Antas: 

Garrucha: 

Garrucha is a typical Spanish fishing port which also retains much of it's original charm and character.  The port area is used for commercial and leisure pursuits.  The promenade is flanked by numerous restaurants most of which will be serving the most delicious and fresh fish dishes around.

Garrucha is famous for the large red prawns which are caught in the local waters, you can sit dock side at approx 5pm and watch the fishermen bring in their catches, to be sold in the dock side auction building.  You can enjoy this at a distance from the harbour beaches.  The street market is held two streets back from the promenade.

Beaches:

The town is a harbour town and this beach is located on the harbour, it is very calm here due to the breakwater and makes for a very safe beach for children.  The beach offers some activities for children - play areas, table tennis etc.  The town also has a marina where you can walk around and view the different boats and yachts.  between 5-6pm you can sit back and watch the fisherman returning with their catch to sell in the fish market - big green building on the port.

Puerta Rey: 

Beaches:

Puerta Rey has a few restaurants and a few shops dotted along it, there are showers situated on the beach and few places where you can hire beds.  The sea is fairly shallow for some way out and makes good playing for children. 

Vera Playa: 

The Seaside resort of Vera Playa covers the beach area between Puerto Rey and Villaricos.  It is possible to walk along the shoreline all the way from Vera Playa to the attractive small harbour of Villaricos to the north, or the larger fishing harbour and town of Garrucha to the south.

This area is undergoing development and now boasts several hotels, beach bars and beach side complexes.  The resort has earned the prestigious 'Blue Flag', which is awarded for high quality and cleanliness, for it's 8km's of white sandy beaches.

Along with restaurants, bars and shops, Vera Playa also offers the only Water Park in the area, Parque Acuatico, which has many flumes and swimming pools, together with a children's section with a play area and water slides.

Nearby is the Puerto Rey development that has a smart shopping centre and supermarket.

Beaches:

The beaches here are flanked by developments, restaurants and bars.  It is just under 7km long and very wide, therefore even in the height of summer the beach is never overcrowded.

The shore is quite shallow and good for children.  There are showers and toilet, and lifeguards patrol this beach.  Although beware not to stumble into the naturist part, unless of course this is what you want to do.

Vera Pueblo: