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All beaches located in the area of ​​these resorts are covered with fine dark gray sand of volcanic origin. The water area itself is reliably protected from large waves by artificial piers, which have already been chosen by local and visiting fishing enthusiasts.

Record-breaking beaches

The first record is the total length of the beaches of Las Americas and Costa Adeje, reaching three kilometers. Also, during the peak tourist season, another less pleasant record is set here, namely the number of vacationers per square meter. You can only get away for romantic dates early at dawn or late at night, when tourists prefer to sleep or hang out in clubs. But, thank God, so far no one has complained about the lack of space in the sun. The area is large, and there are enough sun loungers and umbrellas for everyone. The entertainment program on the beaches is traditional: cafes, attractions, sports games and much more. Behind these two mysterious words (many, many other things) on the beaches of Las Americas and Costa Adeje hide colorful Chinese women offering Thai massage to all vacationers. Now let’s get to know all the beaches of Adeje Americas in more detail.

Beaches of Costa Adeje and Las Americas on the map of Tenerife:

Beach 1: Playa del Duque

The first beach not only on our list, but also in the hit parade of the best beaches in Adeje and Americas is Beach del Duque. A wonderful beach in all respects: well-maintained, licked and cleaned. As a result, Duke is surrounded by expensive hotels and luxury apartments for the rich. You won't find any drunken English youth during the day. Most of them are intoxicated Russian tourists: fat and kind, worn out by the sun and in a good mood. On weekends, many locals come to del Duque beach, and this is an indicator of the best place. The width of del Duque beach is almost 100 meters and the length is half a kilometer. Sun beds and umbrellas cost 7 euros, showers cost 2 euros, but the toilet is free.

Beach 2: Playa Fanabe Torviscas

Fanabe-Torviscas beach is also beach number one, although it is number two. But Fanabe takes first place in size. It owes its noble - double name - not to its noble origin, but to the fact that it is simply divided into two parts, each of which bears its own name. On the plus side, there is an excellent tourist infrastructure full of cafes, restaurants and other attractions for adults and children. The only thing that can scare away is the high prices of Fanabe-Torviscas, higher than on other beaches, about 1.5-2 times. For example, a sunbed and an umbrella will cost 10 euros, two sunbeds and an umbrella will cost 15 euros, and you won’t be able to use the toilet for free either: shell out 50 cents. You can wash off the salty water of the Atlantic for 1.20 euros. But it should be noted that this beach has some of the best entertainment of all.

Beach 3: Playa de Puerto Colon

And again the first beach, Puerto Colon, this time among the calmest beaches in the region. Large stone piers reliably protect swimmers from large waves. You simply cannot find a better beach for swimming with small children. Thanks to the calm ocean, the coastal sand warms up much better, and it’s a pleasure to relax on it. The only negatives are poor water circulation and the port located nearby the Puerto Colon beach. The water on this Playa de Puerto Colon is not the cleanest. An undeniable plus is the presence of restaurants, cafes and shopping centers around the beach for shopping lovers. The beach is small, only 250 meters long and 50 meters wide. Sun loungers are inexpensive - only 4 euros, as are umbrellas. But there is no shower here, so you will have to walk through the adjacent restaurants and find it there. There is a wide variety of entertainment for children, for example, inflatable toys, which cost 5 euros per hour or 10 euros for the whole day. It is better to look for a variety of water attractions for adults somewhere on the neighboring beaches.

Beach 4: Playa del Bobo

And this is where our impromptu hit parade ends, because Del Bobo Beach cannot be considered a winner in any of the categories. A C student, if you like, a solid average student. An ordinary beach for the inhabitants of the local four of Gran Tenerife. The secret of the location of this hotel is simple - it was one of the first in the town of Las Americas, which is why it got itself a whole beach. Still, it didn’t work out without a hit parade, and Playa del Bobo beach is declared the first among beaches with a hotel on its territory. Del Bobo beach is very small, just tiny, only 150 meters long and 60 meters wide. Sun loungers and umbrellas cost 6 euros, there is no toilet at all, but there is an open shower and various water attractions.

