Our private Holiday villa is Located in Matalascanas ( Huelva ), a modern tourist resort surrounded by pines, golden sandy beaches and dunes, but, probably the city´s main attraction is its beach and its proximity to the Parque Nacional de Donaña.
Donana beaches has about 50 km of fine grained golden sands beaches from “the Playa de Castilla ” to Mazagón. Matalascanas itself has about 5 km of sandy beach bathed by clean waters, recognized by the European union by the blue flag. Matalascañas has excellent facilities as showers, hire of parasols, lifeguards, chiringuitos, bars. and supermarkets 5 minutes walking. You may find very good fish restaurants running alongside its 4km-long promenade.
The climate is smooth due to nearest of the sea. The sunset and the gulls give to a romantic touch.
The golf course is at 100 meter going up the stair that are next to the house. Next to the house there is cafes with Internet connections. For the lovers of tennis there are tracks to 3 minutes of the house, next to the golf course. Sports like surfing, water-moto, riding and others also can be practiced in Matalascañas. Walking along the wide beach ( east direction ) you will arrive to the natural park of doñana ( reserve of the biosphere )
West of Matalascañas, is the Parque Dunar a newly area of dunes and pine forest where you can explore on foot or by bike. 10 minutes walking from the Parque dunar´doors and inside the park you could wash a modern building that is the home of the Museo Marino. It is an ocean interpretation area of Doñana displaying dunes, sealife, cetacean skeletons and a NASA sealife sphere. It worth a visit.
Between Matalascanas to Mazagon, 40 km of stunning fossilized dunes. Parallel to the cost, the A494 road which join matalascanas and Huelva. Signposted from this road, the “Cuesta maneli” is a tourist attraction for those that love nature. A waymarked walk is from the parking to the beach will give you breathtaking views of the area. You can also give you a mud bath in a natural pond that is formed along the beach and before reaching the stretch of the nudist beach
Matalascañas is the nearest town to the access point of the Parque Nacional Doñana, El Acebuche. This is only 5km away, north of Matalascañas along the A483 towards El Rocío.
Do you like horses? do you fancy horse riding ?. Near the “Piedra” there is Horse riding which is also a major attraction of the area, specially when they go along the beach. Others activities on the area are: Parque colombinos in La Rábida, 40km away from the house, very interesting to know the America Challenger of Cristobal Colon. El Rocio and its famous “Romeria del Rocio” just 15 km from Matalascacas and the visit to Donana Nationl Park, excursion in 4X4 cars which will allow you contemplate the richness of the fauna and vegetation of Donana. Maybe a trip along the cost in a Katamaran? Well, no problem. Visit the sailing school ( 150 meter form the house ) in which its sport facilities you may rent a boat, a katamaran o just take some lessons in order to sail yourself. Windsurf lesson are also available
Restaurants, bar, chiringitos, supermarkets, medical center are within walking distance
Some distances from the house:
Sevilla airport: 92 km or 1 hour by car. Car hire from airport
Faro airport: 180 km or 2 hours.
Sevilla rail Station: 90 km. There is a high speed train (AVE) from Madrid to Sevilla
Cadiz: About 200 km
Rocio: 15 km