La Palma has some of the finest beaches in the Canary Islands, and this guide covers 8 of them — from popular resort sands with sunbeds, lifeguards and everything on tap to remote, wind-blown coves that reward the effort of getting there. Tap any beach below for the full guide: what to expect, how to get there, parking and swimming, and the best time to go. For the wider picture, see our guide to La Palma and the Canary Islands beaches overview.
Beaches
Beaches in La Palma
The best beaches in La Palma
Playa de Tazacorte
La Palma's sunniest beach — a broad sweep of black sand in a sheltered west-coast bay, backed by banana country.
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Charco Azul
Natural volcanic sea pools on La Palma's green north-east coast — safe, clear swimming away from the Atlantic swell.
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Puerto Naos
La Palma's biggest black-sand beach and sunniest resort — palm-lined and Blue Flag on the west coast.
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Playa de los Cancajos
Sheltered black-sand coves near the capital and airport — calm, clear and the east coast's easiest swim.
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Playa de Nogales
La Palma's most dramatic wild beach — vast black sand below towering cliffs, reached on foot (and no place for a casual swim).
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Playa de Echentive
A brand-new black beach born from the 1971 eruption at La Palma's southern tip — wild, remote and dotted with natural pools.
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Playa de Charco Verde
A sheltered, sunny black-sand cove framed by banana palms near Puerto Naos — one of La Palma's calmest swims.
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Playa de la Zamora
A wild black beach below the cliffs of the sunny south, near the Fuencaliente volcanoes — dramatic and blissfully quiet.
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