien fresquita para ser agosto.️️ Se ve a la espalda el Castillo de Salobreña. No es de arena ni piedras grandes, cosa que se agradece. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Positive experience: Playa de piedras, con escalón. Muy familiar, más concurrida por las tardes. Agua muy calmada. No hay duchas, ni baños. Tienes que ir a los que hay en la Caleta de Salobreña. Solo puedes hacer algo de pádel surf y kajak, puedes alquilarlo en puesto. Hay socorristas y está bien vigilada Esta limpia. A parte de la limpieza nocturna, por las tardes vimos pasar una pareja limpiando basura en el borde de la playa.
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Fantastic experience: Quiet place, clean waters.
Fantastic experience: Quiet beach in September, with less waves than the adjacent one due to the rock, which makes the tide a bit calmer. Very clean, ideal for swimming and snorkeling.
Positive experience: The beach is clean, I can't deny it.. But it is overcrowded, it is not the type of beach that I like.. too many people felt overwhelming to me.
Positive experience: The stony beach is difficult to walk on and to get out of the water, something to keep in mind. The water is dirty with an unappealing brown foam for bathing.
Positive experience: Very comfortable beach with clear water, good parking, beach bars, and kiosks next to the sand, family-friendly and comfortable. Ideal for water sports due to its calm sea!! The bad thing is that the water is very dirty with plastics and some disgusting brown tides.
Below you will find 2 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
Positive experience: Playa con agua limpia y buen equipamiento. Divertida para los niños, se puede hacer snorkel, andar por las rocas y buena para nadar y paddle surf
Positive experience: Playa de piedras, con escalón. Muy familiar, más concurrida por las tardes. Agua muy calmada. No hay duchas, ni baños. Tienes que ir a los que hay en la Caleta de Salobreña. Solo puedes hacer algo de pádel surf y kajak, puedes alquilarlo en puesto. Hay socorristas y está bien vigilada Esta limpia. A parte de la limpieza nocturna, por las tardes vimos pasar una pareja limpiando basura en el borde de la playa.
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Below you will find 7 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
Positive experience: Playa con agua limpia y buen equipamiento. Divertida para los niños, se puede hacer snorkel, andar por las rocas y buena para nadar y paddle surf
Positive experience: Went there for snorkeling but there was only sand! For snorkeling or scuba diving you MUST get a boat. Otherwise all good. The water in August is still a bit cold. There are better beaches. The picture you see is taken in the middle of August and it's cloudy. You have a lot of sun too but the water was not warm enough ...at least for me.
Positive experience: Average beach. Pebbles instead of sand. Clear water. Fish to see when you snorkel. Kids really enjoyed it.
Fantastic experience: This is a pebble beach with toilet and shower facilities and wheel chair access to shaded decking. On my Saturday visit in mid October, it was 27 degrees and the water was clear. The beach was clean (much cleaner that Castell de Ferro where I was staying). No dog poo here! Snorkelling around the rock, separating this beach from the main Salobrena beach, was great - hundreds of fish to be seen. The promenade was quiet (Saturday out of high season) but open for business with most restaurants open and doing good trade. Wonderful background of atop the cliff of Salobrena.
Negative experience: Un horror sucia, haciendo snorkel solo ví una regadera botellas ningún pez, madre mia que playa piedras llenas de colillas botellas cristales. No volveré
Below you will find 3 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
Positive experience: Playa con agua limpia y buen equipamiento. Divertida para los niños, se puede hacer snorkel, andar por las rocas y buena para nadar y paddle surf
Positive experience: Went there for snorkeling but there was only sand! For snorkeling or scuba diving you MUST get a boat. Otherwise all good. The water in August is still a bit cold. There are better beaches. The picture you see is taken in the middle of August and it's cloudy. You have a lot of sun too but the water was not warm enough ...at least for me.
Fantastic experience: Bautismo de buceo
Below you will find 2 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Guardia.
Positive experience: Playa de piedras, con escalón. Muy familiar, más concurrida por las tardes. Agua muy calmada. No hay duchas, ni baños. Tienes que ir a los que hay en la Caleta de Salobreña. Solo puedes hacer algo de pádel surf y kajak, puedes alquilarlo en puesto. Hay socorristas y está bien vigilada Esta limpia. A parte de la limpieza nocturna, por las tardes vimos pasar una pareja limpiando basura en el borde de la playa.
Positive experience: Playa limpia de piedras en vez de arena tranquila, muy amplia y sin excesiva cantidad de personas. Cuentan con puesto de socorristas y una zona de alquiler de kayaks y canoas. Las vistas son bonitas pero nada del otro mundo, recomiendo acudir a otras playas de la zona auqne esta al fin y al cabo está bien
Guardia Beach: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Flat stones, view of mountains and village, steep beach. No buildings!! Various bars close.
Positive experience: Lot of noisy hippie and local borracho but if you manage that is perfect.There is another place for posh campers who like it more "safe"and peaceful.Here is Jabalinos also a lot in the evening.Dogs,people,life.
