Almería, Spain

Playa de los Muertos

Despite the grim name — currents once carried shipwrecked sailors here — this is one of Spain's most beautiful beaches: a kilometre of pale pebbles and glass-clear water below the volcanic hills of Cabo de Gata.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~12h 10m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportAlmería (LEI)

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About this place

The twenty-minute path down from the viewpoint is rough and shadeless, and there are no facilities at all. Bring everything, take everything away, swim endlessly.

Featured in Ten hidden coves worth the scramble

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 16°C in January to 31°C in August. Driest in July and August; wettest in March, with rain on about 8 days. The sea is warmest in August at around 28°C, coolest at 15°C.

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August31° · rain 1 day · sea 28°Hot and dry.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — May to November.

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