Cape Trafalgar & Los Caños de Meca
Cabo de Trafalgar
A lighthouse headland near the site of the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, with the hippie-style seaside village of Caños de Meca alongside.
Cape Trafalgar is a low headland linked to the mainland by a sandbar. It is topped by a white lighthouse completed in 1860. The naval battle in which Nelson led the British fleet to defeat the combined French and Spanish fleet took place in the waters to its southwest. A classic activity is walking along the beach to the lighthouse to watch the sunset. Nearby, the village of Caños de Meca has beach bars, and to the east lie the cliffs and pine forests of the Breña natural park. The site is about 60 km from Tarifa, roughly an hour's drive, and works well as a day trip together with Vejer.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Vejer de la Frontera
- Zahara de los Atunes
- Baelo Claudia
- Bolonia Beach & Dune
- Punta Paloma Dune
- Valdevaqueros Beach
- Los Lances Beach
- Cádiz