Positive experience: Hello, I visited Salobrena yesterday and was at this beach. At the end of November, there isn't much going on here. But I find that very nice. There are also some good restaurants nearby. I recommend this place.
Fantastic experience: Quiet place, clean waters.
Fantastic experience: Pretty, nothing more
Fantastic experience: Quiet beach in September, with less waves than the adjacent one due to the rock, which makes the tide a bit calmer. Very clean, ideal for swimming and snorkeling.
Positive experience: Very beautiful beach, with some amazing afternoons, the entry to the water WITH waves is impossible for that reason!!
Positive experience: very quiet beach, there is a lifeguard, several beach bars, pedal boats, and hammocks although the 2 times I have been they were not set up, it hasn't been an inconvenience since it is a small pebbled beach with very fine sand and it is comfortable on the towel, and the best part is they come by selling the typical chocolate cake
Positive experience: The beach is clean, I can't deny it.. But it is overcrowded, it is not the type of beach that I like.. too many people felt overwhelming to me.
Fantastic experience: If you seek tranquility and good service, come here
Positive experience: The stony beach is difficult to walk on and to get out of the water, something to keep in mind. The water is dirty with an unappealing brown foam for bathing.
Positive experience: Very comfortable beach with clear water, good parking, beach bars, and kiosks next to the sand, family-friendly and comfortable. Ideal for water sports due to its calm sea!! The bad thing is that the water is very dirty with plastics and some disgusting brown tides.
Negative experience: When I went, it was very crowded.
Positive experience: Went there for snorkeling but there was only sand! For snorkeling or scuba diving you MUST get a boat. Otherwise all good. The water in August is still a bit cold. There are better beaches. The picture you see is taken in the middle of August and it's cloudy. You have a lot of sun too but the water was not warm enough ...at least for me.
Fantastic experience: Super beautiful and quiet beach to spend the day
Fantastic experience: It is an amazing beach, the different shades of blue in the sea are what make it spectacular, in addition to its crystal clear water. Wear water shoes. P.S.: The day we went, there was wind of up to 27 km/h, so there were waves of 2 meters or more.
Fantastic experience: Lately it has been very crowded with people
Positive experience: Wide beach, quiet. But it is not sandy, rather it is rocky, making it a bit uncomfortable. The water is calm.
Negative experience: Don’t go here with your dog. Our dog got a fishing hook stuck in his tongue and we had to rush him to emergency vet.
Positive experience: I love this area
Positive experience: Beautiful water with toilets, showers, restaurants nearby and lounge chairs and umbrellas for rent. The pebbles and rocks are hard on feet.
Fantastic experience: We had a very pleasant day, the water was very calm and clear, the river really creates a quiet area for the children to play.
Positive experience: A fairly large and well-kept pebble beach, it is advisable to use water shoes. There are a couple of dirt parking lots right at the beach where many people camp with their camper or motorhome. The only downside is the big step that causes the water to cover you quickly. I guess in the high season people will be crammed on the shores because of this. Other than that, it's great.
Fantastic experience: I love this beach, perfect beach bar
Fantastic experience: An exceptional view from the top of the Penon...
Fantastic experience: Nice beach with small pebbles
Positive experience: Good beach and very clean
Fantastic experience: It is a cozy, quiet place and the food is good. I really love it. I truly recommend it.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful! Family and dog friendly.
Fantastic experience: Large parking in different versions, paid closer, free a bit further from the castle. Next to the beach, a renowned restaurant with seafood, specialty octopus :) Stony beach, next to an interesting rocky hill where you can overlook the area from above.
Positive experience: Average beach. Pebbles instead of sand. Clear water. Fish to see when you snorkel. Kids really enjoyed it.
Fantastic experience: Family beach
Positive experience: It's very good
Positive experience: I liked it a lot, crystal clear water and no jellyfish, and good for leaving the car.
Negative experience: I give it one star to discourage people from coming and overcrowding. It's a pebble beach, there's no sand so you have to wear sturdy shoes, but other than that it's fine.
Fantastic experience: Congratulations to those who take care of that beach. And thanks to the bathers for cooperating to keep it clean. It's not sandy but also not big stones. You can walk well. I want to highlight the proximity between the wooden walkways to the beach. The lifeguard. The showers. The inflatable platform with slides. The atmosphere is very family-friendly, not loud. Beach bars and kiosks are very close to the beach. I loved it, I will return whenever I can.
Fantastic experience: This is a pebble beach with toilet and shower facilities and wheel chair access to shaded decking. On my Saturday visit in mid October, it was 27 degrees and the water was clear. The beach was clean (much cleaner that Castell de Ferro where I was staying). No dog poo here! Snorkelling around the rock, separating this beach from the main Salobrena beach, was great - hundreds of fish to be seen. The promenade was quiet (Saturday out of high season) but open for business with most restaurants open and doing good trade. Wonderful background of atop the cliff of Salobrena.
Positive experience: when we do need to wash, they are closing showers...
Positive experience: This restaurant is excellent Good service as well. The monk fish to quality and 16 euros
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