Beach · Motril, Granada

Playa de Carchuna

Playa de Carchuna is a very long beach in Motril, Granada province — 3.8 km long, about 60 m wide. It holds a Blue Flag for the 2026-2027 season.

Town
Motril
Province
Granada
Length
3.8 km
Average width
60 m
Blue Flag
Yes — 2026-2027 season
Surface
Earth
Setting
Semi-urban
Coordinates
36.69544, -3.44112

The line marks the beach from end to end as the catalogue records it. Directions in Google Maps

What is there

  • Toilets1 mapped nearby
  • Drinking water3 mapped nearby
  • Bars & restaurants3 mapped nearby — Restaurante Don Cactus, Chiringuito la Sastreria-Entremares, Chiringuito La Perla
  • Parking17 mapped nearby
  • Showersnone mapped within a short walk
  • Lifeguard postnone mapped within a short walk
  • Bus stopnone mapped within a short walk

Semi-urban beach: some development behind it, but not a town front. 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

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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.