The Playa de Mónsul is 300 m long and 45 m wide with a distinctive rock in the middle of the beach.

It is located in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, which is the last almost unspoilt area on the Andalusian Mediterranean coast.

An environmental movement was active at an early stage, which in 1984 successfully prevented a development project on the Playa de Mónsul.

With the creation of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park on December 5, 1989, the entire area became protected and all development forbidden.

[2][3] Other films that were shot on the beach are Antony and Cleopatra (1972), The NeverEnding Story (1984), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) and Talk to Her (2002).