Beach 5: Playa de Troya

And this beach (Troy beach) is the first in terms of noise level and the number of drunken Englishmen. Troya Beach is located in the busiest part of Las Americas. The area is not very pleasant, with a lot of cheap hotels and apartments. The busiest street in all, Veronicas, also runs here. In addition to the noisy English, there is also a noisy ocean. Even despite the presence of special stone piers that are supposed to calm the waves, the ocean here is raging. They say that the breakwaters were designed incorrectly during manufacturing and this was the result. But there is a lot of space here: 400 meters long, 80 wide. Prices are very reasonable: sun loungers and umbrellas for 3 euros, free toilet and open shower. A closed one will cost 1.5 euros. There are all kinds of water attractions and an incredible number of bars and restaurants.

Beach 6: Playa Honda

Honda Beach takes first place, albeit from a completely different end. They say that this is not a beach at all, but something incomprehensible. Obviously not suitable for swimming. There is a feeling that a herd feeling was at work here and, following the first tourist who placed his sunbed in this area, more followers came running. Since then, Honda Beach has opened here. The entrance to the water is terrible and you constantly come across sharp stones under your feet, even if you swim in shoes. And waves at any time of the day or night and all year round. What tourists have forgotten here is completely unclear; perhaps, one can only understand surfers waiting for a big wave on Playa Honda. The rest, apparently, are lazy residents of local hotels who decided not to bother themselves with tedious walks to “human beaches.” This place, similar to a beach, is 250 meters long and 45 meters wide. But they charge very real money for services here: a sunbed and an umbrella for 6 euros. By the way, a surfing school is open here, so if you’re visiting us on Playa Honda, stop by.

Since the Moscow summer was short this year and I had to spend all five summer days at work, I had to approach the choice of a place for my summer beach vacation extremely responsibly. We chose Tenerife because we were sure that on the island of “eternal spring” there would be no unexpected weather conditions, neither the abnormal European summer heat nor the abnormal European summer cold. No mistake...

For vacation we chose not only a familiar island and familiar resorts (Playa de las Americas and Puerto de la Cruz), but even familiar hotels in which we had previously lived (Apartamentos Vista Sur and Hotel Turquesa Playa), because The main purpose of the trip was the beach and the sea, or rather the ocean and the beach. They wanted to concentrate tourism efforts on the northeast of the island, the part of Tenerife that remained unexplored by us, believing that the rest of the island had been thoroughly explored by our family tour group. In general, we were not mistaken, although, as it turned out, the “rest of the island” also has many interesting sights that we previously passed by without reason, even without realizing their presence.

About departure and arrival airports, booking planes, cars, hotels, Aeroflot and its planes, which covered 10,500 km along the SVO-TFS-SVO route. Of course, there is no need to describe it, since I won’t write anything new, I’ll just note that Aeroflot abolished the prohibition law introduced in September 2018, but taking into account the low quality of alcoholic beverages (white or red wine) on board, I don’t even know whether to be happy this circumstance or to be sad.

Finishing about Aeroflot, a few words about the negative experience of booking additional services from the air carrier, since for some reason I managed to experiment for the first time with ordering a Europcar car rental through the Aeroflot website. The system automatically generated an unacceptable time for returning the car to the Europcar office (for some reason at one in the morning), after which a week-long fun with the cancellation of the reservation began. At the same time, it turned out to be impossible to independently cancel a car reservation using Aeroflot’s online service “Rent a car in Europcar” due to incorrect operation of the service, and communication with the “experts” of the Aeroflot information and reservation service was long, meaningless and fruitless.

As a result, the song: five days before departure, Aeroflot did not cancel an unnecessary booking; it is impossible to cancel it yourself, including on the Europcar website, just as it is impossible to make a re-booking on the same website for the same dates, and if the booked If you don’t pick up the car, then according to the booking conditions you must pay Europcar 95 euros!

