Francesa
Francesa is a beach in Teguise, Las Palmas. Francesa is situated nearby to the beach La Cocina, as well as near the volcano Montaña Amarilla.- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Spain
- Also known as: “La Herradura” and “Playa Francesa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Graciosa and Montaña Amarilla.
Graciosa
Photo: Liproj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Graciosa is the smallest inhabited island of the Canary Islands archipelago. It extends 8 km north-south and 4 km east-west, with an arid landscape and a population of 734 in 2018.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caleta de Sebo and Yé.
Caleta de Sebo
Hamlet
Yé
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ye is a village belonging to the municipality of Haría, on the island of Lanzarote, located at the foot of the north face of the volcano La Corona. Originally, this town was a pasture, as stated in an old document of 1576 preserved in the Archives of Teguise, in which Agustin de Herrera y Rojas, owner of the island at that time, bequeathed the property to his daughter Constanza. Yé is situated 6 km southeast of Francesa.
Casas de Pedro Barba
Hamlet
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Casas de Pedro Barba, or simply Pedro Barba, is a small community of summer residences on the island of La Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain. Its population, as of 1 January 2018 and according to the Spanish Statistical Institute, is of 3 inhabitants. Casas de Pedro Barba is situated 7 km northeast of Francesa.
Francesa
- Categories: white sand beach and landform
- Location: Teguise, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.22068° or 29° 13′ 14″ northLongitude
-13.52806° or 13° 31′ 41″ westOpen location code
7CX86FCC+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 156819625OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q28116008
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Francesa” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Francesa”
- Catalan: “La Herradura”
- Czech: “Francesa”
- Dutch: “Francesa”
- French: “Francesa”
- French: “La Herradura”
- Galician: “Francesa”
- Galician: “La Herradura”
- Spanish: “Francesa”
- Spanish: “La Herradura”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa Francesa and La Cocina.
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