Torre Ladrones
A sixteenth-century watchtower from a chain raised to watch for pirate raids along this shore.
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Yes, the beach beside the dunes is public and free and quieter than the central Marbella beaches. Parking near the Cabopino marina fills at peak summer times, so arriving early is better in July and August.
About fifteen kilometres east along the coast road, roughly twenty minutes by car. Coastal buses also serve the area. Combine it with a beach day rather than a short visit, since the site rewards staying rather than passing through.
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A protected dune system on the Cabopino coast east of Marbella, among the little that survives of natural dunes on the Costa del Sol after building swallowed most of the shoreline. Its value is in the contrast: along tens of kilometres of this coast you find hotels and housing packed together, and here you find sand, pine and native dune plants. Access runs on raised wooden boardwalks that protect the vegetation from trampling, and using them is required rather than optional. Standing on the dunes is the Torre Ladrones, a coastal watchtower of the sixteenth century, built as part of a chain raised to watch for pirate raids along this shore. The tower cannot be entered but gives the site a clear landmark. The beach beside the dunes is public and free, and quieter than the central Marbella beaches. Access is practical by car with parking near the Cabopino marina, or by bus along the coast road.
A sixteenth-century watchtower from a chain raised to watch for pirate raids along this shore.
Sand, pine and native plants amid tens of kilometres of packed development.
Stay on the wooden walkways; trampling is what kills dune vegetation.
Cabopino, east of Marbella