Only two days before departure, the Aeroflot craftsmen managed to resolve the situation and cancel the reservation that I did not need, after which I made a reservation directly with Europcar (Peugeot 208, 12 days - 307.54 euros), then safely picked up the car at Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur and no further less successfully, they somehow managed to cover 985 km around the island (by the way, gasoline on the island is only 10 rubles more expensive than in Russia). Our interim result: no more experiments with booking additional services from Aeroflot!

Stories from the author of these lines about the resort Playa de las Americas There are already “sites” on the website and in almost indecent quantities, so I’ll just mention that finally, for the first time, we walked the entire “Golden Mile”, Avenida de las Americas, that is, from ocean to ocean. I mean, from Centro Commercial Vusta Sur to Parque Santiago IV. We made sure that all the attractions were in place, including the Piramide de Arona. But there is no more Carmen Mota show in the Pyramid, the last show took place on June 28, 2019 and the shop has closed, it seems, forever... Fans of Spanish ballet, of course, will be upset, but fans of rock and roll can rest easy: Hard Rock Cafe Tenerife, opened 5 years ago in the Pyramids of Arona entertainment complex, remains in its place...

The excellent beaches, for which, in fact, they came to Tenerife, also remain in place. For beach purposes, we moved along the route Los Cristinanos - Playa de las Americas - Costa Adeje, from Playa de Las Vistas/Playa del Camison in the south to Playa del Duque/Playa El Beril in the north. Previously, I seemed to have told everything about the beaches of Los Cristinanos, Playa de las Americas and Costa Adeje, I will not repeat myself, I will only share an unpleasant discovery for myself.

It turns out that in addition to tourists, jellyfish also swim to Tenerife beaches. We met our first one at Playa de Las Vistas, swimming early in the morning about a hundred meters from the shore; however, only the youngest tourist got it, and she received a pretty decent burn. The second was found on the nearby beach of Playa del Camison, to which they moved in the evening, after hanging a flag about the “jellyfish danger” at Playa de Las Vistas. This one was found in the water because... Having already learned from bitter experience, they began to carefully inspect the water area for the presence of enemy watercraft. They eliminated the jellyfish by dragging it ashore, in order to take revenge on the morning “bite”, on the shore... An eye for an eye...

Candelaria. We try to visit this cute city every time we arrive on the island. First of all, because of the Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Candelaria, in which resides the main patroness of all the Canary Islands, all the inhabitants of the islands and the tourists who join them, and, having secured the patronage of the Black Madonna of Candelaria, you can safely travel around the island in the future. This year, the anniversary year for the basilica, I even managed to attend the service. Jubilee, because 60 years have passed since its consecration...

In addition to the basilica, in Candelaria there is something to attract the attention of tourists, from the promenade of the Bay of San Blas to the Plaza de Patrona de Canarias, where nine bronze statues of the Mensei Guanches of Tenerife are lined up, the same ones who, being the sons of the once united island king Tinerfe El Grande, divided then the island into nine independent kingdoms and each independently lost the competition to the Spaniards for the right to rule the island... As practical information: when coming to Candelaria for a walk, you can park your car in a paid (inexpensive) parking lot opposite the building of the local municipality Ayuntamiento de Candelaria, with free parking It's really bad in the center. Free parking is guaranteed to be found in the Playa Caletillas city beach area, but you will have to walk one and a half kilometers to the center...

IN El Medano. the impressive Red Mountain itself (Montana Roja), but also visit Playa de la Tejita - an excellent beach located at the western foot of the mountain.

On Playa de la Tejita you can stay comfortably without any problems, since the impressive length and width of the beach allow this, but the beach infrastructure is not very good... Although, perhaps, this is not a disadvantage, since the space, the ocean and Montana Roja – this is exactly what tourists come here for. There are just some nuances. In the form of naked people who consider themselves nudists, who from their reservation Tejita Nude Beach, located in a pretty place at the foot of Montana Roja, crawl out onto a public beach where not all people, including families with children, will share their lifestyle, in which they are often erased the boundaries between naturism and voyeurism... Infections!

