Playa de Sabugo, Protected beach in Valdés, Spain
Playa de Sabugo is a shell-shaped beach in the council of Valdés, about 240–250 m long and 20 m wide, with dark, medium-grained sand. It lies within the Paisaje Protegido de la Costa Occidental de Asturias, between the cliffs of Las Crucianas to the east and La Golgona to the west, and is separated from Playa de Otur by a natural spur.
Sabugo beach lies within the Paisaje Protegido de la Costa Occidental de Asturias, the regional protected landscape of the western Asturian coast. The sources record no founding date or construction history for the beach itself; its documented past is that of a rural, low-urbanisation cove in the concejo of Valdés, bordered by the Las Crucianas cliff to the east and La Golgona to the west, where seabirds nest.
Sabugo beach is a nudist beach, and surfing is one of the activities practised here, rated "Category 1"; recreational fishing is also common. The sand is dark and medium-grained, and the beach is usually dry except during heavy storms. It lies within the Paisaje Protegido de la Costa Occidental de Asturias.
Reach the beach from Otur or Sabugo, where a dirt track in good condition leads to a dirt car park; from there a vegetation-covered path descends about 500 m to the sand. There are no services, so bring everything you need. The beach is naturist.
Sabugo is a naturist beach, and its eastern end is separated from Otur beach only by a natural jetty of rock, so bathers can see both coves from the same sand.
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