the Charcones

The scourge of the Atlantic on a whimsical volcanic terrain has resulted in this succession of exotic pools of all shapes and exuberant colors. The best pools coincide with the site of a dilapidated hotel that takes about three decades.

Avoid bathing throughout the coast in nearby charcones time. Sheltered from the wind and away from breaking waves are erected in a safe place for the dip. The feeling when diving in these ponds is sublime.

The wonderful natural pools of Los Charcones extend the southwest fringe of Lanzarote , just two kilometers north of Faro Pechiguera in the tourist resort of Playa Blanca . The constancy of the violence of the Atlantic Ocean is linked to the volcanic terrain of the same coastal area has resulted in this sort of natural water courses. The identification and accessibility are difficult bathers space. It is a rustic setting, a dry wasteland, seemingly lifeless and interest. However, when approaching the coast from a small cliff (about ten meters high) that populates the southwest bay of the island, you will encounter a valley of lava dotted with spectacular ponds.

The natural pools of Los Charcones, northwest of Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

The pools are of all shapes … and colors. Identify some very appetizing, but with little background. Other sealed with a very beautiful pot, an attractive melange of blues and turquoises. There are other perfect, very broad and deep charcones, located near an abandoned, dilapidated hotel and apparently infectious. The only good thing about the shameful mole comes from its guidance profile. At the foot of the building are these magic pools.

The hard part is to get

Reaching this cove has its drawbacks. It can be done on foot from the Lighthouse Pechiguera (an approximate time kicking) or drive along the Red Mountain tourist resort of Playa Blanca. From the paved road, once you are at the height of the building in ruins, it will take a zigzagging path, uncomfortable ground for its bumpy route. Justito park next to the abandoned hotel. Walk toward the coast and in a few steps, just twenty meters, will be located in front of the exquisite succession of natural pools. The picture is a landscape postcard size. You will need to carefully descend the small cliff. It is advisable to wear appropriate footwear.

The Charcones, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Accommodated in the charcones also has its particularity. It is worth taking the time to locate between the volcanic mantle the smoothest rocky area. The pools located at fifty to sixty meters south of the hotel make larger pools and greenery. This location also coincides with being a safe space wind and waves dangerous surf along the coast. About the fierceness of the Atlantic in southwest Lanzarote: not tempt fate, avoid at all times approaching the empty sea. The tide is treacherous and may engulf. However, there is a wide margin between the pools and the sea. In this sense, there are other beaches and coves bathing in Playa Blanca to spend the day with children.

The placid bathroom in Los Charcones, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

The difficulty of access brings to Los Charcones conform inhospitable. It becomes a handicap virtue rarely coincide with more than twenty bathers. Like other abrupt southwest corner of Lanzarote, the beach Janubio for example, their domains exudes a mystic air that invites to nudism. That huge feeling of diving into the pool and surrounded by volcanic emerge brutality of space means a differentiator dip. It is far from saturated beaches of the tourist town of Playa Blanca. Only the sea roar breaks the silence imposing installed in the area. A few gulls fly over the horizon and zurcan the Atlantic in search of a catch. A naturist framework that provides a different experience of sun and beach in Lanzarote.

How to get to Los Charcones?

– Walking. From the Lighthouse Pechiguera north. Leaving behind luxurious villas we go into a rustic ground. Go pegadito the coast and check the spectacular effect of the waves crashing on the lava flows. Achieving the best pools around the abandoned hotel, will take an hour. See path .

– By car. For the cross – bordering Playa Blanca Avenue Red Mountain on its western face. When you find on your left axis parallel to the hotel, slow gait and will glimpse a winding narrow road land. It is very bumpy, but the discomfort only lasts five minutes. See route .

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