Tenerife - Beach Life
Tenerife offers some great opportunities for swimming, but the water can be a bit rough. A red flag means that swimming is not permitted. A yellow flag means you can go in the water at your own risk and a green flag means go ahead!
Lago Martianez
The seawater pools in Puerto de la Cruz, which are also one of the area’s best visitor attractions, allow the visitor to take a swim whatever the colour of the flag. Here you can also find an ordinary lava beach with a garden.
Playa de El Bollullo
This beach is a little over a kilometre northeast from Puerto de la Cruz. It is a pearl of black lava sand close to a banana plantation.
Playa de El Socorro
This beach, with its black lava sand, is situated below Los Realejos. Its waves are perfect for surfers!
Playa de las Vistas
This is a long man-made beach between Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas, with ramps for wheelchair users.
Playa Grande
Playa Grande at Punta de Abona is protected by the headland which means realtively calm water and wind. Close by is a fishing hamlet, the Abona lighthouse and an unusual fish sculpture.
