Playa de Alojera

La Gomera


Jagged cliffs, rock formations and natural pools offshore lend a sense of drama to Alojera's sweeping, rarely crowded silty black beach, 1.5km west of town. Though no secret, it's ideal for swimming when there’s no swell (but if a big swell is running, keep well away from the water). It's backed by a cluster of white houses and apartments.


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Nearby La Gomera attractions

1. Ermita del Santo

2.23 MILES

At the top of the valley, in the village of Arure, this tiny stone chapel is built into the rock face, surrounded by a lookout showing off the southern…

2. Mirador del Palmarejo

3.25 MILES

About 9.5km inland and up the valley, the César Manrique–designed Palmarejo lookout enjoys incredible views across Valle Gran Rey’s gorge, its sea of…

3. Ermita de San Antonio

3.42 MILES

Around 6km northeast of Valle Gran Rey proper, the highlight of this modern roadside chapel is the view from the plaza outside.

4. Centro de Interpretación Las Loceras

4.36 MILES

El Cercado's small but fascinating earthenware museum explores the history of the island's pottery tradition through multilingual panels and collections…

5. Iglesia de San Juan Bautista

4.38 MILES

Guarding the north end of central Vallehermoso, the whitewased Iglesia de San Juan Bautista was originally built in the 16th century, but destroyed…

6. Playa del Inglés

4.4 MILES

Hemmed in by sky-reaching cliffs at the north end of town, this dramatic volcanic-sand beach sits within a nature reserve and has an alternative, nudist…

7. Ermita de Guará

4.52 MILES

Dedicated to the island's patron saint, the Virgen de Guadalupe, this tiny white 1960s chapel perches on a spectacularly scenic crag 6km southwest of El…

8. La Playa

4.75 MILES

Towards the northern end of town, the beach at La Playa is long, volcanic and sandy, with bars and a waterfront promenade. People gather here in the…

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