Where is Vera Playa?
Vera Playa is located to the north of the main tourist resorts of Garrucha and Mojacar on the Costa Almeria in Spain.
Vera Playa is the beach area which stretches from Puerto Rey to Villaricos but the actual town of Vera (also known as Coto de Vera) lies slightly inland and is a lovely historic village well worth a visit.
The co-ordinates for getting to Vera Playa with satellite navigation are 37°15’N 1°52’W.
Vera Playa is unique in Spain in that it is not quite your normal beach resort because of a designated section which is one of Europe’s leading naturist and nudist beach destinations.
Vera Naturista is actually a tiny area in ‘El Playazo – the beach of Vera Playa that is designated to naturists. The rest of El Playazo, Playa Quitapellejos, Playa Puerto Rey and Las Marinas Playa are conventional beaches.
How To Get To Vera Playa – Airport Transfer Options
The nearest airport to Vera Playa is Almeria Airport which is an hour transfer away by car and a distance of 85 km.
Some tourists also fly into Murcia Airport and then hire a car to get to Vera Playa which is 141km away and a journey time of about 1 hour 45 minutes.
Alicante airport, which is a little further north of Murcia airport, is also a good option with many low-cost flights from airlines such as EasyJet and Monarch.
The distance to Vera Playa from Alicante is 211 km with a transfer time of two hours and 15 minutes.
Shuttle Direct is a well-known airport transfer company. We did a price check in June and found that the cost of a transfer from Almeria to Vera Playa would be £30.44 one way in a shared shuttle bus.
If you paid £36.97 you could have a private transfer in a car which effectively would be like taking a taxi.
We did the same price check from Murcia airport to Vera Playa and got quotes of £92.41 one-way for a shared shuttle bus and £184.82 one-way for a private taxi transfer.
At these sorts of prices it would be more economical to hire a car from either Murcia or Alicante.
Vera Playa Beaches and Naturalism
Vera Playa is Europe’s most popular naturist resort and here holidaymakers can enjoy a truly naturist experience.
Although it is legal in Spain to be naked on any beach without fear of arrest, what is nice about Vera Playa is that it is a designated nudist beach and the area behind the beach and the road to Villaricos/Palomares is officially designated as a naturist zone.
People who are not naturists do visit Vera Playa and can also go into these designated areas so do be aware that not all apartments, hotels or beaches are naturist-only.
It just makes for a more relaxing holiday if you are in the company of a lot of other fellow naturists rather than being stared at by people who have clothes on (these are known as textiles).
The main beach of Vera Playa (Playa el Playazo) is over two kilometres long and consists of sand and pebbles, and because of the fabulous Vera Playa weather, the be