Playa de La Cueva, Protected coastal beach in Oviñana, Spain

Playa de La Cueva is a sandy beach on Spain's northern coast surrounded by high cliffs and featuring a mix of light sand and small pebbles. The strand stretches along a relatively narrow stretch of coastline defined by steep cliff faces that form its natural boundaries.

The beach lies within the Paraje Natural de la Costa Occidental, catalogued as Paisaje Protegido, ZEPA and LIC. Its eastern limit is the Cabo Vidio lighthouse, reached from Oviñana or Riego de Abajo; from there a zigzagging caleya descends to the sand. At low tide it joins the neighbouring Playa de Peña Doria, and a small stream reaches the sea here.

The beach lies within the Paraje Natural de la Costa Occidental, catalogued as Paisaje Protegido, ZEPA and LIC. Its Asturian name for the access path, a "caleya", is still used locally for the zigzag track down from Cabo Vidio. Submarine fishing and rod fishing from the shore are the activities practised here.

Reach Oviñana or Riego de Abajo, then head to the Cabo Vidio lighthouse, which bounds the beach on the east. From there a long zigzagging caleya (Asturian for track) descends to the sand; take the climb back up slowly. The beach has no services of any kind, and dogs are allowed.

At low tide La Cueva joins the neighbouring Playa de Peña Doria, and the two strands form a single stretch of sand; a small stream also reaches the sea here. The beach lies within the Costa Occidental natural area, listed as a protected landscape, a Special Protection Area for birds and a Site of Community Importance.