Antuerta beach is a 40-metre-wide, 100-metre-long stretch of golden sand tucked between cliffs in Bareyo. There's no car park and no services: you get there on foot from Cuberris beach along the coastal path. In return, you'll rarely find more than a handful of people.
Cuberris, the big golden beach that gives Bareyo its name, hides a secret beyond its eastern cliffs. A narrow path, barely marked by those who already know it, drops down to a cove that beach tourism has never quite discovered: Antuerta. It doesn't even appear on most guides to the Trasmiera coast, and far from being a flaw, that's exactly why it's still worth the trip.
That's no accident. With no road access, no beach bar and no lifeguard, Antuerta asks for a bit of effort before it rewards you with silence, a rougher sea than its neighbours, and a view that changes with every tide. In many ways, it's the beach you'd picture before the road ever reached this coast.
How to get to Antuerta beach from Cuberris
No road runs directly down to Antuerta. The starting point is the car park at Cuberris beach, in Ajo, barely ten minutes by car from Bareyo along the CA-446. From the eastern end of Cuberris, a stretch of coastal path skirts the cliff; walking at a steady pace, the cove appears after five to ten minutes, depending on the tide and exactly where you climb down. The path isn't paved or signposted, so wear closed shoes and avoid it with small children or the day after rain, when the ground turns slippery. There's no shortcut by car: anyone hoping to park closer will only find the same Cuberris car park.
A wild cove, with no services or crowds
Antuerta has no lifeguard, no shower, no bar, no bins. What it does have is fine golden sand, cliffs sheltering it on both sides, and a sense of isolation that has already vanished from most of the Trasmiera coast in high season. With no infrastructure of any kind, it's also not accessible for reduced mobility or buggies. That same lack of comforts is what keeps it quiet even in the middle of August, and explains why in September, with the temperatures still mild, it's easy to have almost to yourself. Anyone who goes knows they'll have to carry in everything they need — water, their own shade — and carry their rubbish back out, since there's no bin nearby either.
Surf and wind: who this beach is for
The swell that keeps swimmers away is exactly what draws a handful of local surfers who know the Antuerta break and would rather skip the boards at Cuberris or Ris when they get crowded. It's not a wave for beginners: the seabed is uneven and you feel the undertow as soon as you step in. The westerly wind, so common along this stretch of coast, tends to churn up the surface by afternoon, so the early morning hours offer the cleanest conditions, for surfing and for a calmer swim alike.
What you need to know
Access: on foot from Cuberris beach (Ajo, Bareyo), along an unmarked stretch of coastal path, about a 10-minute walk. Parking: none at Antuerta; leave the car at Cuberris. Services: none — no lifeguard, shower, bar or bins. Swell: strong, with frequent undertow; not a good beach for small children to swim at or for swimming far out, and the westerly wind is common. Tide: check the tide table before heading down, since at high tide the dry sand shrinks a lot. Best time: spring to autumn, avoiding days of heavy swell or storms. What to bring: water, comfortable shoes for the path, and all the shade you'll need, since there's no natural shade anywhere on the sand.
'Antuerta is the beach that remembers what the Trasmiera coast was like before the car parks arrived.'
Having a cove like Antuerta a short walk from home is one of those privileges only locals understand — or anyone who stays long enough to go looking for it more than once. Villa Camino and Villa Monte, Bareyo Residences' two villas, are just minutes by car from Cuberris and this same coastal path, in the very municipality where this beach lies. If you loved this hidden cove, don't miss our guide to Ajo-Cuberris beach, the big neighbouring beach the path sets off from.
