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The main beach in Lepe is the Beach of La Antilla which is just 5 km from the city and situated in an open air place which counts for more than 20 km of littoral. The beaches here in this town have grown in fame over the years and because of the growing tourism in Spain during the last 60 years, Lepe and its beach La Antilla, among others, began to stand out as a tourist s point of interest. This is apparent in the proliferation of buildings during the last 70 years making it famous in the interior of Andalucia and the summer takeover which takes half of its population of 60,000 inhabitants.
The beaches in Lepe have a total of twelve kilometers of fine and golden sand, cool transparent waters and an estimated three thousand hours of sunshine per year. The coast where Lepe 's municipal district lies is rich and diverse so that when the tide lowers you can go for an enjoyable a long walk. It has a variety of rich ecosystems which include dunes, salt marshes, beaches, and estuaries. The dunes detach a long xerófila vegetation and beside it are some pines which livens up the presence of the chameleon that is in danger of extinction. The main beach in Lepe continues to conserve its character even if the tourist infrastructures are now making it a global reference point.
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Nueva Umbria Beach
This beach is the longest stretch of sand that is uniquely surrounded with water in both of its sides. On one side is the sea while on the other is the rio Piedras where the fishing village of El Rompido lies. To go to this beach you can try walking from the beach of the Antilla or try the alternative which is to cross the Las Marismas del Catalan through an asphalted footpath by car. If you re strong enough, you can even swim from the beach of San Miguel of El Rompido .
Playa La Antilla Beach
The main beach in this town is the La Antilla Beach which is excessively wide. Being the main beach in Lepe , it is just 5 km from the city and has an open-air place in front of the sea with more than 20 km of littoral. Because of the groeth of tourism in Spain during the last 60 years its congregate of hotels has increased in number of tourists that are not national. La Antilla is have visits from the interior Spanish cities and is detached from Madrid, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Sevilla y Córdoba. In the recent years it has increased notably the presence of tourists in the north of Spain such that from the 5 last years it fills the beach up to 100% of its capacity. This growth is also apparent in the annual increase of its urban infrastructure.
Isla Antilla Beach
Isla Antilla beach has great squares, numerous patios and the famous La Antilla beach nearby. It is a wide beach with different levels and where the water comes up to the sand and forms big puddles. This is located opposite Isla Antilla 's urbanized development, with their recent construction of a nearby golf course. Like the rest of the beaches in the zone you can try walking along the littoral to gain access from and towards nearby beaches since some are chained with others. This is an advantage especially if it is very difficult to find a spot because the place turns out to be crowded. You can also enjoy easy accessibility through the wooden ramps up to half of the beach. This beach has been granted the blue flag.
La Redondela Beach
This beach is very accessible from the highway as you can drive the car very close to the La Redondela beach. Also from the road, you will see great vegetation composed of pines and dunes along with tables and banks to make for a great picnic and a small kids park. Different to the other beaches of the zone, the La Redondela is more characterized by its contiguous lines of hurdles that have been installed to be a protection from the sand when there is a heavy blows of the wind. There is also a wooden footbridge that comes up almost half of the beach such that when the tide lowers you can have an enormous zone of sand that is suitable to go for a long walk.
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