Puerto del Carmen Travel Information and Travel Guide - Canary Islands

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Introducing Puerto del Carmen

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With sunshades four lanes deep, this is the island’s most popular beach and its oldest purpose-built resort. That said, if you are seeking an iota of Canarian atmosphere, head for the El Varadero harbour, at the far west of the beachfront, which still has a faint fishing-village feel with its bobbing boats and uninterrupted ocean views. Otherwise the centre remains a primarily Brit-geared resort with restaurants and bars competing for the cheapest bacon-and-eggs breakfast or largest (and loudest) Sky Sports screen.