Playa de Las Canteras

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria · 🇪🇸 Spain

One of Europe's finest city beaches — a golden arc protected by a natural reef along the promenade of Las Palmas.

Sea temperature

~22°C in the warm season

Water

Calm, clear blue behind a natural reef

Sand

Golden sand

Swimming

Calm and shallow, sheltered by a natural offshore rock bar

Surf

Gentle waves at the reef's end

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

Las Palmas's three-kilometre urban beach behind the La Barra reef

Beach type

City & resort

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden (CC BY 2.0) · source