Playa de Bolonia is a long beach—nearly 4 kilometers—that is located about 23 kilometers northwest of Tarifa, which is the southernmost town of mainland Spain. On clear days, you can see Morocco on the horizon from the beach.

The north and western half of the beach abuts the village El Santiscal and the impressive ruins of Baelo Claudia (pinpointed), an ancient Roman settlement. The extreme northwest end of the beach is marked by an enormous sand dune (also pinpointed) that looks like a sand glacier. While occasional nudity is reported at the sand dune, that seems rare. The entire north/west half of the beach is the domain of textiles.

As you go southeast on the beach, you'll encounter more of a nudist and textile mix. Keep walking and the crowd will thin out. Walk farther still and you'll encounter a population increase at the extreme southeastern end of the beach, where this placemark is pinpointed. Most visitors here tend to prefer nudity.

Nudists make the trek to this zone because of the small rocky reefs that line the beach. These rocks form natural shallow pools that are popular with bathers. These pools are usually called pozas (puddles) or piscinas (swimming pools).

Assuming you park about where the "P" placemark is pinpointed at the end of the road, the hike to the southeastern end of the beach is about 2 kilometers.

With Roman ruins, a giant sand dune, a view of Africa and a nude area with reef pools, not to mention a beautiful natural setting, there are few beaches anywhere as unique as Bolonia.

more info (in Spanish) from Lugares Naturistas

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GPS: 36.0683, -5.7402

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      Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain

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