Playa de Maspalomas

Maspalomas, Gran Canaria · 🇪🇸 Spain

A Sahara in miniature where hundreds of hectares of golden dunes tumble straight into the Atlantic.

Sea temperature

~23°C in the warm season

Water

Warm, clear Atlantic blue

Sand

Vast rolling golden dunes meeting the sea

Swimming

Generally calm and gently shelving

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

A protected 400-hectare reserve of desert dunes

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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Photo: Wouter Hagens (Public domain) · source