Canary Islands, ES

Playa de la Arena

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryES
RegionCanary Islands

Getting There

Nearest CityGuia de Isora6.4 km
Airport (TFS)Tenerife Sur Airport33.4 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

black

The playa is entirely made of black, natural, volcanic sand.

Predicted regional compositionlithic-rich (volcanic/collisional terrane)
Q 15%
L 79%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Playa de la Arena is a hidden gem on Tenerife's west coast, a small sheltered cove beneath the towering Los Gigantes cliffs. Located in Puerto de Santiago, this volcanic black sand...

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Playa de la Arena28.2297, -16.8410