Adeje. People came to the “capital” of the municipality, on whose territory the Costa Adeje resort is located, for a walk along the Barranco del Infierno. But we also enjoyed a walk around the most interesting town, located near the Inferno Gorge, making sure that in addition to the gorge, Adeje also has attractions created by human hands. This is the Church of St. Ursula, in Plaza España, whose history dates back to the beginning of the 16th century (when getting acquainted with the church, one cannot help but pay attention to the ceiling in the Mudejar style and the idol crowning the belfry, popularly called the “head of Juan Centeno”).

This is the Casa Fuerte de Adeje - a fortified residence built in Adeje in 1556, on the initiative of the local leader Pedro de Ponte for protection against English and French pirates. Since 1655, Casa Fuerte has been the center of political, economic and social life in Adeje, and since February 7, 1986, it has been a Cultural Heritage Site and a National Historical and Artistic Monument. We came to inspect Casa Fuerte de Adeje twice: the first time to see the announcement that it would open after 08/27/2019, the second time to make sure that the Casa did not open at the announced time... So we limited ourselves to an external inspection, but we did it twice ...

As for the walk along the Inferno Gorge, we didn’t notice anything “hellish” in the gorge, but the three-hour and 6.5-kilometer walk along the Barranco del Infierno turned out to be interesting and not at all difficult in terms of the route... We examined both the Canarian flora and the Canarian fauna ( of the fauna, however, only lizards and half a dozen birds). But magnificent views are provided from almost every mirador: Mirador de Adeje, El Bailadero de las Brujas, La Curva, El Gran Mirador, etc. At the main goal of the route, the waterfall, we stayed longer: both to freshen up and to look at La Cascada. The waterfall, of course, is not particularly impressive (we’ve seen larger ones), but overall it’s quite pretty and photogenic...

Practical advice: 1) online booking and purchase of tickets on the website https://www.barrancodelinfierno.es/ is required, it will not be possible to purchase a ticket on the spot; 2) before the trip at the appointed time, you need to check your email, since you may receive a letter about the cancellation and rescheduling of the excursion due to increased temperature, we did not check the email, we arrived for the first time to make sure that the route was closed due to the heat; 3) it makes sense to arrive at the opening, at 08.30, since there will be a chance to pass two-thirds of the route in the shade, we succeeded, we caught the sun only on the way back, after the checkpoint Recordatorio de Seguridad; 4) it is better not to neglect the helmets that are given at the beginning of the route after the briefing, in fact, as well as the briefing itself (conducted in Spanish and English); 5) it would be a good idea to take water with you.

In town Arona, also the “capital”, the capital of the municipality of Arona, on whose territory the resorts of Los Cristinanos and Playa de las Americas are actually located, we stopped on the way to Jungle Park, also known by its former name - Park Las Aquilas, the Park of the Eagles There is. We visited this park after a seven-year break and, noting that it had certainly become prettier, spent more than 6 hours in Jungle Park. The overall impression is a magnificent park! I liked the magnificent Show Rapaces, the interesting Show Sea Lions and Show Expticas, and even the fooling around called Show Piratas, and, of course, walks through the park contemplating its flora - from royal palms to orchids, and fauna - from penguins and meerkats to orangutan and flamingo... The only thing that was not particularly pleasing was the cost of the entrance ticket: 28 euros per tourist... However, if you purchase tickets online, on the park website (https://www.junglepark.es/ ), then each tourist can save as much as two euros...

Guimar. We came to this town for a second walk through Parque Etnografico Piramides de Guimar - the ethnographic park “Pyramids of Guimar” (official website - http://www.piramidesdeguimar.es/ru). Repeated, because our tour team was strengthened by a younger tourist who had never been to this park before... Meanwhile, I will not repeat the details about the park, I will only note that since October 2018, since our previous visit, the park some additional exhibits appeared, including interactive ones, and everyone liked the walk itself: excellent weather (not hot!), few visitors, and unlimited time for the walk (previous time they adjusted it to their plane), and, of course, interesting exhibitions of the Ethnographic Park, from the pyramids themselves to a video about the travels of Thor Heyerdahl...

