2011.12: Piedra Playa, El Cotillo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Location: Piedra Playa, El Cotillo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Date: 2011.12

Photographer: Jesen

Camera: Nikon

Retouch: Adobe Photoshop

Copyright: www.haomingxiong.com

Piedra Playa is the go-to beach for surfers, kite surfers, and windsurfers. It has even earned the moniker the ‘Wild Beach’ and ‘Surfer’s Beach’ because of its popularity with the wave riders. Beginners shouldn’t be intimidated, though, as there are many surf schools in the area. Although called by many labels, its actual name translates to ‘Stone Beach.’ To reach it, people must go through a very bumpy gravel road. There are small rocks in some areas too, and both ends have cliffs. So, in contrast to its name, the over 1,500-meter-long stretch has fine sand. It does, however, have some ‘stony’ features.

JESEN Photo