Pozo del Esparto on the Beach

Pozo del Esparto lies in a coastal plain near the end of the foothills of the Sierra Almagrera. Playa Pozo del Esparto stretches for nearly 2 kilometres and gives the town a clear connection to the Andalusian coast. Its location in the coastal plain and proximity to the foothills of the Sierra Almagrera thereby bring together different landscapes.

Beach and Coastal Landscape

The beach lies next to the settlement of Pozo del Esparto and along the promenade. The beach consists of a mixture of fine sand and pebbles. It is considered a quiet area. It is mainly visited by families from the same municipality. Other visitors include people from cities such as Madrid and Murcia. The visitor profile thus ranges from the local municipality to the aforementioned cities of Madrid and Murcia. The municipality describes Pozo del Esparto as quiet and spacious and highlights the purity of its surroundings.

History and Festivities

El Pozo del Esparto was traditionally a bathing colony where the inhabitants of Cuevas del Almanzora spent their bathing season. The historical designation thus refers to the site's former use as a summer bathing destination for the municipality's population and places it within the local history of Cuevas del Almanzora.

The Fiestas del Pozo del Esparto are a two-day coastal festival for families. They take place on 14 and 15 August. During these festivities, traditional bonfires are lit from midnight onwards. Anyone wishing to experience this part of the festivities will find that the fires explicitly begin after midnight. The festival thus combines the fixed August dates with a nocturnal tradition.

Nature and Beach Activity

For 21 August, the municipal “Mi Playa Bonica” campaign was announced in Pozo del Esparto. As part of this beach activity, people were to remove waste from the marine-terrestrial ecosystem. The collection site is the beach itself. The announcement referred to a specific August date and a municipal activity at the beach.

At “Mi Playa Bonica”, the collected waste can be exchanged for handcrafted recycled items. The exchange takes place at an eco-market located on the beach. Thus, both the removal of waste and its reuse in the form of recycled items are part of the described campaign concept. The eco-market supplements the collection campaign with a dedicated location for exchanging the collected waste.

Cuisine and Coastal Route

Typical fish from the comarca can be sampled at the area's various restaurants. The menus of these establishments also include typical seafood from the comarca. The culinary description thus remains focused on these regional products and the area's restaurants. Fish and seafood are therefore two explicitly mentioned components of the regional cuisine.

Another connection to the coastal towns is provided by the route “RUTA POR LAS PEDANÍAS DE CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA CON ENCANTO”. It passes through Las Cunas, Palomares, Villaricos and El Pozo del Esparto. In this route description, all four named places are among the coastal towns it passes through. The route thus places El Pozo del Esparto in a sequence of jointly named places within the municipality of Cuevas del Almanzora.

For the broader travel overview: Cuevas Del Almanzora.