Playa de Garachico
Playa de Garachico, known as Playa del Muelle, is a small town beach beside the historic centre, about 60 metres of pebbles and black sand. It is well sheltered by the harbour jetties, which keep the water calm and give a pleasant sense of protection from the open sea. Its dark sand recalls the town's volcanic past, when Garachico was overrun by lava in the 1706 eruption. Access is easy on foot, with parking nearby and adapted entrances, and there are showers, changing rooms and seasonal lifeguards. A comfortable spot for a quiet swim, a step away from the castle of San Miguel.
Did you know? Before that eruption, Garachico had the most important trading port in Tenerife, from which wine and sugar were shipped to the Americas and Europe; the lava buried it and the town had to reinvent itself.
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