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Playa del Águila: sun and Canarian food by the sea

02/02/2023 - Ruth González

La Playa del Águila is located in the south of Gran Canaria, within the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. It is a beach mainly shut up or boulders, although When the tide goes out, the golden sand appears. In the next lines we are going to tell you more details about this beach.

Playa del Aguila, Gran Canaria
Playa del Águila, Gran Canaria

Playa del Águila

As you can see in the images we show you, the beach is quite large. They are approximately 450 meters long and, when the tide goes out, you can go from one side of the beach to the other. The first photo we show where you can see the white lighthouse is on the other side of the large building that we see below.

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Playa del Águila

This piece of building that at the time they built practically in the sea, is the Águila Playa. It is mainly a private housing complex. It is a shame that they have allowed this construction to be built inside the sand, since it clearly impacts the landscape of the area. Right in this building is the El Rincón Canario restaurant. A spectacular place to eat canarian food with sea views.

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Potatoes with mojo in Rincón Canario

Finally, you should know that the beach does not have hammock service, toilets, showers or footbaths. The good thing is that it has a fairly large parking area and that you have the restaurant on the beach itself. So if you want to have a drink and/or use the bathroom, you have it just a few steps away.

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Rincon Canario Restaurant, Playa del Águila

About Playa del Águila you also can visit Happy Bay, since it is located within a very short walking distance. In addition, very close are the beaches of Pirata and San Agustín and you can also reach both by walking.

Apartments in Playa del Águila

In this area of ​​the island there are several apartments where you can enjoy some quiet holiday with sea views. In fact, it is one of the best areas where to stay in Gran Canaria, in our humble opinion. For example, the Sun club which are located next to the lighthouse that we show below. Very close there are also the Acapulco Ocean View, almost reaching the Pirate beach.

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Lighthouse next to Sun Club apartments in Playa del Águila

We hope you liked it get to know this corner of the south of Gran Canaria. We are waiting for you on our Instagram account @welovegrancanaria with more daily content about plans what to do in Gran Canaria.

Gran Canaria Guides

If you would like to discover more corners of Gran Canaria with our tips and recommendations for places to eat, we suggest that you take a look at our guides section of the island. We have at your disposal digital guides to restaurants, beaches, daily itineraries, personalized guides, etc.

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About Ruth González

Hello! I am RuthTourism expert, Canary Islander and traveler. Although I write, Local Guide Gran Canaria has two engines: Jorge (my partner) and I.

Here we merge my academic training (Graduate and Master in Tourism) with his mountain experience (MTB) to show you the real Gran Canaria: trails, landscapes and local off-the-beaten-path gastronomy.

Besides being your hosts on the island, we share guides to our trips so you can plan your getaways with the confidence of Follow routes that are 100% validated by us.

If we're not traveling or "tasting" restaurants, look for us in the mountains with our fur babies, Silver and Plata.

Shall we discover (and devour) the world together?

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