Playa de Sotavento de Jandía
Playa de Sotavento de Jandía
Playa de Sotavento de Jandía
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Richard B
Edinburgh, UK5,239 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Stunning wilderness with mile after mile of unspoiled coast. A large contingent of kite and windsurfers. Therefore it is windy. A sandbar sirts off the beach between a lagune and the Atlantic. A great walk that can be achieved by anyone willing to walk out. Water in the lagune is below knee level and the sand bar is easy to reach. A visit here is a must whichever part of the island you are staying.
Written 30 August 2023
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Luisa V.
Fuerteventura, Spain26 contributions
Jan 2023 • Solo
Best beach on the island. So large, clean, far from the city, heaven on earth. You can see at the very far left some resorts and oasis that make you feel like you’re in Az or Nevada lol, impressive and good for photoshoots
Written 28 January 2023
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Naturisten01
Gothenburg, Sweden11 contributions
Nov 2015 • Solo
It's great to spend a sunny day walking nude for hours along the beach. It can however be rather windy.
Written 4 January 2016
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annabananaok
Scotland37 contributions
Feb 2015
Even if you are not staying in the surrounding area if you have transport both Risco del Paso and Playa Barca are worth visiting....We always try and go when the tide is turning as the sight of the sandbars is just wonderful to see and it is lovely to walk through the water knee deep to get to the next sandbar as it is very safe....It is really good to watch the windsurfers on pools of water that are left behind by the tide.....we go and take a picnic lunch and just enjoy our time there......
Written 18 February 2015
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YadaYadaYada
United Kingdom952 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
If you visit Jandia I would totally recommend that you go to the beautiful beaches of Playa de la Barca and Risco El Paso. To be honest they are basically one beach but given the distances involved you can be forgiven for thinking of them as two. Playa Barca is the beach where the Melia Gorriones is situated and is the Kite Surfing beach. Risco El Paso is a mile further south and is the Windsurfer beach. In between is a huge expanse of beach backed with sand dunes known as the "lagoon" as the water comes over the surf line and backfill the whole area with water. If you time your visit about an hour before high tide you can watch the lagoon fill and walk/wade in water that is ankle to waist deep, lovely and warm and teeming with fish. A sandbank is created between the lagoon and the surf line which is a beautiful place to walk. Beware if you time it wrong you might have to swim back !!.
There is car parking and cafe facilities at both beaches.
100% recommended !.
There is car parking and cafe facilities at both beaches.
100% recommended !.
Written 24 August 2014
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111Helen
Glasgow, UK50 contributions
Jan 2014 • Couples
Loved the golden colour of this beach. It was clean and did not have lava through it which made it easy to walk along. A car is necessary to access this area.
Written 30 January 2014
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Mad0range
Vaxjo, Sweden53 contributions
Oct 2013 • Solo
Absolutely amazing huge beach, but goes under water in the second part of the day because water coming and flooding it. Will recommend for a whole day stay.
Written 25 October 2013
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Stefano C
Peacehaven, UK177 contributions
Oct 2013 • Friends
No comprise. You must see it through the whole day. According to the tide the beach become an impressionable laguna with the water deep just 30 to 50 cm.
The beach, by its own, it's not particular, but the entire beach with the lagoon is spectacular.
If you're not residing nearby consult before the tide calendar to get the best moments from the increasing tide to the maximum level.
The beach, by its own, it's not particular, but the entire beach with the lagoon is spectacular.
If you're not residing nearby consult before the tide calendar to get the best moments from the increasing tide to the maximum level.
Written 23 October 2013
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Les T
York, UK36 contributions
Feb 2012 • Couples
We have been to this stretch of sandy beach many times and never get tired of going. It is often windy, hence the wind surf school and club there but if you get into a stone circle or into the dunes a little then it is very sheltered. You can walk for miles in the nude. The sea is great for swimming in as the beach is not too steep and stays quite shallow for a long way out at higher tides.Be careful if you are in the dunes as sometimes at high tide you can get a sudden high wave that swamps all the dunes and catches a lot of dozing sunbathers out! Quite funny to see though!
Written 26 February 2012
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Ama_lia
Madrid, Spain149 contributions
Aug 2020
It is a very nice beach where you can see a lot of people practicing water sports and they offer a very nice colorful view on the water surface. For those who like these kind of sports it is a very good place to go to, they have a special area assign only for them. The beach is very large and even if there are a lot of people it doesn’t seem crowded and its appearance changes depending if the tide is high or low.
Written 29 August 2020
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Noi stiamo soggiornando poco distante,è
possibile raggiungerla in taxi arrivando direttamante in spiaggia?
Written 31 March 2017
In ritardo... cmq concordo anche io che la soluzione migliore sia il noleggio.
Written 24 April 2017
are thete sunloungers & parasols & is there a restaurant & toulet facilities
Written 21 September 2016
The kite surfing centre had a cafe, sun loungers and toilets.
Written 22 September 2016
Dove consigli di alloggiare per essere comodi alla Playa de Sotavento?
Written 27 January 2016
per vivere le giornate veleggiando, il posto più comodo è risco del paso, ma non conosco se ci sono alloggiamenti;
le 2 cittadine più vicine sono costa calma e morro del jable, e qui va a gusti, io preferisco morro del jable, per esempio in una struttura come sol jandia mar, non cara ma ottima.
Written 29 January 2016
Morro Jable tambien esta cerca y es un pueblo mas tranquilo y bonito que Costa Calma.
Written 11 December 2015
en septiembre vamos a ir a la playa de sotavento y nos alojaremos en el melia gorriones..nos han dicho q hace mucho viento que hace casi imposible estar en la playa y queria saber qe viento suele haacer en septiembre
Written 9 July 2015
buenos días; nosotros estuvimos alojados en el "Magic Life..." y bajamos casi todos los días a la playa (sobre todo a pasear). En algunos momentos del días, si es cierto que se levantaba algo de viento, pero nunca nos molestó excesivamente. Realmente caminamos a lo largo de varias playas (pues todas se van juntando), y en muchas de ellas, existen numerosas cavidades o protecciones hechas con piedras de la zona, donde la gente se tumba a tomar en la arena, resguardados de las rachas de viento.
A nosotros nos gustó mucho la zona.
Written 12 July 2015
en septiembre vamos a ir a la playa de sotavento y nos alojaremos en el melia gorriones..nos han dicho q hace mucho viento que hace casi imposible estar en la playa y queria saber qe viento suele haacer en septiembre
Written 9 July 2015
hola me gustaria saber como es caleta del fuste boi 11dia y que ver cerca
Written 10 June 2015
Hay un hotel que se llama la Casita di Fuerte q esta genial y el sitio es muy tranquilo, el desayuno genial y el personal que lo regenta estupendo.
Written 15 September 2016
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