Playa de los Genoveses

Genoveses Beach.

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The first beach southwest of San José is Playa de los Genoveses, a lovely, 1km-long stretch of sand framed by two headlands. It owes its name to the Genoese navy, whose ships landed here in 1147 to support the Christian occupation of Almería.


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