This lovely pure phenomenon is in stark distinction to the close by sandy dunes and is tucked away not removed from a bustling city seashore
Ciaran explored the ‘popcorn’ seashore (Picture: Ciaran Jones) This text accommodates affiliate hyperlinks, we’ll obtain a fee on any gross sales we generate from it. Be taught extra
In terms of seashores, the Canary Islands can just about supply all of it.
I’ve sampled the weird black-sand seashores of La Palma, fashioned by volcanic exercise, spent days stress-free on the tourist-filled seashores of Gran Canaria, and stopped by the sprawling Caleta de Fuste in Fuerteventura (donkey rides and all).
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It’s attainable, too, to rent a automobile or catch a bus and search for someplace slightly bit extra off the crushed observe. However generally you get fortunate and discover a shock out of nowhere.
A lot of Corralejo, on the northeastern tip of Fuerteventura near the place I used to be staying, ticks the bins of a Canarian resort city.
You’ll discover lounger-laden seashores missed by bustling bars, many with reside music all through the day soundtracking your time on the sand, and the usual cornucopia of worldwide delicacies on supply amid an array of outlets providing every little thing out of your anticipated vacation knick-knacks (sure, I do now personal one other fridge magnet) to higher-end shops providing garments, perfumes, and homeware.
It’s precisely what you’d count on – and certainly need – for a relaxed, easy-going vacation with near-guaranteed year-round solar and a flight time of beneath 4 hours.
However even amid the standard vacationer trappings, there are hidden gems to identify – and the one I seen was there in plain sight and inside straightforward strolling distance of the principle city, but felt barely otherworldly.
Wanting south down the coast from Playa de los Verilitos, itself a brief stroll south of the principle city seashore in Corralejo, your view is reduce off by a small jutting piece of land on the fringe of the bay.
After a sedentary afternoon within the solar (enjoying piggy within the center counts as my each day train, proper?) I made a decision to take a brief stroll to see what lay across the bend and down the coast.
There’s a handy boardwalk on the high of the seashore, which was being executed up after we visited, and following its path, you possibly can spot a small stretch of shoreline that appears nearly ice-white.
Playa Vista Lobos is an uncommon seashore (Picture: Ciaran Jones)
It seems to be additional away than it’s – from Playa de los Verilitos, for those who head straight down the boardwalk, it’s round 800m, so most likely 10-Quarter-hour or so, relying on how briskly you stroll.
Both means, you’ll get your reward with Playa Vista Lobos, which is dwelling to an extremely uncommon pure phenomenon.
Recognized colloquially as Popcorn Seaside, the shoreline is made up of what seems to be the favorite cinema snack.
Actually, this extremely uncommon seashore is comprised of rhodoliths – tiny bits of rock lined by marine algae which, having damaged up and turned white from their typical multicolored hues, completely resemble puffy items of popcorn.
After being pushed ashore, it makes for a weird and delightful sight, and it’s surprisingly hypnotic to take a seat on the seashore (which is surprisingly comfy; strolling barefoot is much less advisable) and let it run by means of your fingers. It is available in a ravishing array of colours starting from the pure purplish-red to deep greens and lemony yellows.
As with enjoying with the ‘popcorn’ on the seashore itself, it’s pleasingly mesmerizing to take a seat and watch the lapping waves dance throughout the colourful colors.
A number of the sand is completely different colors (Picture: Ciaran Jones)
Simply do not take any dwelling with you. Eradicating the rhodoliths damages the ecosystem and also can go away you liable to be fined, with penalties stated to run as much as hundreds of euros.
And regardless of the plain temptation, it might be a downright daft factor to do. Doing so dangers depriving others of the prospect to see this lovely, extremely uncommon phenomenon up shut.
It solely happens in a handful of locations within the space. There’s a greater seashore often known as Popcorn Seaside, correctly generally known as Playa del Bajo de la Burra, however that’s a considerably longer stroll (greater than an hour) out in direction of Majanicho, so it actually is determined by how a lot time you’ve gotten and whether or not having amenities close by, as Playa Vista Lobos does, is vital to you.
Whichever you select to go to, although, bear in mind the identical precept as once you’re on the flicks – don’t hog the popcorn and go away a lot for everybody else.
E book it
Ciaran stayed on the Corralejo, Fuerteventura. A seven-night break there, staying on the 4T Barceló Corralejo Sands on a half-board foundation, prices from £847 per particular person.
The worth relies on two adults and two kids sharing a Suite with Balcony or Terrace departing with TUI Airways flights from Cardiff on June 6, 2026, with 20kg maintain baggage per particular person and transfers included. To search out out extra about this vacation or to e book go to tui.co.uk, go to your native TUI vacation retailer, or obtain the app.
For those who fancy leaving later within the 12 months the identical journey might be booked for departure on September 19, 2026, from £871 on a half-board foundation or £1,086 for all-inclusive.
TUI Musement presents a two-hour dolphin-spotting cruise from Corralejo alongside Fuerteventura’s north coast from £132 for a household of 4. This worth relies on two adults (from £40pp) and two kids (from £26pp)
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