Playa de Benijo

Taganana, Tenerife · 🇪🇸 Spain

A wild black-sand beach beneath the primeval Anaga mountains, famed for its silhouetted rock stacks at sunset.

Sea temperature

~22°C in the warm season

Water

Deep blue and powerful Atlantic

Sand

Black volcanic sand and boulders

Swimming

Strong waves and currents, caution advised

Surf

Heavy beach break at times

Best time to visit

May-Oct

Setting

The jagged Anaga massif and offshore rock islets

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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