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Beaches of El Puerto de Santa María

El Puerto has a beach for every taste: Fuentebravía, family-friendly with calm water; La Muralla, small and sheltered, by Puerto Sherry; La Puntilla, the town beach with its pine wood; and the miles of sand at Valdelagrana and Los Toruños, across the river.

Mirador Fuentebravía and Mirador Puerto Sherry are right on the beachfront, so you are on the sand in a minute. Here we tell you about the other beaches and where to eat near each one.

Fuentebravía and Santa Catalina

Playa de Fuentebravía
The beach at Mirador Fuentebravía: fine sand, calm water and a family atmosphere, with chiringuitos in season.
1 min on foot from Mirador Fuentebravía. Lifeguards only in the bathing season, roughly June to September (to be confirmed). Parking in the nearby streets is hard in August.
Playa de Santa Catalina (Vistahermosa – Las Redes)
A wide beach between Puerto Sherry and Fuentebravía, with quiet residential areas behind it and chiringuitos. Good for a walk at sunset.
About 8 min by car from Mirador Fuentebravía.

Puerto Sherry and La Puntilla

From the Puerto Sherry marina, next to Mirador Puerto Sherry, there are sailing and boat trips around the bay and a sailing school; best from April to October.

Playa de La Muralla
A small, sheltered beach beside the marina, with the remains of the wall of the Fuerte de Santa Catalina. The water is very calm.
About 11 min on foot from Mirador Puerto Sherry. Lifeguards in summer (to be confirmed).
Playa de La Puntilla
El Puerto's town beach, by the mouth of the Guadalete and a pine wood that gives shade. Plenty of facilities and a car park.
About 26 min on foot from Mirador Puerto Sherry. Lifeguards in season.

Valdelagrana and Los Toruños

Across the Guadalete, the Los Toruños park has salt marsh, pine woods and beach, with flat footpaths and cycle tracks and birds such as flamingos and spoonbills. The entrance is at the far end of Valdelagrana.

Playa de Valdelagrana
Miles of sand with a seafront promenade, chiringuitos and bars. The water is sheltered and good for kayaking and paddleboarding, with hire and lessons in season.
About 10 min by car from Mirador Puerto Sherry. There is a railway halt nearby.
Playa de Levante (Los Toruños)
An unspoilt beach with dunes and no buildings, inside the park. The place to get away from the crowds; take water and shade, as there are few facilities.
About 15 min by car from Mirador Puerto Sherry.

Chiringuitos

A chiringuito is a beach bar-restaurant, right on the sand or on the promenade. Most open only in season, or on fewer days in winter: if you come outside summer, check before you go.

Chiringuito Salvador
A classic chiringuito on Las Redes beach, open since 1987, right on the sand and facing the sunset. It serves from breakfast to dinner. Opinions on the food vary a lot: go for the setting. Sardines, tuna and fried fish.
About 5 min by car, or about 20 min on foot along the coast, from Mirador Fuentebravía. Booking recommended in summer.
Chiringuito La Bahía
A simple chiringuito on the Valdelagrana promenade, with sardines, bonito and rice, and live music on some days. Decent, nothing more; it has gluten-free options.
Paseo Marítimo 46, Valdelagrana. About 10-12 min by car from Mirador Puerto Sherry.

Where to eat near the beach

Near Fuentebravía and Puerto Sherry there is not much outstanding food. These are the nearby places we like. For a really good meal, the centre of El Puerto (Ribera del Marisco, Calle Misericordia) is 10-15 min away by car.

Bar Quilla Fuentebravía
The handiest tapas bar: beer and home-made tapas at a good price, popular with locals. Try the huevos Quilla (eggs with fried whitebait) and the shrimp fritters. Service can be slow.
About 6-8 min on foot from Mirador Fuentebravía. It may close in the low season (to be confirmed); ring ahead on 674 45 10 61.
Venta La Rufana
A family-run venta (a traditional roadside restaurant) since 1977, a favourite with people from El Puerto: generous home cooking at a fair price. Croquettes, garlic chicken, grouper skewers.
Carretera de Fuentebravía, km 2.2. About 5-7 min by car from Mirador Fuentebravía and Mirador Puerto Sherry. Book at weekends and bring cash.
Bar Restaurante Quilla (Las Redes)
Home cooking, fried fish and a terrace at neighbourhood prices in Las Redes. Good rather than exceptional: fried cuttlefish, baby squid in ink, soupy rice.
About 5 min by car or 20-25 min on foot from Mirador Fuentebravía. Booking recommended for weekend dinners. €.
Casa Pepe Puerto Sherry
The go-to place in the marina: fresh fish with views over the bay to Cádiz. Lots of summer visitors, but well reviewed. Octopus leg, tuna steak, shrimp fritters.
In the Pueblo Marinero, about 7-10 min on foot from Mirador Puerto Sherry. Booking recommended; essential in summer. €€.

Our tips

  • Lifeguards, chiringuitos and kayak hire are seasonal, roughly June to September (to be confirmed). Outside those months the beaches are quiet, but with fewer facilities.
  • In August, parking near Fuentebravía beach is hard: if you are staying at Mirador Fuentebravía, leave the car and walk down.
  • El Puerto's town buses have been free for everyone since 1 September 2026, ‘until further notice’. They link the centre, the Costa Oeste (Vistahermosa, Fuentebravía) and Valdelagrana; check which route suits you at bus.elpuertodesantamaria.es (to be confirmed).
  • At sunset, take a walk along Santa Catalina beach or have a drink at Chiringuito Salvador, right on the sand.

Checked in October 2026. Opening times change: confirm before you go.

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