Golden beaches
Wild and quiet.
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The Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas and Peña del Águila Regional Park lies in the eastern part of the Cartagena–La Unión mining range in Murcia, southeast Spain, near the Mar Menor and Cabo de Palos, about 22 km east of Cartagena in a straight line. The park protects important biodiversity and many endemic plants, was made a regional park under a 1992 Murcia law, and is a Site of Community Importance in Europe. Most of it lies in the municipality of Cartagena. Among its features are the Rasall salt-pan wetlands in the south. Wild golden sand beaches stretch along the coast between dark rocky headlands, with fossil dunes carved by the wind into strange shapes. Dry hills covered in Mediterranean scrub run down to the sea, and one of its best-known rock formations is the Arco de los Reyes arch in the sea. Visitors walk to the beaches along boardwalks and dirt paths. The beaches are wild with few facilities, so bring water and shade, and check access conditions in summer.
Wild and quiet.
Wind-carved.
In the sea.
Near Cabo de Palos, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Few, so bring water and shade.
Wild beaches and fossil dunes.