-	All photographs of La Barrosa

La Barrosa beach is 6 kilometres from the town of Chiclana. It's huge; with 8 kilometres of fine white sand and clear blue water.

It´s the perfect sandy beach and the Spaniards love it. It spans all the way from the watchtower of El Puerco to Cano de Sancti Petri.

There are two parts to the beach; the urbanised promenade and the untouched virgin stretch. It´s protected by sand dunes and beach shrubbery. The promenade has numerous bars and restaurants along with tourist facilities such as showers and toilets. There is also a Red Cross and police station at the end of the promenade.

The first thing you will notice is how clean it is. La Barrosa has been awarded the European Blue Flag award for clean beaches. It is also widely regarded as one of the best beaches on the Andalucian coastline.

This is a delightful beach and absolutely perfect for a family holiday. It´s very popular with Spanish and German tourists. Increasingly, we are attracting more British tourists too. Peak periods are July and August, where it gets really packed. A lot of Spaniards spend their holiday weekends here. Many come down to surf during the winter months.

Just behind the beach is the main drag. It runs parallel to it, all the way to Novo Sancti Petri. There are many bars and restaurants and shops on it. The seafood is excellent and a popular choice in all the restaurants.

The surrounding area is green and flat. It´s dominated by umbrella pine trees. In this region the umbrella pine is protected and all development is forced to accommodate it. This makes for a very pleasant environment.