Playa de las Conchas

La Graciosa · 🇪🇸 Spain

A dazzling turquoise-and-gold beach on car-free La Graciosa, wild and windswept below a red volcano.

Sea temperature

~22°C in the warm season

Water

Vivid turquoise but rough

Sand

Golden sand flecked with shells

Swimming

Strong currents, swimming discouraged

Best time to visit

May-Oct

Setting

Beneath red Montana Bermeja, facing wild islets

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY 4.0) · source