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Playa Blanca

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What's it like? - Playa Blanca

Playa Blanca is a beautiful resort. Once a small fishing village it has grown significantly in recent years but at the same time retained it's natural beauty. The sea front in the town centre has a wonderful promenade with restaurants to suit all taste looking out over the beach and sea towards Fuerteventura. One row back from this is a shopping area (pedestrians only) with lots of duty free shops to find that holiday bargain.

There are three main beaches in Playa Blanca. In the town centre is a small beach popular with the Spanish. To the east of the centre is the bigger Playa Dorada beach and to the west Playa Flamingo. Both these beaches offer water activities from pedalo hire to banana boats. They also have sunlounger and umbrellas for hire.

Further to the east is the new Marina Rubicon. Here can be found an impressive collection of boats as well as boutique shops and restaurants. Twice weekly the market is also held here.

For those looking for nightlife the commercial centre behind Playa Dorada is the busiest, with a good selection of bars and a nightclub open into the early hours.

Useful information - Playa Blanca

Doctors: The medical centre located next to El Guachinche restaurant, just down from the petrol station as you enter Playa Blanca offers free medical advice to those with a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Take your passport as well.
Chemist: There is a chemist just down from the medical centre on the right hand side after the next roundabout. You can buy many things over the counter without a prescription and prices are generally cheaper than in the UK.
Dentists: The British Dental Surgery is based in Tias and all staff speak fluent English. (tel: +34 928 833 573)
Emergency Services:For Fire, Police or Ambulance Dial 112
Taxis: Dial +34 928 524 222
Market: Wednesday & Saturday at the Marina Rubicon 10am-2pm
Bike hire: Rent-A-Bike are based at the harbour in Playa Blanca (tel: +34 652 200 570) for all types of bikes.
Ferries: If you fancy a trip to Corralejo in Fuerteventura there are three ferry companies that operate between the islands. Cheapest but not carrying cars is Lineas Romero (tel: +34 928 842 055). Or to book Fred Olsen which is faster and more expensive (tel: +34 902 100 107) or slightly cheaper and slower Naviera Armas (tel: +34 902 456 500). All can be booked in person at the ferry office by the harbour.

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