The nearby, unspoiled, traditional white walled, red roofed village of Iznajar, with its castle dating from the 8^th century and church from the 16^th century, has spectacular views over a 32 km long lake which hosts a variety of water-sports and fishing. 

Valdearenas Beach

There is a beach on the lake where you can swim, rent pedalos and canoes, and learn to sail (and possibly other water sports).  It tends to be busier on Sundays but is very quiet during the week, even in the height of the season.  The water is beautiful to swim in, the bathing is safe and the beach has sand to lie on or for children to play in.

N.B. After another year of low rainfall in 2008 it is unknown how many of the businesses and attractions close the lake will continue to operate. The information provided on this site is based on the knowledge available at the time of writing.

Coast resorts

The resorts of the Costa del Sol, Costa Tropical, and Costa Almeria are all easily accessible by car being 45 minutes to the Costa del Sol and up to 1½ hours away to Costa Almeria.

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