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Playa de la Barca, also known as Sotavento Beach, is a stunning paradise located in Fuerteventura, Spain. This expansive beach stretches for nine kilometers, featuring fine golden sand and crystal-clear turquoise waters. Visitors have described it as 'one of the most beautiful beaches' they have ever encountered, offering a unique landscape with its natural lagoons that form during low tide.

Highlights:

  • Beautiful soft sand and clear blue waters, ideal for families.
  • A paradise for surfers and kite surfers due to the wind conditions.
  • Picturesque natural lagoons that create a stunning setting.
  • Free parking available, though access roads may have potholes.

Challenges:

  • Often gets quite windy, which can be unpleasant for sunbathers.
  • Lack of amenities such as restaurants or bathrooms.
  • Some visitors reported issues with cleanliness along the lagoon's edge.

Overall, Playa de la Barca is a must-visit destination for those looking to enjoy breathtaking natural beauty and engage in water sports.

Location

Pájara - Provincia de Las Palmas - Spain

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Below you will find 17 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de la Barca.

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Daniel Walczak 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful lagoon, a bit windy. Paradise for kitesurfing and lazy sunbathing on the beach

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Almudena Ortiz Mora 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: This place is magic... while the entrance through the Risco guarantees parking and the walk is spectacular

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Stephan Herzog 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Visually stunning. Windy. The tide came in and we had to move several times. The water in the sea is very cold but fresh and has magical colors. In the lagoon, the water is warmer. Free parking but endless potholes.

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Mandy Miersch 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A dreamlike spot on Earth!!! I walked to this atoll from Costa Calma towards Morro Jable and back again. It was simply great! Really Caribbean! From the hiking trail on a hill, there is a fantastic view of the atoll. In general, you can hike above the atoll and enjoy the view. By the way, it works wonderfully in sandals (at least it did for me and my companion in early February). You can reach the atoll by car via the highway from several bays. At high tide, the atoll is well filled with water. At low tide, it is partially completely dry. It's really exciting to walk there. You can also cross the atoll at high tide in some places. The water then reaches about the hips or the navel.

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Frank Langen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great beach, lacking wind there weren't many surfers 'around'... Very wide beach, when the tide comes, you should pay attention to which 'path' you take... The water currents look very cool though!

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ELGI 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Open spaces and nature. De-stressing and a feeling of freedom. Immense beach with tongues of light golden sand and clean water.

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giovanni giuliari 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing infinite White Sand beach

Lucia Tulimiero 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Majestic and unforgettable. Depending on the tide, pools of seawater alternate with dry sandy areas where one can stroll. A view to see at sunset when flocks of plovers venture into the pools to catch their prey.

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Marta Skorubska 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely stunning beach, visit it twice. Beautiful soft sand, clear blue water, quite shallow, so great for kids. Sitting on the beach not very pleasant when heavy winds.

Deqio S 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: If you are in Fuerteventura, you must have visited this beautiful beach. There is a lagoon or a sandbank in front that fills with seawater, and from above it looks dreamy like in the Caribbean. You can rent equipment as a beginner or a pro at the ION Kitesurfing and Windsurfing School, or like me, get your kiteboarding certification. Have fun getting to know this beautiful island ;-)

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C B 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: If you are looking for quiet, uncrowded natural beaches, you will find it here. A bit of SPO from the south. Beautiful lagoon, watching kiters, walking, beach bar at MeliaHotels, long walks, each in their own way, very relaxed!

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dagatto acane 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A really beautiful beach, topped by giant sand dunes, which forms a strip, a very long arm of sand in the sea enclosing a small warmer lagoon, where one can swim more safely or where young surfers can quietly experiment with their surfing without the risks of the open sea.

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ELGI 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Open spaces and nature. De-stressing and a feeling of freedom. Immense beach with tongues of light golden sand and clean water.

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Aleksandra Wysoczanska 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach

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Kalle Blom 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great for kids, adults, and people who might want to wear less. Because of the lagoon, there are areas where the water is only 50 cm deep. Otherwise, you can spend the day there relaxing beautifully. Because everyone just runs around as they find it good for themselves.

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Lucia Tulimiero 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Majestic and unforgettable. Depending on the tide, pools of seawater alternate with dry sandy areas where one can stroll. A view to see at sunset when flocks of plovers venture into the pools to catch their prey.

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Bram Slijpen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever visited. Especially loved by surfers and kite surfers. Can get very windy though.

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Daniel Walczak 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful lagoon, a bit windy. Paradise for kitesurfing and lazy sunbathing on the beach

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Miguel Angel Herrero 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great. When the tide is low, it creates small natural salt lakes where you can windsurf, stroll, or sunbathe.

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Bram Slijpen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever visited. Especially loved by surfers and kite surfers. Can get very windy though.

davide losa 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Huge beach, not crowded, paradise for windsurfing. It is not equipped.

