I only gave this beach 4 stars because it lacks a nice kiosko to get refreshments and snacks without having to leave the sand, and it's not the best one to swim, las vistas beach is possibly the best in the south of Tenerife, and Torviscas a lot better to experience the sunset whilst sipping a fresh mojito; but what you can experience in playa del Beril I believe you cannot feel in any other beach at Tenerife...
This has to do with the fact that this beach doesn't actually have black sand on it.
It's quite new (around 2017 - 2018) and instead of sand it has crushed "picón", which looks very similar but feels completely different.
Picón is what the locals call those small, 1 - 2 cm, pebbles that originate as volcanic ejecta; it's the lava as it comes out of a live volcanic eruption at around 1200°C and flies hundreds of meters into the air quickly cooling and breaking up into these small pieces more or less round but with very sharp interstices.
Picón is mined and used for everything from reinforcement in concrete mixes, golf courses in Lanzarote (some a beautiful shade of red) to walkways on rural homes or in this case to fake black sand.
This is a long explanation but bear with me, it's important to understand the origin of the black "sand" at El Beril Beach and what happened to it has gotten worn in the last 6 - 7 years.
When I first came to this beach walking barefoot from the El Duque Beach, which is actual light gray sand extracted from the bottom of the sea; it actually hurt more than a bit.
I have thick skin on my feet and yet I was very uncomfortable walking on that black mineral. The machine that crushed the picón into this artificial covering, breaks it up into smaller pieces with sharp edges, but after all of these years of waves churning the material most of the sharp edges are gone, yet it retains the feel of pumice and it's diameter is just perfect to massage your toes as you walk on the beach but just where the water reaches the beach.
Higher up the beach it doesn't hurt like it did a few years back but it doesn't feel as good either. The right spot is about a meter below and a meter above the line where the water hits the "sand".
This might sound trivial, some might even think why has this guy spent so much time describing the sand of a beach in such detail. But this you have to experience for yourself to understand. It can be almost magical!
If you arrive at Tenerife suffering intense jet lag, before you do anything else, just take off your shoes, roll up the bottom of your pants and walk slowly at El Beril's beach "orilla" - the water edge.
A couple hundred meters will make you feel so much better, you will want to walk further the next day and the day after.
I don't think there's another beach in Tenerife, that will make you feel like you've been on the hands of an world class masseuse and totally free on top of it.
The only way I think this experience could be improved on is if you could have an ice cold beer or a fresh mojito with you whilst enjoying this simple yet so special treatment only available at La Playa del Beril; this why no 5 stars until it gets a seaside kiosko.
Try this low tech remedy for jet lag or just sore feet and leg muscles: it will leave you smiling and ready for a second treatment the next day.
Very recommended!
Świetna mała plaża, jeśli chcesz czegoś dość cichego z mniejszą liczbą dzieci niż na okolicznych plażach. Na maj '23, 2 leżaki i parasol kosztują 19.05 € za dzień, można płacić gotówką lub kartą.
W pobliżu jest mała bar, gdzie podają napoje na wynos. Brak publicznych toalet. Jeśli nocujesz w Riu Palace, to 3-5 minut spacerem od bramy hotelowej basenu.