Artola Dunes and Torre Ladrones
From Marbella centre20 min
Duration1 h
DifficultyEasy
PriceFree
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressJunto al Puerto de Cabopino: sal de la A-7 en el cruce de Cabopino hacia el puerto y, antes de llegar, gira a la derecha y aparca en el descampado junto a los pinos
Opening hoursNatural area with free access.
About
- Natural Monument since 2003: 19.27 ha, the last big remnant of the old dune belt of the province of Málaga
- Mobile, fixed and fossil dunes: sea daffodil, esparto grass and the threatened dwarf larkspur (Delphinium nanum); further back, junipers, cork oaks and pines
- Wildlife: chameleon, hoopoe, kestrel, little tern and Kentish plover
- Torre Ladrones (14th century, Nasrid): lookout tower 14.6 m high, Bien de Interés Cultural since 1985
- Next to it, Cabopino-Artola beach (Blue Flag 2026)
Good to know
- There is a very small car park next to the tower; in summer it's better to leave the car by the pine trees
- Cars are not allowed on the dunes: don't trample the vegetation
- The west end of the beach is nudist; the middle is mixed; the east end, by the port, is clothed
- For lunch: chiringuitos (beach bars) by the port (Andy's, La Lonja) or the restaurants at Puerto de Cabopino
Near here
Restaurante Da Bruno a CabopinoItalian · Cabopino · 20 minLarge Italian with a covered terrace next to the Cabopino campsite, from the Da Bruno family, who have more places in Marbella and San Pedro
Playa de Cabopino-ArtolaBeach · Marbella (Las Chapas) · 20 minBlue Flag 2026 ('Cabopino' award), at the east end, next to the port, where the lifeguard and first aid post are
Tony's Beach (Chiringuito Los Tony's)Chiringuito (beach bar) with rice dishes and fish · Elviria · 15 minFamily chiringuito (beach bar) right on Elviria beach, in the east.
Playa de ElviriaBeach · Marbella (Elviria) · 15 minSemi-urban beach of fine golden sand, with gentle waves and clear water, about 10 km east of the centre.