Canary Islands, ES

Playa del Médano

Water Bodyocean
CountryES
RegionCanary Islands

Getting There

Nearest CitySan Isidro4.1 km
Airport (TFS)Tenerife Sur Airport3.1 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Facilities

✗ Wheelchair Accessible

Sand & Geology

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 del Médano has become a pilgrimage site for wind sports athletes from across Europe and beyond. Located on the southern coast of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, this beac...

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