Dog-Friendly Beaches in Almería

Almería has kilometres of coastline, but dog access is tightly regulated. Across Andalusia, dogs are banned from regular bathing beaches and the water during the summer season, generally from 1 June to 30 September. The official dog beach nearest the city is El Bobar; outside summer, the long urban beaches and many Cabo de Gata coves are walkable with a leashed dog. The single most important rule here is paw safety: dark sand in Almería gets dangerously hot, so visit at dawn or after sunset and keep a dog off bare sand in the heat of the day.