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Playa de Tiritaña is a stretch of the Gran Canaria coast listed under the category playa, the Spanish word for beach, and located in the municipality of Mogán. It is among the coastal spots that islas24 gathers for this island, ordered by the municipality they belong to.
Playa de la Verga is a beach in the municipality of Mogán, in the south west of Gran Canaria. The island's official tourism portal places it on the same stretch of coast as Playa de Patalavaca, which lies between Arguineguín and la Verga. It is one of the beaches along the Mogán shoreline, a municipality with sixteen kilometres of coast and more than twenty beaches.
A beach of pebbles and volcanic gravel of varying size on the southern coast of Fuencaliente de La Palma, also known as Playa Nueva. It can be reached by car or on foot along the local paths, and there is parking, a public transport stop and a shower at the entrance. Two natural pools form at the foot of the nearby cliff. The beach is unsupervised, and wind and surf are often strong.
A black sand beach at the southern entrance to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, about 1,200 metres long and with moderate swell. It is presided over by a sculpture of the god Triton set on a lookout from which the eastern shoreline of the capital can be seen as far as the volcanic peninsula of La Isleta. It has three natural pools whose water is renewed by the tides. Ciudad de Mar warns of strong currents that call for extreme care when bathing.
An open beach on the shoreline of Corralejo Natural Park, in the municipality of La Oliva, part of the nine-kilometre run of beaches bordered by the largest dunes in the Canary Islands. The sand is jable, a white sand formed naturally by the erosion of seashells, and the water turns turquoise. Lobos and Lanzarote sit on the horizon. Access is from the FV-1 road.
Playa Blanca is one of the two main stretches of sand at Puerto del Carmen, in the municipality of Tías, and it should not be mixed up with the town of the same name some twenty kilometres further south, in Yaiza. Fine golden sand, a south facing shore and usually gentle water, because the island itself screens the coast from the north easterly trade wind. Behind it runs Avenida de las Playas, the promenade that links the resort's beaches.
The longest beach in Puerto del Carmen, in the municipality of Tías on Lanzarote, with golden sand, shallow water and a calm atmosphere.
Lighthouse from 1864 at the southern tip of Fuerteventura, in Pájara, one kilometre from Puertito de la Cruz, at the end of the dirt track that runs from Morro Jable.
Golden-sand beach some three kilometres long on the south coast of Gran Canaria, next to the Maspalomas dunes, with a Blue Flag and a promenade of bars and shops.
Wide, calm water beach between San Agustín and Playa del Inglés, with lifeguards and a lively promenade.
A heritage house on Calle Portería, in the historic San Francisco quarter of Telde, which opened its doors on 30 September 2026 as a cultural venue run by the town council's Department of Culture. It is intended to host exhibitions by local and Canarian artists, book presentations and reading clubs, lectures, sessions on Telde's heritage and history, workshops and meetings of cultural associations.
Public calisthenics park inside Parque La Granja in Santa Cruz: about 175 m² with pull-up bars, parallel bars, wall bars and a monkey bar.
Seafront calisthenics park on the La Jaquita promenade in Alcalá, accessible and with parallel bars adapted for wheelchair users.
Seafront outdoor gym on Candelaria's Avenida Marítima: eight calisthenics elements and five fitness machines at Plaza de La Hornilla.
Calisthenics area on the Playa Martiánez promenade, at the end of Avenida Cristóbal Colón in Puerto de la Cruz, installed by the council in 2023.
Public calisthenics area at Plaza de España, by the sea in the centre of Santa Cruz: about 153 m² with eight elements on a rubber floor.
Street-workout park in the El Almendro recreation area of Valle San Lorenzo (Arona), opened in 2019, with a sand floor and very complete equipment.
Large street-workout park in Parque Juan Marrero, Los Realejos: over 250 m², 17 pull-up bars and approved for calisthenics competitions.
Monumento natural de La Corona is a protected natural area of almost 1,800 hectares in the municipality of Haría, in the north of Lanzarote. It takes in the volcano of the same name and the malpaís, the badlands left by its eruption more than 21,000 years ago. The cone rises to 600 metres and the whole formation runs for almost ten kilometres, crossed by waymarked walking routes.
The Pino Gordo is one of the largest known Canary Island pines: 45.12 metres tall with a circumference of 9.36 metres at chest height, according to the Vilaflor de Chasna town council, which puts its age at between 700 and 800 years. It stands just outside the village, at a laid-out viewpoint beside the Teide road, a few minutes' walk from the parking area.
The Centro de Visitantes de Masca, the visitor centre of the hamlet, stands close to the plaza of La Piedra and holds the information on the village and on the Parque Rural de Teno. It is also the gateway to the camino del barranco de Masca: the access check is carried out here, bookings and documents are verified, and staff lend out the helmet that is returned at the end of the route.
