Playa Tor? Pm1

Spain Coastal 1 - Excellent

Playa Toró is a 220-metre-long coastal bathing beach in Llanes, Asturias, composed of boulders and white sand with moderate wave conditions. The beach has a high occupation rate and semi-urban character, situated within a protected landscape area. Water renewal occurs in less than seven days, and the beach has been awarded Blue Flag status consecutively from 2012 to 2017 with water quality classified as excellent over the past five years.

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Water

Coastal water body in the Western Cantabrian hydrographic district. Length 220 metres, width 40 metres. Macro-tidal with tidal range exceeding 4 metres. Natural beach composition of boulders and white sand. Average wind speed 5.24 m/s. Water renewal time less than 7 days. Current direction west-northwest. Moderate wave conditions.

Location

Located in Llanes, Asturias, Spain. Accessible on foot with good pedestrian access and by road with over 100 parking spaces. The nearest town is Llanes.

Facilities

Lifeguard service (salvamento). Toilets and showers available. Disabled access provided. Paved pedestrian access and road access with over 100 parking spaces.

Water Quality

Water quality classified as excellent. Microbiological sanitary quality results show excellent levels at monitoring point PM1. Overall contamination risk assessed as low. Primary pollution sources include Llanes port, local sewage network pumping, and urban submarine outfall located 1.94 kilometres from the primary monitoring point.

Risks

Potential contamination sources identified: Llanes port (640 metres away) with risk of short-duration pollution from port waste and spillages; urban submarine outfall (1.94 kilometres away) with risk from sewage treatment anomalies; dredging material discharge point (1.98 kilometres away) with potential for increased turbidity during summer; local sewage network pumping/relief valve (79 metres away) with risk from exceptional spillage during pump failures. Jellyfish incidents recorded in the area with Portuguese man o'war (Physalia physalis) sightings, though proliferation episodes are infrequent. Risk of macroalgae and microalgae proliferation is null. Risk of jellyfish proliferation is low.