Boutique hotels
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Escondrijo
- Style
- Modern Moorish
- Setting
- Cobbled Vejer
Costa De La Luz Overview
Spain
- Coastline
- Windswept waves
- Coast life
- Dolphins and surfers
On the Costa de la Luz the blue skies and pristine beaches stretch on almost endlessly, and Atlantic breakers crash against a wild and windswept shore.
Surfers have long been flocking to this coast at the southern tip of Europe, where sun, sand and big waves combine to perfection. Beyond the sublime solitude of the Costa lies a quintessentially Spanish land: the home of fiery flamenco; the breeding farms of fighting bulls destined for the sand of the arena; unspoilt sugar-white villages in which to while away the day with tapas and sweet sherry. The Costa de la Luz is slowly giving up its secrets, but even in high summer, you may still have just the seagulls to share the beach with.
Completely Costa De La Luz
The Costa is considered the best destination in Europe for kiting, windsurfing and kitesurfing, with dependable wind and surf throughout the year. Contact Club Mistral on Carratera N340 (956 684 919).Local Knowledge
- Taxis
- You will find taxi ranks in most small towns and villages. In Vejer, call 956 451 744, or ask your hotel to order a cab for you.
- Tipping culture
- Ten per cent in restaurants is appreciated; with drinks or tapas, a few euros is sufficient.
- Siesta and fiesta
- Banks and shops close between 14h and 17h during the week, and at 14h on Saturdays. Restaurants don’t get busy until after 21h.
- Packing tips
- A kite, windbreaker or umbrella for the blustery beach. Pack a pashmina for the cool evenings.
- Recommended reads
- As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee; Moorish Spain by Richard Fletcher.
- Cuisine
- Fresh fish and seafood figure heavily, including delicious barbecued sardines. The region is the home of tapas, so you can enjoy wonderful plates of Serrano ham, olives, roast peppers and anchovies. Try the beef, too; this is the breeding area for Spain’s fighting bulls. Seasonal game is also excellent here.
- Currency
- Euro.
- Dialling codes
- Country code for Spain: 34. Cadíz province: 956.
- Do go/don't go
- The coast is busiest during Easter and throughout July and August, but the warm climate makes the region perfect for a quiet holiday whatever the time of year.