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Deqio S 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: If you are in Fuerteventura, you must have visited this beautiful beach. There is a lagoon or a sandbank in front that fills with seawater, and from above it looks dreamy like in the Caribbean. You can rent equipment as a beginner or a pro at the ION Kitesurfing and Windsurfing School, or like me, get your kiteboarding certification. Have fun getting to know this beautiful island ;-)

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Daniel Walczak 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful lagoon, a bit windy. Paradise for kitesurfing and lazy sunbathing on the beach

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Bram Slijpen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever visited. Especially loved by surfers and kite surfers. Can get very windy though.

Deqio S 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: If you are in Fuerteventura, you must have visited this beautiful beach. There is a lagoon or a sandbank in front that fills with seawater, and from above it looks dreamy like in the Caribbean. You can rent equipment as a beginner or a pro at the ION Kitesurfing and Windsurfing School, or like me, get your kiteboarding certification. Have fun getting to know this beautiful island ;-)

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C B 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: If you are looking for quiet, uncrowded natural beaches, you will find it here. A bit of SPO from the south. Beautiful lagoon, watching kiters, walking, beach bar at MeliaHotels, long walks, each in their own way, very relaxed!

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Slava Ponezha 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Do you want to learn kiteboarding? This the perfect spot. You have shallow water here during high tides where you can start learning easily. As soon as you get on board (2-3 days of learning) you can enjoy riding in the deep water. 80% of winds here is offshore but rescue teams keep an eye on everyone making you feel safe in case you can not come back ;)

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Barca Beach: Reviews

4.9/5 (204 Reviews)
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ELGI 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Open spaces and nature. De-stressing and a feeling of freedom. Immense beach with tongues of light golden sand and clean water.

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Daniel Walczak 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful lagoon, a bit windy. Paradise for kitesurfing and lazy sunbathing on the beach

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Uwe Wuest 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: It's great there

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Antonio José Moreno 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Impressive beach. Excellent for swimming, walking, sunbathing, and practicing wind-related water sports.

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Gregor D 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful, otherworldly

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Aleksandra Wysoczanska 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach

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giovanni giuliari 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing infinite White Sand beach

David 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful beach

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Roman Jaroš 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Interesting place :-)

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Almudena Ortiz Mora 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: This place is magic... while the entrance through the Risco guarantees parking and the walk is spectacular

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Kalle Blom 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great for kids, adults, and people who might want to wear less. Because of the lagoon, there are areas where the water is only 50 cm deep. Otherwise, you can spend the day there relaxing beautifully. Because everyone just runs around as they find it good for themselves.

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Lucia Tulimiero 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Majestic and unforgettable. Depending on the tide, pools of seawater alternate with dry sandy areas where one can stroll. A view to see at sunset when flocks of plovers venture into the pools to catch their prey.

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Esther del Olmo Estupiñan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The paradise

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G&A ABOGADOS 1 year ago

Positive experience: A lot of wind

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Miguel Angel Herrero 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great. When the tide is low, it creates small natural salt lakes where you can windsurf, stroll, or sunbathe.

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no apple 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful beach, a touch of the Caribbean, definitely visit and enjoy!

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fabian rodriguez dueñas 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I think it's a place where everyone has to come, in Fuerteventura.

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Dominik Wilfing 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: For us, the most beautiful beach on the island.

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Bram Slijpen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever visited. Especially loved by surfers and kite surfers. Can get very windy though.

Marta Skorubska 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely stunning beach, visit it twice. Beautiful soft sand, clear blue water, quite shallow, so great for kids. Sitting on the beach not very pleasant when heavy winds.

ronny henkinet 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen and still in its natural state, a real paradise ️️

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davide losa 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Huge beach, not crowded, paradise for windsurfing. It is not equipped.

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Stephan Herzog 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Visually stunning. Windy. The tide came in and we had to move several times. The water in the sea is very cold but fresh and has magical colors. In the lagoon, the water is warmer. Free parking but endless potholes.

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N. D. 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Enchanting place, to visit with high tide that fills the lagoon and creates a spectacular mirror of water.

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Lorenzo 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful if there is not much wind

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jm galey 1 year ago

Positive experience: Very spectacular. Be careful with the tides, it's a muddy mess. And at the entrance, the mosquitoes will eat you! Avoid the palm tree area, it's horrible.

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Tomasz Stolarski 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place.

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Deqio S 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: If you are in Fuerteventura, you must have visited this beautiful beach. There is a lagoon or a sandbank in front that fills with seawater, and from above it looks dreamy like in the Caribbean. You can rent equipment as a beginner or a pro at the ION Kitesurfing and Windsurfing School, or like me, get your kiteboarding certification. Have fun getting to know this beautiful island ;-)

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Fabio Manca 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful beaches in Fuerteventura. Crystal clear water and incredible scenery.

