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| Los Alamos Equestrian holidays is situated near the small hamlet of San Ambrosio, 5 km’s from Los Caños de Meca, a small costal village on the Costa de la Luz in Andalucia Southern Spain between Barbate and Conil.
Cliffs and Pinewood of Barbate - Acantilado
y Pinar de Barbate
Down the coast from Cádiz, this natural
park is characterised by beautiful woods of umbrella pines
with rosemary, blackthorn and palms, and rocky cliffs and
outcrops. Two impressive cliffs, Torre del Tajo and Los Caños
de Meca, fall over a hundred metres into the Atlantic. This
is a protected area due to the ecosystems of the rocks and
the rich offshore marine life. It is considered one of the
most diverse and best-preserved parts of the Andalucian coast.
The spectacular cliffs are full of nooks, which provide a
safe home for birds, including egrets, kestrels and one pair
of peregrine falcons who have decided to nest here. The nearby
port of Barbate is the centre of the region's tuna fishing
and canning industry, profiting from the (so far) plentiful
bluefin tuna to be caught off the coast.
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The Barbate Nature Park is Andalucia's second largest coastal
reserve, a major attraction for its underwater sports. The
shoreline is lined by towering cliffs called Los Caños de
Mecca, home to teeming colonies of herring gulls and egrets.
Thick stands of stone pine provide shade for a stunning
variety of Mediterranean wildflowers. Ancient watchtowers
stands on the cliffs overlooking the sea, where local fishermen
use the traditional almadraba technique to catch tuna fish,
laying walls of netting to force the huge animals into their
trap.
Canos de Meca is a small but unspoilt community on
the windswept but stunning Costa de la Luz on the Atlantic
coast. Deep in the Parque Natural del Acantilado, Canos
de Meca has beautiful beaches, backed by cliffs and pine
trees. Straddling the coast road, this sleepy little village
is fast waking up to a reputation as a trendy place to spend
the summer. Caños de Meca is well off the beaten track and
has to be reached by taking one of the small side roads
off the N340 coast road near Vejer de la Frontera or by
taking the minor road through the pine forest from Barbate.
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| Andalucia Weather
Hot Summers - Sunbathing
almost every day from May to early October. Virtually no rain.
Daily highs about 35°C and nightly lows 15°C. T-shirt weather
all the time, evenings included.
Mild Winters - Mixture of clear,
sunny winter days with sometimes overcast but warm days. Evenings
noticeably cooler. First rains are late September or early
October, can be heavy but rarely last more than a day or two.
Daily highs about 20°C and nightly lows rarely below 10°C.
Pullover in the day, jacket in the evening.
The nearest City to us
is Cadiz, To check out the latest weather for our region Click
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