Playa de El Cristo

About Playa de El Cristo

Playa de El Cristo lies about a kilometre west of the marina, on the western side of Estepona. Its western end sits in front of the Seghers residential district that climbs the hill from Avenida del Carmen, which is why some listings call it Playa Seghers; the shore here is sand mixed with pebbles.

Seghers was laid out from the 1970s as a village among pine trees, mixing Mediterranean and Scandinavian architecture, with early apartments by the architect Antonio Lamela. The old Seghers Club hotel once stood on the beach. Today the Lolailo chiringuito serves seafood and paella on the sand, and a cycle path runs along the new promenade into town.

Next door, El Cristo is a recently regenerated cove of sand and gravel about 1.1 km long, sheltered from the wind, with calm water and a small wetland of ornithological interest. It has lifeguards, toilets, showers, sunbed hire and a children's area, has held a Blue Flag, and has a car park and urban buses.

Come in June or September for warm water and space. El Cristo gets crowded on summer weekends, so a weekday morning is quietest; end the day with a drink at the marina at sunset.

Playa de El Cristo in pictures

What you’ll find

• Beach lifeguardSupervised swimmingFree
• Beach sunbedsSunbed hireRent
• Pebble beachRest on beachFree
• Public showersWash bodyFree
• Public toiletsPersonal SanitattionFree
• Sandy beachRest on beachFree
• Sea shoreSnorkellingRentSwimmingFree

Nearby places to visit

Just east of the marina, Playa de La Rada (3 km) is Estepona's main town beach, with a promenade along its whole length. Inland, Valle Romano Golf (3 km) is an 18-hole Cabell B. Robinson course opened in 2010 with every hole named after a Spanish champion. Azata Golf (3 km), opened in 2019, is one of the newest courses on the coast, while Estepona Golf (4 km), opened in 1989 in the hills of Arroyo Vaquero, is planted with more than 1,500 palms. A morning round combines easily with an afternoon on the sand.