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Roberto Louzan Porto 1 year ago

Positive experience: Spectacular!!!

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Agostinho Da Silva Peixoto 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful place

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Elke Cullmann 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Dreamy beach that invites long walks.

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Mandy Miersch 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A dreamlike spot on Earth!!! I walked to this atoll from Costa Calma towards Morro Jable and back again. It was simply great! Really Caribbean! From the hiking trail on a hill, there is a fantastic view of the atoll. In general, you can hike above the atoll and enjoy the view. By the way, it works wonderfully in sandals (at least it did for me and my companion in early February). You can reach the atoll by car via the highway from several bays. At high tide, the atoll is well filled with water. At low tide, it is partially completely dry. It's really exciting to walk there. You can also cross the atoll at high tide in some places. The water then reaches about the hips or the navel.

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Paweł Knap 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The beach is huge.

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Haiky 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: One of the better beaches on this island or even the best

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I Svetlichny 1 year ago

Positive experience: Shallow small lagoons with water, beyond which is the ocean. The water in January was warmer in the ocean than in the lagoons.

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Frank Langen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great beach, lacking wind there weren't many surfers 'around'... Very wide beach, when the tide comes, you should pay attention to which 'path' you take... The water currents look very cool though!

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Matías Poplawski 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Very top beach G

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Charly T 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Super fine sandy beach between the sea and the lagoon. Simply wonderful.

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BIGGI 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: We walked from Esquinza to Costa Calma along the beach yesterday, it was simply breathtaking. Sometimes a bit exhausting but it's worth it.

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C B 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: If you are looking for quiet, uncrowded natural beaches, you will find it here. A bit of SPO from the south. Beautiful lagoon, watching kiters, walking, beach bar at MeliaHotels, long walks, each in their own way, very relaxed!

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S SR 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: incredible beach!!!!!!!!!!

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Manuel Tarifa Herenas 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The best beach I have seen in Spain in my life

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dagatto acane 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A really beautiful beach, topped by giant sand dunes, which forms a strip, a very long arm of sand in the sea enclosing a small warmer lagoon, where one can swim more safely or where young surfers can quietly experiment with their surfing without the risks of the open sea.

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Mike Wolter 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Like in the Caribbean

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GG 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Super views, I recommend this nice place

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Achim Schlicher 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach with a snack bar

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Indierock 96 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Caribbean feeling. Swimming in a huge lagoon. You can relax on the large sandbank. At the surf shop among the palm trees below the Melia hotels, you can get drinks and small snacks if needed.

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Annamaria Maringoni 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A lovely beach with a strip of land extending into the sea, a play of tides... Too bad about the monstrous buildings that overshadow it. It's still 5 stars because if you don't frame the monsters, the rest is breathtaking.

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Christoff Rieder 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Dreamy beach.

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Jordi Amores 2 years ago

Positive experience: Very nice but there was noticeable dirt on the shore of the lagoon.

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Samuel Cazorla 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Barca beach or Sotavento beach is a unique place on the island of Fuerteventura, where the whim of nature allows you to find one of the most singular beaches in Spain. This paradisiacal enclave stretches over nine kilometers of fine sand and turquoise waters. However, the main peculiarity of Sotavento is its curious distribution, as the whims of the sea have shaped a singular beach with two shores, much more visible at low tide. If you are lucky enough to enjoy a day at this beach without wind, you will fall in love with the scenery of the place.

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Roberto Freddi 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: A truly extraordinary landscape

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Zaphod Beeblebrox 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very beautiful and spacious beach. Simply perfect!

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Andre W aus GE 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: 5 out of 5, there is nothing more to mention

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Kamila S 2 years ago

Positive experience: Nice sandy beach. Overall, many naturists. You can spend some time here. Quite a few people. Nice views around.

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Dawid Bodlaj 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most beautiful places I’ve been to

Maribel Cancela 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful beach, it will undoubtedly leave you in awe. The place is incredible, that turquoise water, the pools, the fine sand, those giant dunes surrounding the landscape. It is definitely worth visiting. It might be the most beautiful beach on the island, windy, but impressive. There is a stretch of somewhat rough road but no difficulty until reaching the free dirt parking. I missed a place to clean the sand from my feet a bit, although with that scenery, you don’t care about anything.

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Marko Mars Duric 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach with Maldive vibe. In short period the beach changed shape, so be ready every hour to change your spot. It was so surprising to see an Angel shark in one of the lagoon pools. Definitely a must visit beach.

KAoS 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Go shortly after high tide. So you can enjoy the whole spectacle. Really beautiful place. #respectnature

Slava Ponezha 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Do you want to learn kiteboarding? This the perfect spot. You have shallow water here during high tides where you can start learning easily. As soon as you get on board (2-3 days of learning) you can enjoy riding in the deep water. 80% of winds here is offshore but rescue teams keep an eye on everyone making you feel safe in case you can not come back ;)

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