Punta Brava: Beach, Route and Chapels

When planning a hotel stay, choosing the right destination is the first step. Punta Brava offers several points of interest: its black sand beach, a route that starts in the town, and chapels with historical and religious connections. Depending on whether you are most interested in the coast, architectural history or traditional customs, you will find different aspects of the neighbourhood to explore. This gives you a choice of clear themes to consider when planning your trip: the beach, the route’s starting point or the historic chapels.

Beach and surroundings

The beach complex comprises Playa Jardín, Playa Chica and Punta Brava; all three are black sand beaches. A promenade with numerous landscaped areas and vegetation runs alongside the complex. The water at Punta Brava beach has moderate waves, and the beach can be reached on foot or by car. When planning your visit, you can take the beach surface, swimming conditions and accessibility into account together. The promenade adds landscaped areas to the beach complex’s coastal setting.

A route starting in Punta Brava

The Punta Brava–Rambla de Castro–San Juan de la Rambla route starts in Punta Brava. If you include this route in your plans, check the route conditions before setting off. The starting point and route conditions are the practical considerations here; for the beach, swimming conditions and accessibility are the main considerations. The route therefore offers a different starting point for planning your trip than a visit to the beach.

Chapels, places and traditions

At the western edge of the Punta Brava neighbourhood is the Capilla de la Cruz de Doña Severa, which forms part of Puerto de la Cruz’s protected historic complex. It is named after Doña Severa Ruiz Ruiz and is located at Calle Bencomo 108 in the Los Frailes–Punta Brava area. At the end of the same street is the Capilla Cruz de los Lavaderos. The residents of Punta Brava traditionally look after its upkeep. These chapels highlight two different historical aspects: the Doña Severa chapel’s inclusion in a protected complex and the residents’ traditional care of the Cruz de los Lavaderos.

The Capilla de la Cruz del Lazareto is located at Plaza Manuel Ballesteros 13. It is a small chapel built into the façade of the building, on the site of the older chapel that previously stood there. The chapel’s history is therefore also linked to its integration into the façade.

The Capilla de la Cruz del Señor, also known as the Capilla de Santa Rita, was built around 1950. It was extended three times to serve the neighbourhood when it did not have its own church. The Santo Madero of the Santa Rita chapel is carried in procession during Holy Week and for the neighbourhood’s festival in September. The processions are therefore associated with two different occasions: Holy Week and the neighbourhood festival in September. The chapel’s construction history and religious traditions offer two distinct perspectives on it.

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