Shell cemetery beach is made up of discarded conch shells by fishermen after they have removed the edible flesh. It covers a wide area along the beach. The beach itself is not really suitable for swimming as the water is very rough and there are numerous stones which makes it a bit difficult to walk. It has a rugged charm to it, though, as it is not like the pretty sand beaches all along Sal. It has a wild beauty of its own. It's worth a visit.

A beach full of waste from local restaurants. After having eaten the conchs, the shells are discarded on the beach. Sometimes also with the plastic sacks they are carried in. Hope fishing for conchs is sustainable, cause this makes me kinda sad in its beauty.

Zona junto al mar donde se rompen las conchas para sacar su interior y venderlo, hay millones de conchas eso sí todas rotas

the cemetery of sea shells is a couple minutes past the local beach gym, most shells are broken but still quite interesting to wander around a bit

Short walk from the main street in Santa Maria. This is one of the locations we're the fishermen dump the waste shells once the contents have been removed. Nice spot to to sit and watch the world go by.

The shells and sounds are amazing

Muy singular

Tak, podobało się.. rozumiem, że to w pewnym sensie śmietnisko i nie bardzo można znaleźć tam coś całego, ale dla nas to było niepowtarzalne miejsce i naprawdę polecam na spacerek.. i życzę powodzenia w poszukiwaniach.

Bardzo ciekawe miejsce. Szkoda tylko, że znalezienie całej muszli graniczy z cudem 🤷🏻‍♂️

This is a free site to visit. It is a bit of a walk from the pier. Lovely to go at sunset. There are a couple of benches along the path. Wear good sandals/shoes as the shells are pretty sharp

Berge von Muscheln, wo man nur hinsieht. Der Muschelfriedhof am südöstlichen Ende von Santa Maria, fußläufig vom Budha Hotel am Strand leicht zu erreichen, ist nicht natürlichen Ursprungs. Vielmehr ist er das nach wie vor anwachsende Überbleibsel der von Einheimischen gefangenen und vor Ort mit Hämmern zerkleinerten Muschelschnecken. Die noch lebenden Schnecken werden im Meer gefangen und das Muschelfleisch vor Ort ausgelöst.

Ich kann dazu nichts sagen ich laufe nur dran vorbei 😊 Es ist aber ein toller Ort um den Sonnenuntergang zu genießen. Ich komme an diesem Ort zur Ruhe 😎

Algo que não se vê todos os dias, mas é apenas um depósito de conchas.

Publicly open space. As experience worth to see such an amount of broken shells and maybe be lucky enough to find your own, or purchase from other, 1€/shell

Love it.We took a lot of nice photos

This was rather a useless venture. As the other people have said, the broken shells are just dumped on a 50 meter section of the beach. Walking back to Santa Maria was also not easy as part of the beach seems to be private, and there are some buildings built right tot he water blocking the way. You could easily not go here and save a few minutes of your life for something else.

No waiting, no entrance fee and if you don't mind a bit of a walk from the centre of town it's easy to find with a great little surf shack to sit and have a bit of refreshment and watch the amazing sea.

You can walk here from town. It’s a bit of a walk, but very and easy and chill. There’s a surf shack where you can have a beverage or sit down if you’re tired. Really not much to see here besides some broken conch shells. The ocean is nice and it’s very quiet here, but it’s the same along the beach.

Pěkná procházka z hotelu. Pár pěkných mušlí jsme tady přeci jenom našli.

Wysypisko muszli. Coś innego i wartego zobaczenia. Rząd pozwala w to miejsce wyrzucać muszle po ślimakach morskich. Możliwe, że w przyszłości w tym miejscu powstanie hotel, a cmentarz muszli przestanie istnieć. W deszczowe dni unosi się nieprzyjemny zapach z parujących muszli.

