Black sand beaches in Spain

Dark volcanic sand, mostly in the Canary Islands: it gets very hot in the sun, so bring footwear.

Beach map

Featured beaches

Algorri

Zestoa

Black sand beachPebble beachNudist beach

El Toyo

Almería

Black sand beachUrban beachFamily beach

La Veintiuna

Almuñécar

Black sand beachPebble beachUrban beach

Melenara

Telde

Black sand beachFamily beachBlue Flag beach

Miramar

Ceuta

Black sand beachUrban beachFamily beach

Colón

San Javier

Black sand beachUrban beachFamily beach

Beaches by region

Andalusia 43

Balearic Islands 20

Basque Country 16

Canary Islands 107

Catalonia 8

Ceuta 6

Galicia 58

Region of Murcia 45

Valencian Community 20

Data: Wikidata (MITECO beach guide), OpenStreetMap, ADEAC (Blue Flag 2026-2027). Beach types are assigned from these data and may be incomplete: let us know if you spot a mistake.