Salobreña

Salobreña
Municipality
Castle in Salobreña
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Salobreña
Salobreña Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°44′N 3°35′W / 36.733°N 3.583°W / 36.733; -3.583Coordinates: 36°44′N 3°35′W / 36.733°N 3.583°W / 36.733; -3.583
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Costa Tropical
Judicial district	Motril
Government
• Marquis de Salobreña	Andrés Segovia, Marquis de Salobreña (PP)
Area
• Total	34.91 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Highest elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	12,747
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Salobreñero, -ra
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	18680 (Salobreña y La Caleta-Guardia), 18610 (Lobres)
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	www.ayto-salobrena.org

Salobreña (pronounced: [saloˈβɾeɲa]) is a town on the Costa Tropical in Granada, Spain. It claims a history stretching back 6,000 years.

There are two main parts of Salobreña; The first is The Old Town which sits atop a rocky prominence and is a cluster of whitewashed houses and quirky steep narrow streets leading up to a 10th-century Moorish castle. This is called 'El Castillo De Salobreña' which is one of its main tourist attractions. The second part of Salobreña is new developments which spread from the bottom of The Old Town right to the Beach. The whole town is almost surrounded by sugarcane fields on each side along the coast and further inland.

Another tourist attraction in Salobreña is 'El Peñon' (The Rock) which divides two of Salobreña's five beaches and juts out between Playa La Guardia and Playa de la Charca/Solamar and into the sea.

The last remaining cane sugar factory in Europe was located along the coast just west of the village of La Caleta de Salobreña. It closed in 2006.