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Arinaga beach and village, things to see and do

02/04/2022 Por Local Guide Gran Canaria Leave a Comment

The beach of Arinaga is located in the coastal town of the same name, in the municipality of Agüimes. Arinaga is it is one of the windiest areas of Gran Canaria. You will see that the entrance to the town is rather industrial (quite ugly) and is full of mills that generate energy. However, once you discover its coast, you will fall in love. It is a very local area and hardly traveled by tourists. Then we tell you everything you can not miss from Arinaga.

Playa de Arinaga
Playa de Arinaga, Gran Canaria

✔ Arinaga beach and its town

Along its coast there is a walk of approximately 2 kilometers that runs from one end of the town to the other. On this walk you will find some restaurants and bars. As for the beach itself, you should know that a large part is of stones. However, when the tide is low there is more sand. The beach has showers and surveillance. In the same way, locals often bathe on the dock and jump into the sea from there. Once past the pier, in the direction of Risco Verde, we arrive at other sea water swimming-pool areas named Zoco Negro. Look how cool!

Zoco negro Arinaga
Zoco negro Arinaga

Unlike the main avenue of Arinaga where it is usually quite windy, once you past the port direction north it only runs a light breeze. If we continue advancing along the promenade, we will see that there are several wooden sun beds on the stones of the beach. A perfect solarium.

Avenida de Arinaga
Arinaga avenue

✔ Risco Verde bay

At the end of the walk we will reach the swimming area of Risco Verde. There are also wooden sun beds along the beach for sunbathing and there are areas equipped with ramps for swimming. You should know that this entire coastal area is known for the richness of its seabed, excellent for scuba diving in Gran Canaria. In the walk there are informative posters that will help you discover the species that live in this area.

Risco Verde, Arinaga
Risco Verde, Arinaga

Next to the mountain at the end of the avenue, there is a restaurant with sea views. The restaurant Hornos de la Cal (lime kilns). They specialize in fish and seafood. It has an ideal terrace to have a drink. We recommend booking in advance if you want to eat here. The restaurant is so called because right next to it are the old kilns that produced the lime that was supplied to the whole island.

Fried fish in Hornos de La Cal Restaurant
Fried fish in Hornos de La Cal Restaurant

✔ Arinaga lighthouse

Another site that you should visit from Arinaga is its lighthouse. To get here, you better take the car because it is on top of a mountain. Here you will have a panoramic view of the Cabrón Beach, the Roque or rock of Arinaga and the town. The building next to the lighthouse is currently a restaurant. If we continue along the coast to the north along a dirt road, we will reach El Cabrón beach.

Arinaga lighthouse
Arinaga lighthouse

✔ El Cabrón beach

As we said, the access to this small and beautiful cove is by a dirt road. It has a lot of bumps, so if you go with your rental car we do not recommend it. Better leave it next to the school that you will see at the beginning of the road and walk about 10 minutes. Unless you have a 4×4. From the beach you can see the lighthouse and enjoy the tranquility, since it is not a tourist beach, despite its beauty. We have a complete post about the Cabrón Beach that we encourage you to visit.

Playa de El Cabrón, Arinaga
Views to the lighthouse from El Cabrón

✔ Restaurants in Arinaga

There is a wide gastronomic offer in this coastal town. In addition to Hornos de La Cal restaurant that we mentioned before, La Vaquería Las Salinas is a very good option. Despite not having sea views, its place and kitchen are worth it. We are sure that you have not been in a place like this before. Undoubtedly you can not stop trying the pork leg sandwiches with Canarian cheese and, if you have the chance, its artisan ice cream, the black canary pig … We invite you to visit the full post of La Vaquería with more details.

La Vaquería en Arinaga
La Vaquería in Arinaga

We also loves to tried the restaurant Kabane avenue where we recommend you to order the fresh tuna salad, the samosas and the raviolis.

✔ Hotels in Arinaga beach

Although it is not a tourist area and there are hardly any hotels, there are holiday homes in Arinaga, as well as apartments. We leave the link for you to do your queries.

Look for an apartment in Arinaga

✔ La vará del pescao fest

If, in addition to getting to know Arinaga, you want to have a blast at one of the funniest popular festivals in Gran Canaria, we invite you to join the Vará del Pescao. It is a maritime pilgrimage that goes from Risco Verde to the end of Paseo de Arinaga and takes place every year on the last Friday of August.

✔ Video of Arinaga beach and surroundings

In addition, we have prepared a video about the route for each of the sites we have mentioned in this post. We wish you like it. Thank you for sharing and subscribing to our YouTube channel! You can activate the subtitles for English 😉

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