Beach · Mijas, Málaga
Calahonda
Calahonda is a very long sandy urban beach in Mijas, Málaga province — 3.1 km long, about 20 m wide. It holds a Blue Flag for the 2026-2027 season.
- Town
- Mijas
- Province
- Málaga
- Length
- 3.1 km
- Average width
- 20 m
- Blue Flag
- Yes — 2026-2027 season
- Surface
- Sand
- Setting
- Urban
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 36.48773, -4.71373
The line marks the beach from end to end as the catalogue records it. Directions in Google Maps
What is there
- Toilets8 mapped nearby
- Showers9 mapped nearby
- Drinking water3 mapped nearby
- Bars & restaurants21 mapped nearby — Dempsey's, La Estancia, Da Vinci, Mesón Doña Lola
- Lifeguard post2 mapped nearby
- Parking35 mapped nearby
- Bus stop14 mapped nearby
Urban beach: in town, with a promenade or buildings right behind it. Counted from OpenStreetMap within roughly 150–400 m of the beach. «None mapped» means nobody has added it to the map yet, not that it is not there — the further from the Costa del Sol, the thinner the mapping.
Beaches nearby
- Playa de Calahonda1.9 km away · Marbella · 900 m · sand
- Playa El Bombo2.2 km away · Mijas · 622 m · sandBlue Flag
- Playa Artola-Cabopino3.0 km away · Marbella · 1.5 km · sandBlue Flag
- Playa La Cala3.3 km away · Mijas · 1.3 km · sandBlue Flag
- Playa Las Cañas4.2 km away · Marbella · 1.2 km
- Playa Las Doradas4.2 km away · Mijas · 760 m · sand
Beach data: Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía (IECA) / Junta de Andalucía — DERA, Catálogo General de Playas de Andalucía. Blue Flag data: Junta de Andalucía open data portal (season 2026-2027). Both licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data adapted and presented by Plexo Group. Lengths and widths are the catalogue's figures; sand moves, so treat them as approximate. Surface, setting and nearby facilities: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extracted 2026-09-05.