Discover more than 10 best European Beaches:

'Cabo de Gata Nijar' Naturalpark - an unspoilt secret paradise in Southern Spain

Welcome to The Natural Park of Cabo de Gata – Nijar (Almeria) :

The Natural Park of Cabo de Gata offers visitors marvellous beaches with a volcanic, moonlike environment. The sea-bed is hiding an ecosystem, unique in Europe, consisting in wide meadows of Posidonia, these also act as natural measurements for water quality. In these clear and transparent waters there live sponges, snails, sea stars, urchins, anemones, corals and jellyfishes as well as the halibut, etch and sea bream. A great diversity of flora and fauna marina attract diver enthusiasts from all over Europe. The good news is that there is no need to be a professional diver to enjoy these beautiful sea-beds. We dive and snorkel there frequently. I recommend you a water proofed camera.

Before you prepare your luggage, take a ‘tinto de verano’, relax and enjoy your tour from the armchair:

More than 10 Best European Beaches, some of them belong to the list of 'unofficial' naturist beaches in Spain:

There is the ‘Los Genoveses Beach’, where you keep going and going quite a while until the water finally covers you. David Lean, director of the movie ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (1962) decided to use this beach as the backdrop for the attack on the train scene.
Quite close from here, just behind the rocks and dunes, you will be surprised by the

The Natural Park of Cabo de Gata-Níjar is a natural area of a great diversity ranging from the depths of the Sea to Sierras of a volcanic origin, via wetlands and sandy beaches. It encompasses 38,000 ha. inland and 11,624 ha. of sea, shared between the municipalities of Almeria, Níjar and Carboneras. In 1997, the park was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve , also obtaining the names of Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA), Ramsar site, Site of Community Interest and, most recently Special Area of Mediterranean Interest (SPAMI). It is also part of the European GEOPARKS. The climate is almost unique in Europe, characterized by its aridity similar to that in North of Africa, being the annual rain fall less than 169 mm. As a result of this climate and the variety of environment, the area harbours an important representation of flora and fauna. Among its main habitats are the Azufaifo scrublands (Ziziphus lotus), Mediterranean xerophytic pastures, salt flats, gypsum flats, and the singular submerged grassland of Poseidonia oceánica (or Neptune Grass).The highlight is the amazing richness and originality of its fragile ecosystem. The most valuable features are its endemic and exclusive species, which nowhere else on earth can be found, such as the 'Dragoncillo del Cabo' (Antirrhinum charidemi), the 'Godolobo del Cabo' (Verbascum charidemi) and the 'Aulaga Mora (Ulex canescens) amongst the flora and the Trumpeter Bullfinch and Alondra de Dupont, amongst the fauna.