If you’re looking for miles of golden sand, nightlife, fried fish, water sports and a nice hotel, then we recommend Punta Umbría.
This seaside town, 15 minutes from Huelva capital, started as a few wooden houses where the staff from the Rio Tinto Mining company
would go to relax away from the mines. Nowadays it’s a bustling holiday destination for both national and recently international
tourism.
Although Punta Umbría as we know it is of fairly recent date, the enclave has been populated by Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. At
the El Eucaliptal archaeological site, Roman remains from between the 2nd and 5th centuries A.D. have been found, consisting of houses
and fish processing plants, such as salting works.
Between the 8th and 13th centuries it was the Muslims who held these lands as their own; the remains of the Arab settlement on Isla Saltés
are a legacy from that time.
However, the present-day locality came into existence in the 19th century, when the British people from the Río Tinto Mines chose Punta
Umbría as somewhere to go to escape from work and to spend their summer holidays, and as a place to bathe.
Up until the mid-20th century, which is when it became possible to travel between Punta Umbría and the capital overland and by sea, the
locality’s growth remained static. In 1963 the town became independent of Cartaya and set up its town council.
Punta Umbría, being an isthmus and having over 13 kilometres of different types of beach with varying strengths of current, is a more than
suitable place for engaging in water sports. People windsurf there and, as of a few years ago, they also kite surf; they sail (from the
Optimist – a beginner’s dinghy – to bigger craft for the advanced sailor); they water ski ... There are schools which teach windsurfing
and kite surfing and hire out the rigs. You can also learn how to handle a simple dinghy at the sailing club.
Camping-Playa La Bota
Camping Playa la Bota
Ctra. Huelva - Punta Umbría, Km. 11
Apdo. 580 - 21080 (Huelva)
Tel.: 959 314 537
Fax: 959 314 546