Having completed our walk through the Ethnographic Park, we walked around Guimar itself, in order to get acquainted with its sights and restaurants. I will refrain from talking about the restaurant, and among the attractions I will only mention the main one - the Church of St. Peter the Apostle. Iglesia de San Pedro is certainly one of the most significant cultural, historical and architectural attractions of the town of Guimar, especially since St. Peter is considered the patron saint of this city. The history of the church began in 1606, when the monastery of El Tanque was built on this site by Pedro de Zavalia, of course, with the permission of the Bishop of the Canary Islands. The current church building was built in 1794-1805, and the tower was built in 1821-1828. The main detail of the interior of the temple, of course, is the image of St. Apostle Peter, made in the 18th century by an unknown master...

Teide National Park, of course, visited again. I don’t even remember exactly when, but you can walk endlessly along the caldera of the ancient volcano Las Cañadas, which is now the territory of the Parque Nacional del Teide national park with the Teide and Pico Viejo volcanoes. The reason for this visit was the intention to duplicate the ascent to the Teide volcano on the Teleferico del Teide funicular in the company of our youngest tourist. This time we didn’t experiment with tickets; we purchased them online on the personal website of the Teide volcano (http://www.volcanoteide.com), for a specific time and date (“return ticket” – 27 euros). We climbed the volcano, to the mark “3555 m above sea level”, walked along the volcano, looked at the surroundings from its famous miradors and descended from the volcano - without incident, the views are still magnificent!

I will not duplicate my previous story about walks along the Parador de Canadas del Teide, Mirador Boca Tauce, Mirador llano de Ucanca, Mirador La Catedral, Mirador Roques de Garcia, Mirador Azulejos II and the famous village of Vilaflor, the highest mountainous settlement in Spain, I will only mention , that when returning from Teide National Park, as always, through Vilaflor, we could not help but stop by and take a look at El Pino Gordo to check whether the pine tree had grown during the year of our absence from Tenerife. We checked, it hadn’t grown, and remained 45.12 meters high... Next time, we’ll double-check...

Puerto de la Cruz chose the place of their tourist deployment for the final three days of their Canary trip 2019, because they wanted to take a closer look at the northeast of the island, which had previously been viewed only from an airplane, as well as additionally get acquainted with some of the sights in the north of the island.

On the way to Puerto de la Cruz we made a tourist stop at San Cristobal de La Laguna, the cultural capital of the island, was once just a capital, which previously somehow did not fall on the path of our tourist routes. La Laguna is the oldest city in Tenerife, whose capital history began at the very beginning of the 16th century, under the “conqueror of Tenerife,” conquistador Javier Alonso Fernandez de Lugo. The historical center of the city has survived almost unchanged to this day and, obviously, for this reason, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, although not so long ago, in 1999. In any case, in order to see how the Tenerife capital looked 500 years ago, you can walk through the Old Town and we, of course, took advantage of this opportunity.

Talking about all the attractions of La Laguna is a futile idea, so a few words about just two. The first is Catedral de San Cristobal de La Laguna, whose history dates back to 1511, when a small church was erected on the site of the current temple by the mentioned conquistador named Javier Alonso Fernandez de Lugo. The current Cathedral of San Cristobal de La Laguna, which is the cathedral of the Diocese of San Cristobal de La Laguna, founded in 1819, at a time when La Laguna was the capital of the island, was built at the beginning of the 20th century. In the period 2002-2014. The temple was restored and opened to the public only five years ago. Every tourist can see what exactly happened. And for only 5 euros. When getting acquainted with the interior decoration of the temple, one cannot help but pay attention to the Altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Los Remedios. It is to her, the Blessed Virgin Mary of Los Remedios, that numerous pilgrims come... By the way, it is in the Cathedral of San Cristobal de la Laguna that the conquistador Alonso de Lugo is buried...

An equally important temple of La Laguna, and historically perhaps more important, is the Iglesia de la Conception. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1511 and is one of the oldest churches in the archipelago that has survived to this day. When examining the interior of the church, austere and beautiful, an unusual sensation is the magnificent smell of the many freshly cut flowers placed at the altar and in each of the church chapels. The main shrine of the temple is the miraculous icon of St. John the Evangelist, which helped local residents escape during the plague epidemic in 1648.

