Playa de Los Lances

The playa de Los Lances is a beach that forms one side of the town of , in the region of Campo de Gibraltar in Andalusia, Spain. The beach is 7,250 metres long from Punta de la Peña to , with an average width of 120 metres.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Tarifa, Spain
  • Also known as: “Playa de los Lances”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isla de Las Palomas and Castle of Tarifa.

Islet
Photo: Insider, CC BY 3.0.
is an island opposite the town of at the southern end of the at the southernmost point of the and continental Europe. The island has been connected to the mainland by causeway since 1808. is situated 3½ km southeast of Playa de Los Lances.

Castle
Photo: Nicolas Vollmer, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as Castle of Guzmán el Bueno or Castle of the Guzmáns is a castle in the coastal town of in . is situated 3 km southeast of Playa de Los Lances.

Fire station
Photo: Đuro Jiří, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fire station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Punta de Tarifa and El Cuartón.

Locality
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is the southernmost point of the and Continental Europe. It is located in the and the autonomous community of on the Atlantic end of the Straits of Gibraltar. is situated 3 km southeast of Playa de Los Lances.

Hamlet
is a village in the municipality of in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of , along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at , which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of . is situated 9 km northeast of Playa de Los Lances.

Playa de Los Lances

Latitude
36.02988° or 36° 1′ 48″ north
Longitude
-5.62978° or 5° 37′ 47″ west
Open location code
8C8P29HC+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1465288739
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­kitesurfing
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­swimming
Geo­Names ID
10341348
Wiki­data ID
Q5102776
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Satellite Map

Discover Playa de Los Lances from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Playa de Los Lances” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Playa de los Lances”
  • Czech: “Playa de Los Lances”
  • Dutch: “Playa de Los Lances”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شط لوس لانسيس”
  • Spanish: “Playa de Los Lances”
  • Swedish: “Playa de los Lances”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Observatorio de Aves Los Lances and Puente Romano sobre Río Salado.

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