Playa de El Embayo
Playa de El Embayo is a beach in Gozón Municipality, Asturias. Playa de El Embayo is situated nearby to the church Ermita de San Juan, as well as near the museum Espacio Portus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Juan de Nieva railway station and Cabo Peñas.
San Juan de Nieva railway station
Railway station
Photo: Savh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Juan de Nieva railway station is situated 650 metres south of Playa de El Embayo.
Castillo de Gauzón (archaeological remains)
Archaeological site
Photo: Denis Soria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gauzón Castle is located in Raíces Nuevo, in the municipality of Castrillón, Principality of Asturias.Work is currently underway to partially reconstruct the castle, as it had fallen into partial ruin. Castillo de Gauzón (archaeological remains) is situated 2½ km southwest of Playa de El Embayo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salinas and San Martin de Laspra.
Salinas
Suburb
Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.
Salinas is one of eight parishes in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 4,635. Salinas is situated 3 km southwest of Playa de El Embayo.
San Martin de Laspra
Hamlet
Photo: SITOMON, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piedrasblancas is a town in Asturias near the north coast of Spain. With a population of 9200 in 2024, it was historically a mining district but is now mostly a commuter town for nearby cities. San Martin de Laspra is situated 4 km southwest of Playa de El Embayo.
Avilés
Photo: SurfAst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avilés is a post-industrial city in Asturias in northwest Spain. With a population of 76,000 in 2024, it's best known for the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre.
Playa de El Embayo
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Gozón Municipality, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.59376° or 43° 35′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.93097° or 5° 55′ 52″ westOpen location code
8CMPH3V9+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1178309643OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q19346352
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Playa de El Embayo” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Sablera d’El Embayo”
- Catalan: “Platja d’El Embayo”
- Catalan: “platja de El Embayo”
- Czech: “Playa de El Embayo”
- Dutch: “Playa de El Embayo”
- Spanish: “Playa de El Embayo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ermita de San Juan and Espacio Portus.
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