The camino del barranco de Masca descends a canyon in the Parque Rural de Teno, in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte, cut into volcanic rock by water. It runs about 5 kilometres one way, rated high difficulty, over rocky ground with ramps and steps. Access is regulated: advance booking is compulsory, so is the collective transfer from Santiago del Teide, and the walk ends by boat or kayak from the Masca cove.
Pre-Hispanic Majo settlement built in dry stone inside the Malpaís Grande, in the Pozo Negro valley in the municipality of Antigua. More than a hundred structures survive, among them the semi-subterranean casas hondas, with an interpretation centre at the edge of the site. This is an open-air archaeological site, not an inhabited village.
The Renaissance-Mudejar mother church of Santa Cruz de La Palma, founded around 1500 on the Plaza de España, at the heart of the old town.
A 16th-century fortress in Garachico, Tenerife, that escaped the 1706 eruption.
A 19th-century lighthouse on the northwestern tip of Fuerteventura, near El Cotillo, now home to a museum devoted to traditional Majorero fishing.
Casa Winter is the white house with a round tower that the German engineer Gustav Winter built in Cofete, on the Jandía peninsula in Fuerteventura, inside the Jandía Natural Park. A legend of submarines and fleeing Nazis grew up around it, but archival research does not support it. Today it is a private house whose ownership is disputed in court, and no public authority publishes any visiting arrangements.
Free Cabildo house-museum in Telde, Gran Canaria, devoted to the León y Castillo brothers. A fine stop to explore 19th-century Canarian history amid period furniture and art.
A 1494 fortress on La Isleta in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the oldest in the Canary Islands and since 2014 the home of the Fundación de Arte y Pensamiento Martín Chirino. One of the capital's best-loved historic landmarks.
Cove of dark sand and pebbles near Hermigua, with a sheltered natural pool; green surroundings.
Beach of dark sand and pebbles on the west coast at Alojera, with natural pools nearby; open sea.
Black-sand beach sheltered by the port of Vueltas, with calm waters; good for swimming and snorkelling.
El Charco del Conde: a natural pool of shallow, calm water at La Puntilla, ideal with children.
Wide black-sand beach in Valle Gran Rey, lively and with memorable sunsets; open sea.
Urban dark-sand beach with calm waters in the bay of San Sebastián, sheltered and family-friendly.
Small dark-sand cove with usually calm waters, next to the old town of San Sebastián de La Gomera.
Historic landscaped park above Puerto de la Cruz, with waterfalls, palm trees and viewpoints over the sea.
Free recreational park in the highlands of La Matanza, with a large children's playground, pine woods and picnic areas.
Calm, clear-water cove in the north of Gáldar, well regarded for diving.
Arucas beach with sheltered natural pools, good for family bathing.
Pebble beach beside Agaete's fishing port, with a ferry link to Tenerife.
Wide family beach of dark sand in Telde, lined with seafood restaurants.
Windy southeast beach, host of world windsurfing championships.
Small beach of a former fishing village in Telde, popular for snorkelling.
Wild sand-and-pebble cove in a protected landscape near Agaete, with no facilities.
Unspoilt golden-sand beach in the far southwest of Gran Canaria, with no road access and no facilities.
Urban Costa Teguise beach and Lanzarote's windsurf reference, Blue Flag with regular summer wind.
Turquoise natural pools between black lava and white sand, near Órzola, tide-dependent.
The longest urban beach in Puerto del Carmen, with a seafront promenade, Blue Flag and calm water.
Sheltered urban beach in Playa Blanca, with a breakwater-protected bay and very calm water.
Urban Playa Blanca beach, sheltered with shallow water, very family-friendly and Blue Flag.
Secluded golden-sand cove with crystal-clear water in Los Ajaches, the furthest of the Papagayo group.
Unspoilt golden-sand cove with turquoise water in the Los Ajaches natural monument, next to Papagayo.
Historic Vegueta hermitage where tradition says Columbus prayed, on the spot where the city was founded.
A viewpoint atop a cliff about 1,000 m above the Las Playas valley, at Isora (Valverde), El Hierro.
A viewpoint in the heart of La Gomera facing the imposing Roque de Agando, beside Garajonay National Park.
Sea-water natural pools that fill and empty with the tide, on Lanzarote's northeast coast at Mala.
A quiet fishing village on Fuerteventura's west coast, with a dark-sand cove and natural pools that form at low tide.
A complex of sea-water natural pools carved into the volcanic rock of northern La Palma, in San Andrés y Sauces.
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