To the left of the Balcón de Europa, right in the centre of town, is Calahonda beach.
Access to the beach is via a walkway to the left of the Balcón de Europa and it zig-zags its way down, so although fairly steep, it is not exhausting.
The beach area itself is relatively small, sandy and sheltered.
As with many of the beaches in Nerja, they are still used by the local fishermen, although in lesser numbers as time goes by, and you can often watch them as they prepare or repair their nets and then set sail to bring back your lunch.
Many of the boats are still winched manually to and from the water.
Calahonda is one of several where you can still see the old fishermen’s cottages or storerooms built into the rocks.
Behind the beach is the Paseo de los Carabineros, a walkway connecting the Balcón de Europa with Burriana beach. Unfortunately, this walkway is closed at the moment due to rockslides a few years ago.
There are plans, however, to try and repair and reopen the walkway which hopefully will come to fruition in the not too distant future.
In the meantime, if you walk past the cottage and along the shoreline, you will find some very nice little coves and bays. You can only get as far as Carabeo beach, but it is a very nice walk.
The beach has the following facilities:
- Beach showers
- Toilets
- Lifeguard
- Sun Beds
- First Aid
- Restaurant
Walking the shoreline form Calahonda beach.
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