In its more than 4,000 kilometers of continental and island coasts, totally free of hurricanes, Venezuela has some of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean Sea. We invite you to know the 12 best ones.
1. Los Roques, Francisco de Miranda Island Territory
This beautiful archipelago and national park of islands and cays is part of the Venezuelan Lesser Antilles. Its largest island is Gran Roque, where most of its 3,000-odd inhabitants reside and where the airport that provides the main access to the territory is located. Los Roques is similar to an atoll, formations that are very rare in the Caribbean. Its paradisiacal beaches, of different shades of blue, transparent waters and white sand, are considered among the purest in the Antilles. Cayo de Agua, Cayo Sal, Cayo Pirata and Cayos Francisqui are distinguished among the keys. The Roqueños are skilled lobster fishermen, so Los Roques is the best place in Venezuela to enjoy this delicacy. The main access is from the Maiquetía Airport, which serves the city of Caracas.
2. Morrocoy, Falcón
It is a National Park located in the western state of Falcón. It has spectacular beaches both in the continental territory and in its different islets and keys near the coast. The most recognized island area of Morrocoy is Cayo Sombrero, which has two wide beaches with clear and clammy waters, shaded by coconut trees. Punta Brava is the most visited key since it allows access by car through a bridge. On the mainland, the most important population in the park is Tucacas, a city of just over 30,000 inhabitants that also has beautiful beaches.
3. Adícora, Falcón
The trade winds that fall on the Paraguaná Peninsula and western Venezuela are intense and constant, making Adícora beach a paradise for wind sports, especially kitesurfing and windsurfing. Paraguaná is separated from the rest of the national territory by the isthmus of the Médanos de Coro, where these attractive sandy areas are formed that change shape and where some entertainment is practiced. After the isthmus is Coro, the capital of Falcón, with a beautiful colonial center.
4. Cata Bay, Aragua
54 kilometers from the capital of the Aragua state, Maracay, along a winding road, is this beautiful cove, with a wide beach with clear waters and fine white sand. During the colony, there were huge cocoa plantations nearby and when Spanish merchants speculated on prices downward, the most powerful Venezuelan landowners sold their fruit to Dutch smugglers, who used this and other Aragüean bays for loading. Near Bahía de Cata there are other splendid beaches, such as Cuyagua, La Ciénaga de Ocumare and Ensenadas de Chuao.
5. Choroní, Aragua
Facing the sea in the Costa mountain range, embedded within the Henri Pittier National Park, is the picturesque town of Choroní, with its magnificent beach. The lush vegetation of the surroundings is made up of trees that provide shade and protect the plants that produce one of the highest quality cocoas in the world. This framework of greenery also covers Playa Grande, the most appreciated in the place for its extension, fine sand and delicious waters, which due to its strength constitute one of the favorite destinations of Venezuelan surfers.
6. Caribe Beach, Miranda
The beach area of the Miranda state, an entity that borders the Capital District (the old Venezuelan DF), is widely used by the people of Caracas for their roundtrip beach trips on the same day, although many have their houses and apartments there. break. One of the most charming beaches on the Mirandina coast is Playa Caribe. Its waters are clear, its waves are calm and its sand is fine and white. The presence of corals makes it attractive for snorkeling.
7. The Isletas de Piritu, Anzoategui
In front of the Anzoatiguense population of Piritu, there are two small islands that have gained popularity as a tourist destination due to their beaches with clear waters and calm waves. Life in the waters and on the seabed of the beaches is very rich and it is possible to admire sea cucumbers, starfish, urchins and minnows. On one of the islands there is a sulfur mineral deposit, which the locals promote as excellent for skin treatments and other medicinal purposes.
8. Mochima, Sucre and Anzoategui
The Mochima National Park, which covers a good part of the islands and the coastline belonging to the Sucre and Anzoategui states, has the calmest, most transparent and beautiful beaches in the eastern part of the country. The most important nearby city is Puerto La Cruz, which makes a great conurbation with Barcelona, the capital of the Anzoategui state, where the international airport is located. Among the most spectacular island beaches are Isla de Plata, Arapo, Playa Blanca, Las Marites and Cautaro. On continental land, the most frequented are Arapito and Playa Colorada. Mochima is the ideal place to taste a Catalan, red-skinned fish and delicate white meat.
9. Medina Beach, Sucre
Located towards the eastern side of Sucre state, on the Paria Peninsula, this place is listed as the best beach refuge in the country. The road is difficult to access, so it is advisable to do it in a four-wheel drive vehicle. The beach, with clean sand and intense blue color, has a large coconut plantation with a grass floor, where you can walk comfortably. The locals are always ready to give you a drink of a coconut or to eat its tender pulp. The accommodations are few and simple and the restaurants rustic and cozy. Most visitors stay in the nearby town of Carúpano.
10. Car, Nueva Esparta
This desert island is part of Nueva Esparta, the only Venezuelan island state, also made up of the islands of Margarita and Cubagua. To the small island of 54 km2 You can get to its capital, San Pedro de Coche, by a small airport or by ferry from the nearby island of Margarita. The perimeter of the island is made up of beautiful beaches, some battered by good winds, ideal for sea sports. The most frequented is Playa la Punta, a beautiful beach with calm sea, waters in various shades of blue and fine white sand, ideal for windsurfing and kitesurfing.
11. Cubagua, Nueva Esparta
It is an uninhabited island in the state of Nueva Esparta that became famous since the 16th century for its rich pearl pleasures, which were extracted from the depths by the Guaiquerí Indians lung-diving. It was one of the first Spanish populations in America, after Columbus discovered the island on his third voyage. The town was destroyed by a tsunami and the place was no longer repopulated, with only a few fishermen's houses currently existing. It has some of the most unspoilt beaches in the country, which can only be reached by boat, sailing about 10 minutes from the island of Margarita. Among these beaches are Charagato, Falucho and Cabecera.
12. Margarita, Nueva Esparta
The largest and most populated island in Venezuela is also the main tourist destination in the country. It has the highest concentration of beautiful beaches, of all types, in the entire national territory. Its hotel offer is wide and has innumerable historical places of interest, such as temples, castles and forts from the colonial era. Its gastronomy is delicious, its star dishes being the fish stew and the dogfish empanadas. The island's capital is La Asunción, by history, but the most important city is modern Porlamar. Its beaches with good waves face the open Caribbean, such as Playa El Agua, Guacuco and Playa Parguito. On the south side, in front of the island of Coche, is El Yaque, one of the world sanctuaries of windsurfing. The Laguna de La Restiga National Park, with its spectacular beach, is another attraction of great interest.
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