The El Confital and its bay are a Special Conservation Area of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital of the island of Gran Canaria. The Confital and Las Canteras beach are linked by a promenade with spectacular views. If you are going to spend several days in the city, A walk along these two beaches is one of the essentials what to see in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

First of all, we are going to tell you a little about this special place on the island. Then, We will tell you everything we know about El Confital beach. Go!
Where is El Confital?
El Confital is next to the neighborhoods of La Isleta and Las Coloradas. Specifically, just southwest of the La Isleta peninsula in the municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Due to its location, it is one of the areas of the capital where you can have one of the best views of the bay of the Las Canteras beach.

What does El Confital mean?
According to the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the toponym El Confital comes from the small pebbles, in the shape of confection, which are found on its coastline. These are calcareous concretions produced by algae and are mostly whitish in color. In other words, the name of the beach comes because instead of being made up of fine sand or callaos (pebbles), it is made up of these small stones. This makes the color of its waters remind you of beaches on the Balearic Islands..

El Confital Beach
As we told you, the beach is accessible on foot and also by car. Also, if you have the chance, you can reach it by bicycle. Of course, you should know that the road for cars is dirt. For pedestrians there is a nice walk that runs along the coast with views of the entire El Confital beach. Below you can see a little part of the walk that goes from La Puntilla (metal structure).

Previously in El Confital there was a series of shanties where several people resided illegally. However, in 2004 they were completely demolished and their residents were relocated to other homes in the city. Once the area was cleared, a wooden walkway was built along the beach. Therefore, Today it is more accessible on foot and its overall image has improved considerably.
✔ Beach Features
This is an area practically 100% frequented by locals. In general it is the meeting point for families and friends to organize barbecues and meals on the beach on weekends. During the week it is a much quieter place where you will practically be alone. Its waters are also chosen to practice surfing and bodyboarding. In fact, various championships have been held on this beach surf world championships.

on this beach There is no umbrella and hammock service, nor security.. You will find yourself in a totally natural environment with views of Las Canteras and the mountains of Gran Canaria. Finally, from here you can enjoy magical sunsets, especially in the summer months.
✔ Recommended naturist area
Similarly, This beach has a nudist or naturist area, being one of the few nudist beaches of Gran Canaria. Despite the waves that form on this beach (right of Confital), there is also a quiet bathing area of about two kilometers in length. As you can see, they are basically little puddles and mini beaches of coarse sand or smooth stone with moderate waves. Of course, you have to be careful when walking on the rocks, as some are slippery.
✔ Bathing is prohibited
Since April 2017 the Public Health Area of the Government of the Canary Islands banned the bathroom for detecting bacterial contamination in their waters. Until now, citizens continue to lead practically normal lives, but really bathing is prohibited due to pollution episodes. We hope to have good news soon. Meanwhile, We invite you to get to know it and walk or sunbathe in this protected area of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria..

✔ Is El Confital pet friendly?
The reality is that Pets are prohibited in El Confital, but there are many who dare to come with their dog and hide to enjoy the sun and the sea. Therefore, If you come with your pet, keep in mind that you may be fined and please be responsible and clean :)

Where to park in El Confital?
As we mentioned, to get to El Confital access for cars is by a dirt road. It's the same way to go and return where There is only one car in both directions.. Once at the beach, you can park along the wooden boardwalk. You will see other cars, don't worry. On the other hand, if you prefer not to put your car in the dirt, you can try Park in the La Isleta neighborhood arriving at Confital and walk down the promenade.

Trail running to the Las Coloradas viewpoint
On the other hand, in addition to the new wooden avenue to walk, the mountains of El Confital become a land running paradise. The space is quite large and you can go up to the viewpoint of The Coloradas. On the other hand, if you continue along the coast, past the main bathing area, you will reach the Military Zone of La Isleta. Here you will have to turn around, as access is prohibited. We leave you with one more link places to run in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

MTB around Las Palmas
Finally, if you want to tour El Confital on MTB We have a track for you that runs through this and other areas of the city.

We hope this information has been useful to you, If you want to discover more places in Gran Canaria without wasting your time, take a look at our digital guides to the island. Here we have itineraries per day where we recommend places to visit and places to eat.

Hello! I am Ruth, Canarian with a traveling soul. With training and experience in the tourism and digital marketing sector. In this blog I tell you all the tips you need to get to know the most authentic side of Gran Canaria on your own. I also share my travel guides to all the places in the world that I am visiting so that you can discover the destinations like a local and save time planning. In addition to traveling, I love gastronomy and sports. I run and hike in the mountains with my “dog-children” (Silver and Plata). In all these adventures my partner accompanies me, Jorge, which you will also see a lot on this blog.
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