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.

North-coast black-sand beach below Mesa del Mar, reached by tunnel and backed by parking, toilets, and calm-family beach context from official sources.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Pebble-and-dark-sand urban beach in Garachico-side La Caleta de Interian, with promenade access, limited parking, interurban bus access, and local food nearby.

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.