INTRODUCTION
About Us Zahara de los Atunes is a small town with a population of approximately 1,200 inhabitants, in the South of the province of Cádiz, between two mountain ranges, Sierra del Retín and Sierra de la de Plata, and bordered by the River Cachón and the Atlantic Ocean. It still holds traces of that fishing, artisanal and traditional village essence that many visitors find in its happy and easy-going inhabitants. Every corner of the village and its surroundings are awash with colours, intense light, sunsets over the sea and reflections in the sand. There is something about this little southern corner that attracts thousands of visitors each year from all over the world, including famous people from the country’s social, cultural and political scene, many of whom have chosen Zahara as their secondary residence. Located in a privileged environment, Zahara de los Atunes boasts kilometres of beautiful beaches with fine golden sands and blue crystalline waters, which are home to a wide diversity of marine species, among which we can find the bluefin tuna, (fish that gives the town its name -atún in Spanish-), which visit us every year on their migration route to spawn and breed. The tuna fishing industry has always been a key part of the town’s development. In ancient times the town’s economy was completely based on fishing, and today a culinary culture exists around this precious treasure that, thanks to tourism, has become its hallmark.
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