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Playa del Faro

Playa del Faro is a beach in , . Playa del Faro is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the islet .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Higuer Lighthouse and Castle of San Telmo, Hondarribia.

Lighthouse
Photo: Joxemai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a lighthouse at the Cabo Higuer on the Spanish Atlantic coast in the Bay of Biscay. It lies in the municipality of , west of the mouth of the , which forms the border with . is situated 190 metres south of Playa del Faro.

Castle
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is situated 500 metres southeast of Playa del Faro.

Photo: A1AA1A, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Château d'Abbadia, also Château d'Abbadie, is a neogothic château situated in , , . Built by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and Edmond Duthoit, both patronized by the explorer Antoine d'Abbadie, between 1864 and 1879, it is classified as a historic monument and "Maison des Illustres". is situated 4 km southeast of Playa del Faro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Higuer and Hondarribia.

Locality
Photo: Mowenna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a cape on the Bay of Biscay standing out at the end of the mountain range by the France–Spain border in the municipality of .

is a fishing town in the province of Guipuzcoa, of on the Bay of Txingudi, by the border with . It is the last remaining walled town in Guipuzcoa.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km south of Playa del Faro.

Playa del Faro

Latitude
43.3935° or 43° 23′ 37″ north
Longitude
-1.79278° or 1° 47′ 34″ west
Open location code
8CMW96V4+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8936805612
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Playa del Faro” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Itsasargiko kala”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Amuaitz and Higer itsasargia.

Nearby Places

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