Playa de las Monjas

Las Monjas is a tiny, secluded cove on the west coast of La Palma in the municipality of Los Llanos de Aridane, just south of the resort of Puerto Naos. It is only about 50 m long and a few metres deep, a strip of rounded stones and dark volcanic sand beneath low cliffs, in a protected landscape within the island's biosphere reserve. There are no services at all: no lifeguard, showers, toilets or kiosk. It is one of the few places on La Palma where nude bathing is customary and socially accepted, and the Spanish Naturist Federation lists it as a nudist-tradition beach; other guides also class it as nudist. The swell is usually moderate. The surrounding coast was affected by the 2021 Tajogaite eruption, which altered access around Puerto Naos for a time, so check current access before going.