Playa La Gaviota (Fuente Ahijado)

• Approximate length of the beach: 500 metres
• The beach has an average width of about 15 metres.
  Width variation: small
• What is the occupancy rate of the beach: low
• La Gaviota beach (Fuente Ahijado) does NOT have a promenade.
• It has dark sand
• Nudism is not practised
  (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 La Gaviota Beach (Fuente Ahijado)

• What are the usual bathing conditions: moderate swell / windy
• The beach does NOT have a lifeguard service.
• On the beach there are NO danger signs (flags, beacons…).
• Nearest hospital:

  Hospital de Poniente
  Ctra. de Almerimar, s/n (El Ejido)

  Indicative distance to the hospital from the beach: 27 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 La Gaviota Beach (Fuente Ahijado) belongs to confirm the information)

Accessibility features La Gaviota Beach (Fuente Ahijado)

• How to get to the beach: by car
• There are NO accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• It is possible that the access to the beach is not signposted or that the signposting is insufficient.
  If in doubt, ask at the nearest tourist office or town hall.
• Is there a car park: No
• Nearest road to the beach: N-340
• 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: by car
• There are NO accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• It is possible that the access to the beach is not signposted or that the signposting is insufficient.
  If in doubt, ask at the nearest tourist office or town hall.
• Is there a car park: No
• Nearest road to the beach: N-340
• 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 any vegetation on or around the beach?: Yes
• Where is the vegetation located (type, etc.)?
  Behind the beach
• What is the composition of the beach?
  Sand / Gravel
• What is the coastline (coastal frontage) on which the beach is situated like?
  Semi-urban