Today's best beaches: Tenerife North

Black-sand Puerto de la Cruz beach complex with gardens, promenade access, family services, and three connected bathing sectors.

Sheltered black-sand urban bay in Icod de los Vinos, with accessible access, showers, toilets, food terraces, small parking, and a calmer family-oriented setting for the north coast.

Two saltwater pools below Tacoronte cliffs with parking, solarium space, showers, and a careful final road descent.

Family-friendly Bajamar natural-pool complex with two large seawater pools, a small children’s pool, a protected sandy pocket, and urban services close by.

Small traditional Puerto de la Cruz bathing area with black sand, pebbles, volcanic rocks, and natural pools beside Paseo de San Telmo.

Semi-urban black-sand and callaos beach below the Martiánez cliff, with promenade access, nearby food, and a surf-oriented north-coast feel.

Sheltered Radazul bathing area with two small black-sand coves, breakwater access, clear-water snorkel appeal, parking, bus access, and marina-side services.

Natural black-sand beach below El Rincon cliffs, with strong-wave caution, stepped access, small parking, toilets, bus service, and a bar-restaurant listed by official sources.

Accessible seawater natural pool on the Punta del Hidalgo lava-rock seafront, with Atlantic views, services nearby, and swimming that still depends on sea conditions.

Quiet Tejina-coast natural pool with rocky bathing edges, adapted access, a freshwater shower, and a conservative Atlantic-coast safety baseline.

A four-pool lava charco below Santa Catalina in La Guancha, best approached by the signed road, parking area, and stair access when the sea is settled.

Urban black-sand beach in Radazul with a promenade, parking, bus access, toilets, showers and a seasonal municipal rescue-service baseline.

Small sheltered gravel-and-dark-sand beach by Garachico old harbour, with easy access, parking, bus access, showers, adapted facilities, and the historic town a short walk away.

A volcanic natural pool below San Juan de la Rambla, best for a scenic dip when the sea is settled and the stair access feels comfortable.