Acantilados y Fondos Marinos Tesorillo-Salobreña

It is a maritime-terrestrial area belonging to the Costa Tropical of Granada. It is located on the coast of the municipalities of Almuñécar and Salobreña. The strip of land, consisting mainly of cliffs and small beaches, can be more than 50 metres high and includes several watchtowers, which are declared a cultural heritage site. The seabed’s shallower areas have a substrate of blocks, boulders and pebbles. This is home to a wide variety of interesting fauna and flora. A thorny shrub that has one of its most successful populations in this area is undoubtedly the most important plant species in the terrestrial part. As far as marine vegetation is concerned, until a few years ago, we could enjoy meadows of marine plants in this area. These are typical of muddy and sandy substrates. They are thought to have disappeared from the area. However, their presence has not been ruled out by removing the pressures to which they were subjected. The most interesting fauna in Tesorillo-Salobreña is found in the area where the sea meets the land, in the reefs, where species such as the ferruginous limpet, the tube mollusc and the orange coral stand out.