The bell tower of the church - Torre de la Concepcion - was built at the end of the 17th century, from the very top of the bell tower there are excellent panoramic views of La Laguna. When visiting the bell tower (ticket – 2 euros, with the same ticket you can enter the Iglesia de la Concepcion) you can also get unusual sensations, for example, we succeeded. This is when, while you are contemplating La Laguna from the top platform of the bell tower, both bells, located one meter away from you, suddenly begin to chime. It was loud...

Next to the church there is a nice park, in which, among other sculptures, there is a monument to Pope St. John Paul II by the Czech sculptor Czeslav Zvigay, brought to La Laguna from Poland and opened on April 15, 2012. Contemporary art lovers will also find something interesting. For example, a metal structure of unknown origin, according to our version - the Bremen Town Musicians...

The author of these lines’ story about tourist walks in Puerto de la Cruz and Playa Jardín beach is already available on the website; I will not duplicate it. I’m using the remaining letters to write a short story about a trip to the northeast of the island. This journey began with a trip to Teresitas beach, located ten kilometers northeast of the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife, along which we previously took a “passing through” car tour.

Teresitas Beach, as you know, is located near the village San Andres, is considered one of the best on the island, and possibly the best. Perhaps, as it is. Wide and long, with yellow sand brought fifty years ago from the Sahara, palm trees and mountains, all the necessary beach infrastructure - all this makes Playa de Las Teresitas popular with tourists and residents of the island. And, of course, the absolute advantage of the beach is convenient, spacious and free parking, which the vast majority of Tenerife beaches lack. True, the Blue Flag, which was available at the beach in the period 2000-2003, was subsequently taken away due to sanitary problems caused by the proximity of the large seaport of the Tenerife capital. The beach is interesting not only for beach lovers, but also for amateurs and professionals of paleontology: in the adjacent ocean area there is an area of ​​400 sq.m. with fossils - fossil mollusks of the Quaternary period of the current Cenozoic era, whose age is over 2.5 million years...

A visit to the beach, as recommended by the guidebooks, was combined with a visit to the Mirador de las Teresitas. Of course, this is not a mirador, but a section of the Igueste de San Andres highway (T-121), where everyone stops to admire the magnificent views. What may have been a mirador is now a series of dilapidated buildings located on a fenced-off portion of the summit of Punta de los Organos. The area was fenced off after a tourist was seriously injured when the roof of one of the buildings collapsed on him in July 2018. Probably, sooner or later, the local authorities will finally figure out who owns this piece of land, and will still set up an observation deck worthy of this place... In the meantime, tourists are exploring the surrounding area from the side of the road. But the magnificent panoramic views of Las Teresitas beach, the Anaga coast and Las Gaviotas beach make you put up with the inconvenience...

As for the village of San Andres itself, it also has its own attractions. At least one is the San Andres Tower. This tower was built in 1706 in order to solve a pressing problem for those times - to protect the coast of San Andres from pirates... The author of the idea was the local military leader General Agustin de Robles, the idea was realized by the architect Miguel Tiburcio Rossel. Over the next 300 years, the tower was repeatedly destroyed and restored, including in 1769, when the architect Alfonso Ochando restored the Torre de San Andres in the form of a round tower that has survived to this day... However, in a destroyed form, since after the last collapse in 1894 The tower was never restored...

The main attraction of the northeast of the island is, without a doubt, Parque Rural de Anaga- a magnificent natural reserve located on the territory of the Anaga mountain range, the highest point of which is Pico Cruz de Taborno reaches an altitude of 1024 m. The park has mountain ranges, deep gorges and valleys, turning into numerous natural beaches with black volcanic, magnificent nature, numerous endemic species of fauna and flora, including relict laurisilva of heather and laurel. In short, an ideal place for a walk, where you can combine a car ride and a picnic, a walk and a swim in the ocean on one of the many beaches, including unnamed ones, and contemplation of the surroundings from many miradors.

