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Gulpiyuri Beach (The Island Beach), Spain
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An inland beach - Gulpiyuri Beach (Playa de Gulpiyuri) is a flooded sinkhole with an inland beach located near Llanes, Spain around 100 meters from the Cantabrian Sea. The beach is surrounded by green grass and limestone cliffs. Although you can’t see the ocean, its waves to lap the shore just like any beach. Like a magical wave pool.
Roughly 40 meters in length, it is fully tidal due to a series of underground tunnels carved by the salt water of the Cantabrian Sea which allows water from the Bay of Biscay to create small waves. It is a popular tourist destination, natural monument and part of Spain's Regional Network of Protected Natural Areas.
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