A strange place with a lot of broken shells. 5 stars - it is not an evaluation, just a number 🤷‍♀️

Netter Spaziergang, am besten geschlossene Schuhe anziehen. Muscheln sind scharfkantig. Die Muscheln stammen aus Restaurants welche hier ihre Abfälle abladen. Vor dem Muschelstrand befindet sich ein openair selfmade Gym mit Seeblick. Schön für ein morgendliches workout 😃

Crazy amount of shells on the shore. Very easy to find the location but you have to be lucky to find a pretty whole shell. When we visited, the locals were there from early to look for the nice ones what they use for making souvenirs.

Ist auf jeden Fall einen Spaziergang wert! Berge und Berge und Berge von aufgeklopften Muscheln und Schnecken. Die deshalb ja auch “Muschelfriedhof”. Sie kommen mit dem Boot und Säcken voll Muscheln, die Arbeiter klopfen sie auf und verkaufen die Schnecken und Muscheln ganz frisch a die umliegenden Bars und Restaurants in Santa Maria. Frischer geht nicht. Leider auch hier etwas verdreckt, aber es geht hier noch! Ein Stop bei der Bar Filu@Surf rundet Spaziergang ab, da ist es super gemütlich und nett!

Cool beach but don't expect to find anything but broken shells!

Playa espectacular

Hora mušlí,vedsina polupanych,ale dajú sa vybrať aj pekné kúsky.

Just some shell trash on the beach. But on this island do not expect too many touristic attractions, so it has to do as one.

Not really much to see but there are a ton of shells, that's for sure!

It's literally a beach, made of shells, beautiful, but, you must know, you're not going to lie there and read a book, maybe if you bring a deck chair 😁 but it's very pretty to visit. And I enjoyed the walk all the way there!

Não há palavras suficientes para descrever. Não é um fenómeno da natureza mas quase parece. Basicamente os marisqueiros deixam as conchas neste local, depois de retirarem o molusco e as ondas ajudam a criar este monte de conchas na margem. É simplesmente lindo! Se tivermos sorte, conseguimos encontrar algumas ainda inteiras. Apanhar conchas e ainda ver o pôr do sol, é qualquer coisa do outro mundo

Eigentlich ein schöner Ort... wird aber leider als Müllkippe missbraucht 😢

Unieke ervaring, zoveel grote schone gebroken schelpen, moeilijk om te plaatsen dat dit allemaal met vrachtwagens en bootjes wordt gedumpd vanuit de restaurants. Na een kwartier is het ook wel weer gezien, het waait hier erg hard.

Nice beach to visit to have a look at all the different shells

Cmentarz muszli niby nie atrakcja ale każdy tu przychodzi oglądać i robić zdjęcia. Po drodze na cmentarz muszli jest siłownia. Polecam

Beach with shells, lots of broken shells, leftover from harvesting the eadible flesh. Can easliy sit and watch the world go by, we didn't have much time as part of an island tour.

200 bath per non vedere niente di particolare. Il sentiero n 1 è mal tenuto.

To nie jest atrakcja turystyczna… zwykłe odpady, zamiast kupować można sobie znaleźć muszlę i zabrać do domu( bez płacenia za „polerowanie” )

Quiet beach with lots and lots of shells . Ok to visit once if in the area , but not so great as to make a special effort to visit .

Es una playa hecha artificialmente con las conchas que han llevado los pescadores. No está mal pero es una visita que da para un minuto.

Praia com búzios Os trabalhadores que teriam os mesmo são muito simpáticos e mostram o mesmo e contam a sua história

Muy bonito con un bar al lado donde tomar algo rico y un banco también con conchas donde poder hacer fotos xulas 😊

da pra ver o por do sol dali

Leuke stortplaats voor shells

Impressive so many shells together. Easy walking distance from Santa Maria Center (5 minutes)

I know they kill all those beatiful creatures but god, this place is amazing.

It was nice to see lots of 🐚 at one place

Interesting place to visit whilst on our bike ride. These are the left over shells once the fishermen have taken the creatures from them. Shells are all broken but if your lucky you may find a couple of intact ones that you can take for a souvenir

Nice

No imaginé tanta cantidad de conchas en la orilla de playa, novedoso totalmente considerar el olor q es normal ......

Great place to go by and visit, although not that impressive as photos in social media might seem