Playa de Montana Roja

Playa de Montana Roja beach  ratings:-

6/10 – Overall rating

5/10 – natural beauty
5/10 – swimming safety
6/10 – access and parking
7/10 – water quality and clarity
7/10 – local amentities
4/10 – entry and exit from water
4/10 – crowd factor
5/10 – Marine life and snorkelling

Drive times

40 minute drive time from Costa Teguise
25 minutes drive time from Puerto del Carmen
5 minutes drive time from Playa Blanca

Overview of Playa de Montana Roja

Playa de Montana Roja is a very small and little used beach to the West of Playa Blanca with lots of shelter and sun beds with parasols.

Getting to Playa de Montana Roja

Walking: Walk west along the coastal promenade (paseo maritimo) from the H10 Rubicon Palace Hotel for around 40 meters.

Cycling: Arrive by cycle along the coastal promenade head east from the lighthouse or west from the Port. You could also cycle by road to Calle Ireland then take the small path that leads to the coastal path. Turn East and the beach is 50 meters along.

Car: Drive to Playa de Montana Roja. Drive and park on Calle Irlanda then a short walk to the beach.

About Playa de Montana Roja

Playa de Montana is a quiet beach towards in the East of Playa Blanca. At the North edge of the beach is a large sandy area broken up the sheltering wall and sun beds with parasols. There are usually not many other beach goers so is a nice peaceful place to spend the day. The parasols give good shelter from the sun when necessary.
Water access is not available on the full length of the beach due to rocks. There are several locations along the beach where the sand leads into the sea, take care of small rocks below the surface.

Swimming and snorkelling at Playa de Montana Roja can be good but take care of waves and currents especially in Winter.

Facilities at Playa de Montana Roja

Just next to the beach is a Chiringuito or Beach bar that sell snacks, meals and drinks.

Summary

Playa de Montana is a quiet beach with good facilities with a rugged feel.