Playa de Gulpiyuri
Playa de Gulpiyuri is a flooded sinkhole with an inland beach located near Llanes, in Asturias, northern Spain, around 100 m from the Cantabrian Sea. Roughly 40 meters in length, it is fully tidal due to a series of tunnels carved by the salt water of the Cantabrian Sea, which allows water from the Bay of Biscay to create small waves.- Beach
- …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
- …is also known as “Cala de Gulpiyuri”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: Shortest beach of the world
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palace of la Espriella en Villahormes and Playa de San Antolín.
Palace of la Espriella en Villahormes
Manor estate
The Palace of la Espriella en Villahormes is a palace located in Llanes, Spain.
San Antolín de Bedón
Church
San Antolín de Bedón is a church in Llanes, Asturias, Spain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villaḥormes and Ḥontoria.
Niembru
Hamlet
Niembru is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Playa de Gulpiyuri.
Playa de Gulpiyuri
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Latitude
43.44757° or 43° 26′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.88598° or 4° 53′ 10″ west
Open location code
8CMQC4X7+2J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Playa de Gulpiyuri” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Asturian: “Sablera de Gulpiyuri”
- Basque: “Gulpiyuriko hondartza”
- Bengali: “গালপিয়ুরি সমুদ্র সৈকত”
- Catalan: “platja de Gulpiyuri”
- Catalan: “Platja de Gulpiyuri”
- Cebuano: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Czech: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Dutch: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط جولبيورى”
- French: “plage de Gulpiyuri”
- French: “Plage de Gulpiyuri”
- Galician: “Praia de Gulpiyuri”
- German: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Hungarian: “Gulpiyuri-part”
- Italian: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Portuguese: “Praia de Gulpiyuri”
- Spanish: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Swedish: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
- Turkish: “Playa de Gulpiyuri”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Coviella and La Moira.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cementerio Parroquial Naves y Bedon and Castro de las Gaviotas.
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