Playa de Santa Maria del Mar (Santa Maria del Mar Beach), Cadiz
The Santa Maria del Mar Beach is a charming and intimate beach, nestled just outside the historic city walls along the Costa de la Luz. Framed by two stone piers that give it a distinctive shell-like shape, this beach offers a calm, sheltered stretch of golden sand with great views of the old town. Though smaller than its neighboring Victoria Beach, it stands out for its cleanliness, accessibility, and peaceful atmosphere.
The beach can be reached via spiral staircases and ramps that descend from the coastal promenade, making it easily accessible for most visitors. Nearby chiringuitos and surrounding cafés and shops add convenience and local flavor.
The beach can be reached via spiral staircases and ramps that descend from the coastal promenade, making it easily accessible for most visitors. Nearby chiringuitos and surrounding cafés and shops add convenience and local flavor.
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Playa de Santa Maria del Mar (Santa Maria del Mar Beach) on Map
Sight Name: Playa de Santa Maria del Mar (Santa Maria del Mar Beach)
Sight Location: Cadiz, Spain (See walking tours in Cadiz)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
Sight Location: Cadiz, Spain (See walking tours in Cadiz)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
Walking Tours in Cadiz, Spain
Create Your Own Walk in Cadiz
Creating your own self-guided walk in Cadiz is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Cadiz's Plazas Walking Tour
Nicknamed “the silver cup” for the way its peninsula juts into the Atlantic, Cádiz sparkles as one of Spain’s oldest coastal gems. The Old Town is a maze of narrow streets, whitewashed façades, and balconies that seem to compete over who can grow the brightest gardens. Add in centuries of Moorish, Baroque, and Neoclassical influence, and you’ve got a city that wears its history in layers... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.9 Km or 1.2 Miles
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.9 Km or 1.2 Miles
Cadiz Introduction Walking Tour
Cádiz isn’t just old-it’s mythologically old. Some say Hercules himself founded the city after his tenth labor, fresh from slaying a three-headed monster and stealing a herd of red cattle. Others-less into mythology, more into maritime records-say it was the Phoenicians who rolled up in black ships around 1100 BC and named it Gadir, meaning “walled stronghold.” Either way, it’s been... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Cadiz's Old Fortifications Walking Tour
“Cádiz is a silver cup, surrounded by walls and kissed by the sea.” The saying isn’t just poetry-it’s urban planning. For over 3,000 years, this port city has been circling itself with stone, preparing for whoever might come sailing over the horizon. And given Cádiz’s enviable position and wealth, plenty of enemies did.
After Columbus launched voyages two and four from here,... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.3 Km or 2.7 Miles
After Columbus launched voyages two and four from here,... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.3 Km or 2.7 Miles