Best Black Sand Beaches in Tenerife
If beach getaways are among your favorite travel destinations, you’ve likely lounged by the sea on beaches with white sand, golden sand, and even a pink sand beach. What about a black sand beach?
You’ll find beaches with black sand in several locations around the world including Hawaii, Greece, and Indonesia, and there’s even one in California. But for the best chance to find a black sand beach, you’ll love, visit Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands.
Located off West Africa, Tenerife has 40 miles of sandy beaches scattered along its 250-mile coastline. Tenerife’s golden sand beaches feature imported sand from the Sahara, but the island’s natural beaches have black sand that is the result of the erosion of lava fragments and materials from volcanos, including Mt. Teide, Spain’s tallest peak.
Update your Instagram pages and tick off an exotic black sand beach on your travel list with a visit to one of the best black sand beaches in Tenerife.