Basque Country
© Javierme Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela · CC BY 4.0 Playa de Azkorri
A wide Basque beach below the cliffs of Getxo; at low tide the rocks on the far right hold sea glass in many colours.
About Playa de Los Cristales (El Bigaral)
A 160-metre sandy beach at Antromero in Gozón, also called El Bigaral or Playa Cristal. Like Laxe, it takes its name from glass from a nearby old tip that the waves have rounded and mixed into the sand. One source says the glass has now largely gone, so it may be worth checking recent reports before a special trip.
Sea glass at Playa de Los Cristales (El Bigaral)
Rounded, multicoloured fragments of old bottles mixed into the sand.
Visiting Playa de Los Cristales (El Bigaral)
- Getting there
- Access on foot is described as difficult but signposted.
- Parking
- Small car park (fewer than 50 spaces).
- Toilets
- No toilets or showers.
- Safety
- Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
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Sources
- xataka.com : Xataka: El Bigaral at Antromero, south of Luanco, was affected by a glass tip and is covered in wave-smoothed coloured glass.
- vivirasturias.com : Vivir Asturias: beach of polished glass from a nearby old tip; 160 m, coordinates, parking under 50 spaces, no toilets.
- es.hispanopedia.com : Hispanopedia: says the glass is no longer visible (conflicting report).
Last updated 24 October 2026
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