Garachico · Beaches and rock pools
Playa de Las Aguas (Garachico)
An isolated beach of pebbles, shingle and sand, about 250 metres long, next to Garachico's new marina. It can only be reached on foot and has no facilities or parking. The sea is usually moderate, but some days the waves are strong.
- 7 min · 4.4 kmFrom Icod old town
- A short outingIt takes
- GarachicoMunicipality
- No record that it is neededBooking
28.3706° N · 16.7517° O
Checked 2026-10-24· official source
01Practical details
- Location
- Next to the new marina
- Length
- About 250 m
- Width
- About 50 m
- Surface
- Pebbles, shingle and sand
- Beach type
- Isolated
- Access
- On foot only
- Parking
- No
- Public transport
- Urban bus
- Disabled access
- No
- Facilities
- None
02Warnings from the official source
The swell is usually moderate but can sometimes be quite strong: take care.
03Around
What you have nearby
Ordered by real distance between coordinates, not by our preference.
Mirador de El Guincho
Looking down on Garachico from the west. Below are the rock that gives the town its name, the El Guincho cliff and the harbour; on the slope, old terraces nobody farms any more. The bus stops here and there is room to park, plus a panel explaining the view.
Garachico
A coastal town minutes west of Icod. It was the island's main port until the 1706 eruption destroyed part of the old town and sealed the harbour. Rebuilt, it is now one of the loveliest towns in the north: a listed historic quarter since 1994, a 16th-century castle and the El Caletón natural pools carved by those same lava flows.
PR-TF 43 Garachico – Chinyero
The long, hard version: 18.71 km from Garachico town up to Montaña Chinyero, with 1,810 m of accumulated climb from near sea level. It crosses three protected areas, historic lava flows and pine forest, with views of Teide and Pico Viejo.
Iglesia Matriz de Santa Ana
Garachico's mother church dates from 1520. The land came from Cristóbal de Ponte, who founded the town, and the dedication nods to his wife, Ana de Vergara. It had to be rebuilt after the 1706 eruption. Inside, look for two pieces: the Mexican-made Cristo de la Misericordia and the 17th-century font.
Plans
Plans that pass through here
Experiences and itineraries that share places with this page.
- PlanA morning with children in IcodEight hundred butterflies under glass, a dragon tree you can do in twenty minutes and a beach with showers and black sand. Three stops within six minutes.
- PlanFrom the volcano to the AtlanticUp to Teide in the morning, the whole island from La Rambleta at 3,555 metres, and down to swim at San Marcos in the afternoon. Only possible from the north.
- PlanGarachico at duskThe town once the coaches leave: a walk through the listed old quarter, the seafront with the pools below, and dinner at one of its twenty-nine restaurants.
- PlanBlack, blue and lavaThe black sand of San Marcos, the rock pools of El Caletón and the badlands of Chinyero: the coast and the volcano that made it, on a dry day without a swell.
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Finca Julia · Icod de los Vinos
And at the end of the day,
the terrace.
An old Canarian house on the hillside, with the Atlantic in front. Availability and price are on the official Airbnb listing.