This stunning 6km stretch of cliff-backed sands at the western edge of Parque Natural de Doñana is one of the prettiest beaches in Huelva province. Access is from the Parador de Mazagón, just off the A494 about 25km west of Matalascañas.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Iglesia de Santa María de Granada
17.92 MILES
On the central Plaza de Santa María, the beautiful Iglesia de Santa María de Granada was originally a Visigothic cathedral before becoming a 9th-century…
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12.48 MILES
On the western edge of Matalascañas, the Parque Dunar is a 1.3-sq-km expanse of high, pine-covered dunes laced with a maze of sandy pathways and boardwalk…
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Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cinta
15.02 MILES
Of Gothic-Mudéjar origins but reconstructed in the 18th and 19th centuries, this pretty white sanctuary looks out across the Odiel estuary from its…
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Casa Museo Zenobia y Juan Ramón Jiménez
12.01 MILES
The lovingly maintained former home of renowned poet Juan Ramón Jiménez and his writer wife, Zenobia Camprubí Aymar, is open for both guided and…
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10.67 MILES
Towards the northern end of Calle Colón is this 15th-century Gothic-Mudéjar church, where Columbus and his sailors took Communion before embarking on…
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12.22 MILES
Serving as a buffer zone around Parque Nacional de Doñana, the 68,236-hectare Parque Natural de Doñana is less strictly protected than the national park,…
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18.02 MILES
Just inside the Puerta del Socorro, the main gate into the old town, you'll find the remains of this Gothic-Mudéjar church, built on the site of a former…
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13.93 MILES
Huelva's salmon-pink Casa Colón was constructed as the city's original luxury hotel in the 1880s to accommodate guests of the Rio Tinto company. It now…
Nearby Andalucía attractions
1. Casa Museo Martín Alonso Pinzón
10.59 MILES
The former home of the Pinzón brothers (captains of the Niña and the Pinta) now houses a permanent exhibition on Palos' crucial contribution to Columbus'…
10.6 MILES
In an old sailors' hospital, Palos' naval museum hosts an impressive collection of ship models, from prehistoric canoes to Columbus' Niña.
10.67 MILES
Towards the northern end of Calle Colón is this 15th-century Gothic-Mudéjar church, where Columbus and his sailors took Communion before embarking on…
4. Casa Museo Zenobia y Juan Ramón Jiménez
12.01 MILES
The lovingly maintained former home of renowned poet Juan Ramón Jiménez and his writer wife, Zenobia Camprubí Aymar, is open for both guided and…
12.22 MILES
Serving as a buffer zone around Parque Nacional de Doñana, the 68,236-hectare Parque Natural de Doñana is less strictly protected than the national park,…
12.48 MILES
On the western edge of Matalascañas, the Parque Dunar is a 1.3-sq-km expanse of high, pine-covered dunes laced with a maze of sandy pathways and boardwalk…
13.93 MILES
Huelva's salmon-pink Casa Colón was constructed as the city's original luxury hotel in the 1880s to accommodate guests of the Rio Tinto company. It now…