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The World’s 100 Best Beaches

Playa de Sotavento

Fuerteventura, Spain

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BEACHES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 63 2026
Playa de Sotavento

A wide beach of fine light sand runs for close to 9 kilometres, with shallow turquoise water and a sandbar that floods at high tide to form a long lagoon. Visitors drive in on a short dirt road to free parking near the sand.

Highlights

  • Fine light golden sand
  • Tidal lagoon behind sandbar
  • Mirador view from the bluffs

Good to know

  • Strong constant wind blows sand around
  • No food, drinks or sunbeds on site
  • Rising tide floods sand and cuts paths

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