El Caletón
Lava from the 1706 eruption that buried much of Garachico ran into the sea here and set into a string of rock pools beside the promenade. Waves break over the outer rocks when the swell is up, and the town council closes the pools when it needs to.
WhatRock pool, GarachicoCanary Islands
WhenAll year22° in Nov
Getting there Car Bus
CostPublic shoreFree
- 20°J
- 19°F
- 19°M
- 19°A
- 20°M
- 22°J
- 22°J
- 23°A
- 24°S
- 24°O
- 22°N
- 21°D
Expect the sea at about 24 °C in September, and even in February it stays near 19 °C, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The season here never closes.
Getting in
- Access
- A set of rock pools (Las Viejas, Los Niños, Los Chorros and others) formed where lava from the 1706 eruption reached the sea, beside the seafront promenade on Avenida Tomé Cano. Waves can get rough here, and the town council closes the pools when needed (most recently for a water-quality result in August 2025).
- Public transport
- TITSA line 363 (Puerto de la Cruz to Buenavista del Norte) stops in Garachico
- Also here
- Coastal walk
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- turismo.garachico.es
- Facilities
- Restaurant