The area is famous for its black sands (Image: Getty) One of the most popular beaches in Spain's Canary Islands has been closed for most of the summer for a stomach-churning reason. Playa Jardín, in the north of Tenerife , is known for its striking black sands, volcanic rocks, and views of Mount Teide . Located in Puerto de la Cruz, it has been one of Tenerife’s top tourist destinations since the 1960s.
However, the beach has been closed for bathing for several weeks , because of a broken underwater sewage pipe. The rupture - in a sewage system that discharges close to the shore - has caused faecal contamination of the seas around the beach. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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