Playa de Punta Blanca

Punta Blanca is a tiny, remote beach on the wild north coast of Fuerteventura in La Oliva, on the track between Majanicho and El Cotillo. It is only about 90 metres long and a dozen metres deep, a strip of golden sand mixed with gravel between low volcanic rock, backed by small dunes. The water is usually calm inside the rocks even though the coast is windy. The Spanish Naturist Federation lists it as a beach of nudist tradition, and the InSpain directory also marks it as nudist. There is nothing here: no buildings, no shade, no lifeguard and no showers, and occupancy is low. Its appeal is solitude and the bare lava landscape of the north coast; it is a place to stop for a swim on a drive along the track rather than to spend a day with facilities.