Playa de La Alcaidesa

{{Short description|Beach in La Línea de la Concepción, Province of Cádiz, Spain}}

Playa de La Alcaidesa is a beach in the municipalities of La Línea de la Concepción and San Roque, in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It is a blue flag beach with calm waters, unspoilt vegetation, and relatively low-medium occupancy.{{Cite web |title=Playa de la Alcaidesa |url=https://www.andalucia.org/es/san-roque-playas-playa-de-la-alcaidesa |website=Andalusia Tourist Board}} The beach is accessed from the nearby coastal town of La Alcaidesa. It has a length of about {{convert|4.3|km}} and average width of about {{convert|60|m}}.

To the south lies La Playa de La Hacienda in the direction of Santa Margarita and La Línea. To the north lies Punta Mala and the lighthouse El Faro de Carbonera, also known as El Torre de Punta Mala.{{Cite web |title=Faro de Carbonera |url=https://www.apba.es/faro-de-carbonera |website=La Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA)}} Playa de La Alcaidesa stretches along the Mediterranean coast offering views of the Rock of Gibraltar and Morocco. The beach has few amenities, however, in high season facilities include toilets, showers, lifeguard tower, daily waste collection, and a wooden accessibility ramp for wheelchair users.

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