The Castle of las Coloradas, above, is at the far eastern end of the Playa Blanca where we stayed. The fort was designed in 1741 by the engineer Don Claudio de L’Isle. In 1749, it was set on fire by Algerian pirates. In 1767, the engineer Alejandro de los Angeles, raised the fort again. Until 1936 the fort belonged to the army, then to the Ministry of Finance and since 1978 it has been property of the Yaiza Town Hall.
The pictures which follow are sequenced from east to west. We started at the fort and headed back towards the marina, climbing and then descending past a number of whitewashed buildings. This one was once a church, but is now a gallery.
We headed towards the marina. This picture is astonishingly bright. Further mooring areas are out of sight to the right. To the left is a very pleasant restaurant where we enjoyed a couple of nice lunches overlooking the Marina.
Continuing past the end of the marina we continue along the road which become a promenade at the back of the beach.
Continuing along the promenade we passed our hotel, which is directly behind the Playa Dorada, one of the relatively few sandy beaches along this stretch of coast. We had heard about the Lighthouse and we inevitably decided to walk there and back.
The promenade continues with the path often quite close to the sea and some inviting restaurants on the landward side. We passed the small port and continue past the Playa Flamingo, a newish, possibly artificial, sandy beach with barriers.
Now we entered a zone of large hotels, all white and often designed in a Moorish style. The Timafaya Palace hotel below is a typical example.
As the Lighthouse became nearer we passed some small cafes. There were fewer people now. It turned out to be further than you might expect, but eventually we reached the impressive Lighthouse tower and and a rather tatty-looking low level structure behind it.
