The Beach

The villa is a leisurely 5 minute walk from the beach, the Cabo de Garcia. The beach is rarely crowded as there is very little public parking nearby and often the only visitors are the fishermen who set up tent overnight at the weekend . Often the water is calm and wonderful to swim in, but being on the Atlantic there can also be some good waves which can be enjoyed both in the water, in kayaks or on surf boards, as the pictures show. The white sand is also great for building all manner of sandcastles, boats etc depending on your age, energy and inclinations!

In springtime. the beach becomes a sea of colour for a few weeks as an abundance of wonderfully coloured wildflowers carpet the ground. It is not to be missed - we have a book in the villa to help identify the incredible variety of spring flowers you will see then.
The walk from Miramar along the beach and then up over the hills to the Roman Ruins at Bolonia is wonderful at all times of the year but is particularly beautiful in the spring because of the riot of colour from the flowers.

Most days from the beach you can see Tangiers clearly and, at night, the individual lights of the houses in Tangiers are clearly visible from our terrace. You can also the Tif range of mountains in Northern Africa on a clear day from the end of our beach looking towards Bolonia and over the Straits.

In the evening we like to go down to the beach for post dinner marshmallow roasts - make sure that the wood you use, though, is dry. We have spent many an evening trying, unsuccessfully, to get damp wood to light.

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