British flip-flops and sunglasses on a Spanish beach (Image: Getty)
Playa del Inglés, a Spanish resort known in English as English Beach, is a “victim of its own success” and is now “full of British tat”, according to Which? Travel.
Found on Gran Canaria, Playa del Inglés cropped up in the 1960s as air travel became cheaper and the burgeoning tourist market exploded.
However, the resort is now “too busy” and as a result “not relaxing”, in the eyes of travel experts from Which? Travel.
The place is so overrun with holidaymakers that it has seen anti-toursim protesters take the streets.
Playa de Ingles is popular with Brits (Image: Getty)
Rory Boland, Editor of Which? Travel, said: “The Canaries are beloved by Brits for their all-year-round sun and while many thousands of us visit every year, our research suggests holidaymakers prefer the quieter resorts to the package holiday, fly-and-flop hotspots.
“Protests last year showed some locals are very angry about the negative impacts of mass tourism.
“Choosing a less popular resort that topped our survey will help alleviate those pressures and lead to a better holiday. Look for ways to support the local economy – for example, by choosing family-run hotels, bars and restaurants over multi-national chains and holiday lets.”
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A terrace looking out over Playa de Ingles (Image: Getty)
One lesser known place to go in the Canary Islands is Tarajalejo on the island of Fuerteventura.
According to experts at Sunshine.co.uk, Tarajalejo was “once a small fishing village” but is “now becoming a more developed and popular resort with over a kilometre of black sand beach.”
“There is a town square where locals meet to celebrate fiestas, along with enjoying the restaurants and bars in the old part of the resort. It is home to a kilometre long black sand beach.
“There is also a harbour to sit and watch the fishermen which lies beneath the peninsula to the east of the resort. Fuerteventura Airport is approx 50 km from Tarajalego.”