Genoveses Beach, Cabo de Gata


This beach located in the San José district, about 3 km from the center of this neighborhood, is one of the best known and appreciated on the Almería coast. Numerous film and television shoots have taken place on the dunes of this beach.

Their appearance has also been frequent in the popularity lists made in recent years by different media.

The origin of the name comes from the presence of a combined Christian army led by the Republic of Genoa, which landed in this bay in 1147 to support Alfonso VII in his fight against the Muslims. Since then the flag of the capital (Almería) is the same as that of the Genoese state.

Beach classified as Zone B3 in the 2008 PORN.