Beach ranking and directory

Best beaches in Torrox: map and local comparison

Torrox offers long, straightforward beaches with a more relaxed resort scale than nearby Nerja. Ferrara has the strongest promenade and services, while El Morche and the western stretches feel more residential and open.

Listed
6 beaches
Ranked
0 beaches
Updated
11 July 2026

Top beaches

6 beaches

  1. Playa de Calaceite

    Torrox

    Calaceite beach is a small beach just off the N-340 B-road.

    900 m Usually calm
  2. Playa de El Morche

    Torrox

    El Morche beach in built-up area with good facilities. It has a Sea Promenade. Its westernmost side is also called 'El Cenicero', due to the repair works that traditional inshore fishermen used to carry out there.

    1500 m Usually calm Accessible
  3. Playa de Ferrara

    Torrox

    Ferrara beach is very large beach with good facilities, familiar atmosphere. There is a small cove with thick rocks in its eastermost part called 'Playa Chica', and then there is the river Torrox mouth called 'Playa del Sillón'.

    1300 m Usually calm Accessible
  4. Playa de Vílchez

    Torrox

    Vílchez beach very small remote beach, off the N-340a C-road.

    220 m Usually calm
  5. Playa del Cenicero - Las Lindes

    Torrox

    El Cenicero - Las Lindes beach is situated in the Torrox-Costa area (Urb. Torcasol), with many facilities.

    1400 m Usually calm Accessible
  6. Playa El Peñoncillo

    Torrox

    El Peñoncillo beach is a long beach, very close to the N-340ª C-road. Some facilities. Its westernmost part is called 'Playa de Los Cuartos Catalanes'.

    1700 m Usually calm

Planning a beach day in Torrox

Choose Ferrara when facilities matter most and El Morche for a quieter village atmosphere. The open coast can have changing swell, so check the same-day swimming flag.

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