Playa de El Dique, Natural beach in Gozón, Spain

Playa de El Dique lies at Aramar in the Cape Peñas district of Gozón, Asturias. It is a linear beach with a thin bed of medium-grained dark sand and rocky outcrops, joined to Aramar beach at low tide, when both give access to Isla del Carmen. At its eastern end is the mouth of the Cañeo stream, beside the remains of the old shipyard known as "la Universidad".

The beach takes its name from the remains of a small shipyard, known as "la Universidad" because its workers were highly skilled, that belonged to the Artime family for many years. It was the first shipyard in Luanco and built small fishing boats; degraded dikes can still be seen at the mouth of the Cañeo stream on the eastern side.

At the eastern end of the beach, where the Cañeo stream reaches the sea, lie the remains of a small shipyard the Artime family ran for years. It was Luanco's first shipyard and was nicknamed "la Universidad" because its workers were highly skilled; traces of its slipways are still visible.

The beach lies at Aramar in Gozón, beside Playa de Aramar, which it joins at low tide; at that moment you can cross to Isla del Carmen from either beach. It has no services at all, not even cleaning or danger signs, so bring what you need and watch for rocky outcrops.

On the eastern side, where the Cañeo stream reaches the sand, lie the remains of a small shipyard the Artime family ran for years. It was Luanco's first shipyard and was nicknamed "la Universidad" because its workers were highly skilled; traces of its slipways are still visible.