Playa El Puntal

• Approximate length of the beach: 150 metres
• The beach has an average width of about 30 metres.
  Width variation: a lot
• What is the beach’s occupancy rate like: medium
• El Puntal beach does NOT have a promenade.
• It has golden sand
• It is not a nudist beach
  (Check with your local tourist office or town hall as each beach may have its own specific regulation)
• Is there a tourist information office on or near the beach? no

Security features El Puntal Beach

• What are the usual bathing conditions: calm waters.
• There is usually a lifeguard service.
  Summer season.
  Ask at the tourist office or nearest town hall if you need to check when it is operational.
• There are danger/safety signs on the beach.
• Nearest hospital:

  Hospital de Cabueñes
  Los Prados, 395 (Gijón)

  Indicative distance to the hospital from the beach: 30 km.

  (Source: Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge [July 2020])
  (Check with the nearest tourist office or the town hall of the municipality to which El Puntal Beach belongs to confirm the information)

Accessibility features El Puntal Beach

• How to get to the beach: easy walking / by car
• It does NOT have accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• Is the beach signposted?: Yes
• Is there a car park available?: Yes

  Indicative capacity of the car park: between 50 and 100 spaces

  What type of security/surveillance does the car park have?: no surveillance

• Closest road to the beach: AS-256 and VV-5
• There is no bus service to the beach (or we have no information available for this beach).
  Ask at the nearest tourist office or town hall.

• How to get to the beach: easy walking / by car
• It does NOT have accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• Is the beach signposted?: Yes
• Is there a car park available?: Yes

  Indicative capacity of the car park: between 50 and 100 spaces

  What type of security/surveillance does the car park have?: no surveillance

• Closest road to the beach: AS-256 and VV-5
• There is no bus service to the beach (or we have no information available for this beach).
  Ask at the nearest tourist office or town hall.

Nature around

• Is there vegetation on the beach or in the surrounding area? yes
• Where is the vegetation found (type, etc.)?
  On the beach
• Is this beach part of a protected natural area? yes
  Nature Reserve / SPA / SCI
• What is the composition of the beach?
  Sand / Rock
• What is the coastline (coastal frontage) on which the beach is located like?
  Semi-urban