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Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo Natural Area

This protected coastline runs for 12km east of Nerja to La Herradura in the Granada province and covers an area of 1,815ha. Its dramatic rocky steep cliffs (acantilados) plunge down to the sea, leaving a few sheltered bays with beaches in between, which can be accessed via staircases or tracks. Located on the very edge of the Sierra Almijara, these limestone outcrops have been eroded by the sea and weather into fantastic shapes, with offshore stacks and arches and undersea caves like the Cueva de los Genoveses and the Cueva de la Cajilla.

Its popularity with visitors particularly in the summer months means that the beaches can get overcrowded and there are restrictions on vehicles driving down to some beaches, while camping on the beach and fishing in the protected waters are forbidden.

Flora
Here we can find pine trees, holm, Kermes oaks, locust trees and wild olives. The main vegetation in this area is Mediterranean scrubland, made up of lentisk, rockroses, dwarf fan palms, rosemary and gorse. We can also find the endemic and rare sea lavender limonium malacitanum, which is only now found in a few places along this stretch of coastline. It is under threat of extinction because so many visitors to the area have been picking it. There are some important underwater marine species of plant, like a type of seaweed found here, the posidonia oceanica, and coral.

Fauna
Mammals like the weasel, marten, fox, hedgehog and badger and reptiles such as lizards and chameleons inhabit the area. The cliffs are rich in birdlife, particularly gulls, like black-headed, lesser black-headed and herring gulls. Gannets, grey herons and raptors such as black kites, Bonnelli's eagles, kestrels and buzzards can be seen wheeling overhead. The marine part of the area is rich in crustaceans, molluscs and fish like bream, grouper, conger eels and moray.

Access
Take the N340 coastal road, from where it is possible to go down to the beach.