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Facilities
Bar / taverna nearby, Parking nearby, Sunbeds and/or parasols for hire
Cantarrijan
Cantarrijan
4:35 am,
Sep 6, 2026
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Playa Nudista de Cantarrijan beach is a well-established and organised naturist beach. The beach sits within the Cerro Gordo National Park that runs along this section of the coast between Nerja and La Herradura and as such is within a beautiful setting.
Essentially the beach is split into two sections. The main beach with sun loungers and umbrellas is located conveniently in front of two beach side restaurants, whilst the south east end is around a small rock outcrop and is un-organised. The beaches are official nudist beaches. The beach in front of the restaurants is generally 50/50 naturist/textiles and the south east beach is more like 75% nudist.
Location
Getting there
Between the months of June and September cars are not permitted to drive to the beach car park. This is probably a good thing, as the road is extremely steep and narrow. Instead, there's a public bus charging €2.50 and you park your car in the car park at the top of the hill, off the N-340, (there’s no charge for parking).
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Renan
My wife and I were on vacation in Spain and decided to go try finding a nudist beach on the way from Malaga to Granada. A few options appeared on our search. We drove by Cala Torre del Pino but from the top of the cliff we only saw a few people possibly naked or the far end of the beach and no shades to hide from the sun. We didn’t have sunshades. We decided to go to what appeared as the next stop and it was the best decision ever, Playa de Cantarrijan. We were lucky to find a parking spot close to the bus stop but there were other cars parked on the curb or further away.
We rate our experience as 9/10. The beach is listed as nudist beach, but there were about 80% people with clothes on, and 20% without.
Lots of families and overall a good environment. There were two or three only-men duos or trios that seemed to stare a little bit more and made my wife feel uncomfortable, but all the others were very respectful and well behaved.
The bus shuttle costed €3 per person both ways. The rent of a sunshade and two chairs costed €16. There a good structure with shower and two restaurants if you don’t bring food. Despite being a Monday, the beach was full.
Unfortunately we didn’t find this place sooner to go more times.
Alex
I have been to this beach many times over the years whilst holidaying in Spain and still enjoy it. I normally prefer the more remote and isolated beaches, but I have to say this beach is one of my favourites. The convenience of the two restaurants and the amazing setting of the beach, (when compared to many other Spanish beaches) adds to the enjoyment.
From memory a pair of sunbeds was 15 euros which isn’t too bad. One thing to be aware off is that the parking availability at the top car park can become full if you turn up in the afternoon. There is other parking at other spots along the road, so you will need to walk back down the road to where the bus departs.