Playa de Getares
Playa de Getares is a beach in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia. Playa de Getares is situated nearby to the monument Torre del Arroyo del Lobo, as well as near the hamlet El Pelayo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre del Arroyo del Lobo and Punta Carnero Lighthouse.
Torre del Arroyo del Lobo
Monument
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Torre del Arroyo del Lobo is a ruined medieval defensive tower near Algeciras, Spain. It is located in the cove of Getares, and monitored the stretch of coast from Punta Carnero to Punta de San García between the cities of Algeciras and Tarifa as part of the defensive system of the Strait of Gibraltar in the Middle Ages. Torre del Arroyo del Lobo is situated 1 km west of Playa de Getares.
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona. Punta Carnero Lighthouse is situated 2 km southeast of Playa de Getares.
Fuerte de San García
Fort
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés… Fuerte de San García is situated 2 km northeast of Playa de Getares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and El Bujeo.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away. El Pelayo is situated 5 km west of Playa de Getares.
El Bujeo
Hamlet
El Bujeo is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located about 9 miles southwest of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 11 kilometres away, and it lies between the villages of El Pelayo and El Cuartón. El Bujeo is situated 7 km west of Playa de Getares.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of El Bujeo. El Cuartón is situated 9 km west of Playa de Getares.
Playa de Getares
Latitude
36.09083° or 36° 5′ 27″ northLongitude
-5.44383° or 5° 26′ 38″ westOpen location code
8C8P3HR4+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 681592741OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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