Playa de La Espasa, Coastal beach in Caravia Baja, Spain

Playa de La Espasa is a 1,200-metre beach where the Río Carrandi, also called Espasa, reaches the sea and divides the municipalities of Caravia and Colunga. A rocky promontory separates its last 75 metres, known as El Pozo de las Pipas. At low tide it joins Playa de La Isla, with which it shares services, and access opens to El Barrigón and, exceptionally, El Viso.

The Carrandi or Espasa river mouth has long marked the boundary between Colunga and Caravia; the coastal Camino de Santiago enters Colunga over the bridge here, whose old stone foundations surface on days of big tides. Venta de La Espasa, on the pilgrim route, was formerly a hostel for walkers, and La Isla still has a pilgrim albergue.

The Carrandi, or Espasa, river mouth splits the sand between Colunga and Caravia, and at low tide the beach joins La Isla, whose services it shares. The coastal route of the Camino de Santiago crosses the river here; the old stone bridge foundations show on days of big tides. Venta de La Espasa was a pilgrims' hostelry, and La Isla still has a pilgrim albergue.

The beach has road access, parking and a seafront promenade, and its services are shared with those of La Isla. A daily lifeguard service operates, and there are showers, restaurants, beach bars and a surf school. At low tide you can walk to La Isla and, in exceptional cases, as far as El Viso.

The Carrandi, or Espasa, river mouth splits the sand between Colunga and Caravia, so a small piece belongs to Colunga and the rest to Caravia. At low tide the beach joins Playa de La Isla, and sometimes El Pozo de las Pipas, El Barrigón and even El Viso become reachable on foot.