Playa del Risco Beach near Haria, Lanzarote
Lanzarote’s most remote beach, well known by name, is the 1300 metre long Playa del Risco Beach with its fine light coloured sand.
The beach is accessible, either by boat or by walking down a dramatic footpath, from a parking lot near the village of Ye, altitude 580 meters.
After a 45 minute descent, energetic adventurers are greatly rewarded by an indescribably romantic and solitary setting.
The island of La Graciosa protects this beach from some of the prevailing wind which acts as a cooling effect, as experienced by all the northwest coast of Lanzarote. While swimming at Playa del Risco beach is not recommended, it is a totally natural beach without any developments to detract from the unspoiled scenery, save a few power lines that serve La Graciosa.
To the North, you can still see the remains of the original sea salt distillation ponds.
At first glance the landscape of Lanzarote appears barren, hostile and desert-like. In order to discover exactly what this unique and fascinating island has to offer, you should visit the ” Centro de Visitantes ” right at the beginning of your holiday.
Lugar Tinguatón, 35560 Tinajo, Las Palmas
Haría was often exposed to invasions and pirate attacks throughout his history. In the most devastating of 1586, almost the entire palms were burnt down. The neoclassical buildings at the Plaza de la Constitución date the 19th century, when Haría was temporarily the seat of a constituent assembly. Especially in the 1950s, when during the Franco era many inhabitants moved their homeland in Haría towards South America, Haría suffered under a land run. To this day some of the houses are empty.
