Best Spain Beaches
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16. El Bollullo Beach // Tenerife
© Tono Balaguer / 123RF El Bollullo beach is located on Tenerife's north coast, a world away from the package-tours and resorts the island is often associated with. This small cove has a wild, natural feel right down to the black volcanic sand - there's no sprinkling golden sand imported from the Sahara here like on some of Tenerife's beaches.
Set in the island's picturesque La Orotava Valley, the journey to El Bollullo involves navigating… read more » -
17. Playa de Ses Illetes // Formentera
© Tono Balaguer / 123RF Great for:- Swimming
Located just a stones throw away from the party island of Ibiza is the small island of Formentera. Despite its proximity Formentera can only be reached by boat and feels like a different world. There are several beautiful beaches around this unspoilt island but the Playa de Ses Illetes is the best of the bunch with its fine white sand and crystal clear turquoise waters.
The beaches name comes from… read more »
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18. Praia das Rodas // Illas Cíes
Javier Albertos Praia das Rodas is probably the best known of the beaches on the Cíes Islands. This little group of islands lie just off the coast of Galicia in northwestern Spain.
Often regarded as one of Spain’s best beaches, Praia das Rodas features a curving stretch of soft white sand. To one side are the clear turquoise waters of the Atlantic, and behind, a natural lagoon. The beach connects two of… read more »
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19. Maspalomas Beach // Gran Canaria
© Tono Balaguer Set on the southern tip of the island of Gran Canaria is a little slice of the Sahara Desert. Over the centuries the fine golden sand here has been sculpted into an extensive network of dunes extending several hundred metres back from the beach. With a landscape like this you won't be surprised to know it hardly ever rains and the temperature rarely dips below a balmy 20°C (68°F). And… read more »
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20. Playa de Vueltas // Gomera
Falco Ermert Great for:- Swimming
This soft sand beach is tucked into a picturesque corner of La Gomera's south west coastline.
As with most of the island's beaches, the sands here are volcanic black, but unlike many of the others, this one's sheltered by a breakwater, so the waves rarely get too choppy. As a result, this spot's a popular choice with families, although that's partly thanks to the nearby facilities too - Valle Gran Rey's… read more »
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21. Playa de Las Conchas // Lanzarote
Gonzalo Serrano Espada Playa de las Conchas lies on the northwest coast of the little island of La Graciosa, five kilometres along a gravel road from the ferry departure point back to Lanzarote. Its almost white sand stretches for 600 metres beside shallows the colour of turquoise. Reaching a maximum width of around 100 metres, Playa de las Conchas is surrounded by the red-tinted foothills of the volcano Montana Bermeja.
Meaning "mussel beach" because… read more »
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22. Playa de Matagorda // Lanzarote
Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez Great for:- Swimming
Perhaps the first beach anyone sees when arriving into Lanzarote because of its proximity to the island's airport, Playa de Matagorda flies a Blue Flag as it winds along the southeast coast in a tempting string of dark sand.
Paralleled by the Avenida de las Playas promenade for its entire length of approximately 850 metres, Playa de Matagorda is at the northern end of the resort town of Puerto del Carmen.… read more »
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23. Playa del Reducto // Lanzarote
© Alfred Derks Great for:- Snorkeling
- Swimming
Immediately to the west of downtown Arrecife, the beautiful white sands of Playa del Reducto circle around shallows sheltered by a natural reef. Suitable for children to play in the gentle waves as a result, it has a Blue Flag award for its cleanliness and range of facilities.
The recently-renovated promenade behind the beach is the home of most of these facilities, including changing rooms, showers, bars and restaurants. Its right-hand… read more »
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24. Playa del Médano // Tenerife
Guillaume Baviere Great for:- Kitesurfing
Bisected by the Barranco de los Valos ravine, Playa del Medano offers one of the southeast coast's longest and widest sand beaches. Situated at the heart of a large bay, it shouldn't be mistaken for the much smaller Playa de El Medano closer to the town of the same name.
Made up of Tenerife's typical dark volcanic sands, Playa del Medano is popular with windsurfers and kite surfers, who use the… read more »
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25. Playa del Camisón // Tenerife
Iain Cameron Great for:- Swimming
Located within an almost entirely closed off bay created by artificial breakwaters, Playa del Camison has some of the calmest waters of any beach in southwest Tenerife. With soft sands that gently slope into warm shallow water, it is a good beach to visit with young children keen on their first beach experiences.
Although the sand itself is free of stones, large pebbles can be found under the water. However, the… read more »
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26. Playa de Las Vistas // Tenerife
© Mataparda Great for:- Swimming
A giant of a beach, Playa de las Vistas lies close to the ferry terminal at Los Cristianos on Tenerife's southwest coast. Reaching from one end to the other of the neighbouring bay, it is divided into two parts by a short spit of land topped with a fountain and has a total length of around one kilometre.
Wide enough for several rows of spaciously positioned sun loungers, separated into several… read more »
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27. Playa del Duque // Tenerife
Marc Ryckaert Great for:- Swimming
Playa del Duque is a Blue Flag beach sitting on the southwest coast of Tenerife. An upmarket option tucked back from the open waves of the Atlantic Ocean, its shallows are protected on one side by a short rocky promontory and on the other by an artificial seawall which separates it from Playa El Beril.
Part of the Costa Adeje, Playa del Duque is one of the island's busiest beaches,… read more »
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28. Playa de Abama // Tenerife
Falco Ermert Great for:- Swimming
The point at which the Barranco de Chabugo ravine meets the Atlantic Ocean, Playa de Abama sits on Tenerife's west coast. Reached via a turning off the TF-47, and the nearest bus stops, it is easily reached by road from Abama golf club and surrounding areas.
Although backed by a luxury hotel, the golden sands of Playa de Abama are public, slipping softly into bright blue shallows partially protected by rocks… read more »
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29. Playa de la Tejita // Tenerife
Jose Mesa Great for:- Surfing
- Kitesurfing
Southward facing, Playa de la Tejita is located immediately to the west of the hill called Montana Rosa, a short distance from Tenerife Sud International Airport. One of the island's clothing optional beaches, the dark coloured sands run for around a kilometre, giving plenty of options for seclusion for those looking to go au naturel. Away from the tide line it is edged by shingle.
At the furthest point from the… read more »
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30. Playa Jardín // Tenerife
Gerardo nuñez Great for:- Swimming
- Surfing
Playa Jardin is a city beach on the western flanks of Puerto de la Cruz on the northern coast of Tenerife. Comprising almost black sand, it was created from scratch in the 1990s so that residents and visitors to the city didn't have to travel too far to soak up the island sun or splash about in the shallows while absorbing the panoramic views of Mount Teide, Spain's highest peak.
Lined… read more »
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