Canary Islands Beaches

Everybody has a favorite island for beach activitie. Over 10 million tourists come to the islands each year to enjoy the beaches. The beaches on Fuerteventura are considered the best, but the beaches of Lanzarote are almost as nice, but like anything else the best beach is in the eye of the beholder.

The top ten beaches are: Sotavento on Fuerteventura because it’s perfect for kite and wind surfing. Playa de Jandia sits below the Jandia mountains and has a variety of water sport activities. Famara beach on Lanzarote is the surfing destination and Puerto Naos in La Palma is one of those black sand secret secluded beaches where anything goes. Playa de Las Teresitas near San Andres is one of the most exquisite manmade beaches on earth. The best urban beach is Playa de Las Canteras and the beaches located in the resorts of Puerto del Carman and Costa Teguise also made the list. Corralejo on Fuerteventura is surrounded by a sand dune national park and El Medano on Tenerife is perfect for windsurfing. The best secluded family beach is Costa Adeje on Tenerife.