Photos — Almuñécar

Almuñécar from the air: the Peñón del Santo splits the shore in two, with Puerta del Mar to the left and San Cristóbal to the right. Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The Castillo de San Miguel on its rock above Playa Puerta del Mar. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 1.0 · Source

The castle walls and towers, with the Sierra de Almijara behind. Photo: KP FM · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The town and the Río Verde valley seen from the castle in evening light. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The Peñón del Santo, the rock with the cross that separates the town's two main beaches. Photo: Dguendel · CC BY 4.0 · Source

Waves on Playa Puerta del Mar below the Peñón del Santo. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 1.0 · Source

Playa de San Cristóbal, the town's biggest beach, with the houses on Punta de San José behind. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 1.0 · Source

The mosaic benches by José Cabrera Alaminos along the Paseo Puerta del Mar. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 1.0 · Source

The entrance to Parque El Majuelo, the botanical and archaeological park below the castle. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 1.0 · Source

The Roman fish-salting factory in Parque El Majuelo, with the open-air stage where the jazz festival is held. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The Roman aqueduct and baths at Carrera de la Concepción, in the middle of town. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 1.0 · Source

A stretch of the first-century Roman aqueduct, which still carries irrigation water. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The Torre del Monje, a Roman columbarium (burial tower) among the orchards of the Río Verde valley. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The entrance to the Cueva de Siete Palacios, the Roman vaults that house the town's archaeological museum. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The seventeenth-century Iglesia de la Encarnación, the town's parish church. Photo: Dguendel · CC BY 4.0 · Source

A lane in the old town below the castle, where the neighbours keep the potted plants thriving. Photo: Glocester · CC BY-SA 3.0 ES · Source

The town hall on Plaza de la Constitución, the old town's living room. Photo: Helge Høifødt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The tiled mural at the entrance to the Loro Sexi bird park below the castle. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 1.0 · Source

The Río Verde vega: cherimoya, mango and avocado orchards as far as the eye can see. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Almuñécar from the west: Playa de Cotobro and Punta de San José in front, the town and the Peñón del Santo beyond. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The Casa Barco in Cotobro – the villa built in the shape of a ship. Photo: OliBac · CC BY 2.0 · Source

Playa de Cabria and the Velilla beach looking east towards Salobreña. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The Torre de Velilla, one of the sixteenth-century watchtowers that guarded the coast against pirates. Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Playa del Tesorillo with the Torreón de Taramay in the background. Photo: Samu from Alpedrete, Spain · CC BY 2.0 · Source

La Herradura's horseshoe bay seen from Cerro Gordo, with Punta de la Mona at the far end. Photo: Emilio Morales Barbero · Public domain · Source

A winter sunset over La Herradura. Photo: Antonio García · CC BY 3.0 · Source

Dusk in the Marina del Este yacht harbour at Punta de la Mona. Photo: Migeek · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

The lighthouse on Punta de la Mona, built into an old watchtower. Photo: Vanbasten 23 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

The cliffs of the Maro–Cerro Gordo nature reserve, seen from the Cerro Gordo viewpoint. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source