Beach Reviews · Spain
Beach reviews across the Canary Islands, Balearics, and mainland Spain
6 beaches reviewed in Spain
Playa de Guayedra is a wild black-sand and boulder beach below the Tamadaba cliffs on Gran Canaria's northwest coast, in the valley a native king chose for his exile in 1481. Reached by a dirt track with four parking spaces or on foot from Agaete, with no facilities and serious Atlantic surf.
A wild, windswept 12-kilometer stretch of golden sand on Fuerteventura's remote Jandia peninsula, Playa de Cofete feels like the edge of the world and rewards anyone willing to brave the rough dirt road to get there.
Playa de los Muertos, near Carboneras in Almería, is the wild pebble beach with a reputation for Spain's clearest water and a name earned by the currents that once carried shipwrecked sailors ashore. Reached by a steep footpath, with no facilities, no lifeguards, and a sea that demands respect.
Playa de Macenas is Mojácar's quiet southern beach, a stretch of grey sand and rock guarded by an eighteenth-century watchtower, with easy access, a beach bar, and a wild coastal track running on past a medieval tower to nudist coves and a Treasure Island film set.
A windswept stretch of golden sand on Fuerteventura's southeast coast, Playa de Sotavento is famous for its shallow turquoise lagoon at low tide and world-class kitesurfing conditions.
Praia das Catedrais near Ribadeo in Galicia hides Spain's greatest rock architecture, arches up to 30 metres high, under a beach that exists only at low tide. Entry is free but capped at 4,812 a day with a mandatory summer booking, and the tide table matters more than the permit.
