Beach of La Ñora, Coastal beach in Quintueles, Spain

Beach of La Ñora is a 200-metre-long white-sand beach in Quintueles, Villaviciosa, with some patches of stone. In its centre stands Peña el Romero, a rock about 50 metres long that is covered at high tide and has numerous pools suitable for bathing when the tide goes out. The Ñora stream crosses the beach for much of the year, forming the boundary between Villaviciosa and Gijón.

The stream that crosses the sand for much of the year forms the boundary between Villaviciosa and Gijón, so the beach has long sat on a municipal border. The 200-metre cove lies in the parish of Quintueles and belongs to the eastern coast of Asturias, a stretch listed as a Site of Community Importance.

The stream that crosses the sand, the Ñora, gives the beach its name and for much of the year marks the line between Villaviciosa and Gijón. Bathers head for the rock pools of Peña el Romero at low tide, and the beach is listed as a Site of Community Importance within the Costa Oriental de Asturias.

Access is by asphalt road or on foot, from Quintueles via the VV-1 local road or from Gijón via the Carretera de la Providencia or the Alto del Infanzón. The beach has a car park and a restaurant. Currents and waves are usually mild but can strengthen with swell, and the beach is closed to swimming on some days of the year.

The Peña el Romero, a rock about 50 metres long in the middle of the beach, is covered at high tide; when the water drops, its many pools become shallow enough to bathe in. The stream crossing the sand marks the boundary between Villaviciosa and Gijón.