Las Negras
Cabo de Gata Natural Reserve

Las Negras town - Nijar

Las Negras is a beautiful town located in Parque Natural Cabo de Gata - Nijar, at the east coast of Almeria.

Las Negras has grown with the years even though still manteins its rural beauty. In its origins, Las Negras was a town with just a few white houses and a story tells just a few women lived there, all widows from their fisherman husbands who died at sea. Widows in Spain were dressed in black clothes and this is what Las Negras means (The black women) in memory of these widows.

Las Negras have some of the most beautiful beaches in southern Spain, like Cala de San Pedro, which makes an oasis around the desertic land on the park.

Reaching Las Negras is easy through the motorway (autovía del mediterraneo) exit E15 (N340).
From Cádiz, exit Km. 487
From Barcelona, exit Km. 481