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Papagayo Beach

Off the main square, 29780 Nerja, Spain
Ranked #5 of 11 attractions in Nerja
4.0 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
Type: Beaches
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Mortimer
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Good food,value,location and service . A really nice lunchtime spot and right on the beach

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Worcester, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Loved the food here - good sized servings, very tasty food. The atmosphere was lovely too - my favourite place of all those we ate at in Nerja.

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notts
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

As I've said this beach is so relaxing and the sea looked so blue!!

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

The Beach is brilliant - the Cafe/Bar about average!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

A generally yummy lunch restaurant, good music in the evenings, and just a short walk up into the twn

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Frigiliana
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

great location, small, secluded and very special. I like this beach becuase its so central to Nerja.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012

The beaches at Nerja are much sandier than the beaches down the road in Torrox, but you will find they are also much busier. Great places to eat and drink not far from the beach.

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UK
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2011

liked this beach and not too busy at this time of the year

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011

We were staying in an apartment right above the beautiful Calahonda Beach. We hired a couple of loungers and reserved them for later. When we came back about an hour later there were still empty lounges in the shade ie. away from the original ones we had reserved, so we went and sat there. We went for a drink in... More

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Maidstone, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011

Good location next to Balcon of Europa. However not much more other than Papagayo bar with lovely views but sadly no live music in October:(

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