It is not difficult to plan your routes through the Anaga National Park located on the territory of the mountain range (divided into three reserves: El Pijaral, Ijuana and Roques-de-Anaga), the main thing is to keep in mind that for a walking excursion along the El Pijaral trail you must first obtain permission to official website of the Central de Reservas de Actividades en la Naturaleza, since only 45 tourists are allowed on the trail per day.

We drove along the Parque Rural de Anaga, with numerous stops, of course, about fifty kilometers - from the village of San Andres to the village of Benijo and from the village of Almaciga to the city of San Cristobal de La Laguna, stopping twice in the famous village Taganana, which houses one of the oldest churches on the island - the Church of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves... But Taganana is famous not only for this church, but above all for the beaches, with black sand, of course, which are located in its vicinity: Playa del Roque de las Bodegas, Playa de Almaciga and Playa de Benijo.

Playa del Roque de las Bodegas is considered the largest and busiest beach in the Taganana area, recommended by guidebooks also for families, since the ocean waves here are not as big as on the neighboring beaches of Almáciga and Benijo. A visit to the beach will be quite comfortable: you can park your car and find a cafe. The visiting card of the Roque de las Bodegas beach is a picturesque rock, along the foot of which there is a tourist path...

Almaciga Beach (Playa de Almaciga) is located near the village of Almaciga, in the place where the Almaciga Gorge (Barranco de Almaciga), winding through the Anaga mountain range, descends to the Atlantic Ocean. The length of the beach is about 300 m, the width is at least fifty... The waves on the beach are almost always quite high, so the beach is occupied by surfers. This beach seemed to be the most inaccessible, in the sense that it is almost impossible to park at the beach - every centimeter both on the side of the road (TF-134 highway) and even on the mountain slopes is occupied. Busy with cars, motorcycles, pickup trucks, campers and tents in between. It's funny, but on some pickup trucks there are advertisements for renting out a piece of asphalt underneath for parking. We drove past the beach four times, but never found a parking place, so we had to give up the swim, we just stopped in the wrong place for five minutes to look at the beach and take a dozen photos...

Benijo (Playa de Benijo) is the most distant beach from Taganana, located near the village of Benijo, near which the TF-134 highway ends, then there is only a single-lane dirt road, more like a mountain path... The beach is absolutely wild and an absolutely magnificent piece of nature in its in its original form! The magnificent and unique landscape, stunning views of the beach, the Anaga mountain range and the Roc de Anaga rocks located in the ocean, can be admired from above, from an impromptu observation deck at Restaurante El Fronton. In order to wander along the beach and try to swim in the ocean, you will have to walk 90 meters down the path starting at the El Mirador restaurant. You can also try to park your car near this restaurant...

Completing our journey through Parque Rural de Anaga, of course, we made a stop at the Mirador de Jardina, located northeast of San Cristobal de la Laguna... An excellent mirador: parking, souvenir shop, information signs. Well, and most importantly, there is a magnificent view of La Laguna and the surrounding area.

To a city famous far beyond the north of Tenerife Icod de los Vinos, by the way, the “capital” of the municipality of the same name, we went for a walk through the Caves of the Wind, located on the outskirts of the regional center, Cueva del Viento that is. When planning a walk along Cueva del Viento, we understood that if you want to look at expressive stalactites, stalagmites or underground lakes, as, for example, in Cuevas del Drach and Cuevas de Campanet in Mallorca, then this is not here, because unlike karst Mallorca caves, Cueva del Viento – volcanic. The cave, with a total length of 18 km (the fifth longest volcanic cave in the world), consisting of three different levels, was formed 27,000 years ago from the basaltic liquid-like lava Pahoe hoe of the Pico Viejo volcano, from which lava stalactites, lava cascades, side terraces were formed...

To walk along Cueva del Viento, you must purchase tickets online on the official website (20 euros), selecting the time of visit and the language of the excursion (Spanish, English or German), respectively, arrive 15-20 minutes before the start time of the excursion to the Cueva del Viento office Viento, located at Camino los Piquetes, 51, Icod de los Vinos.

Then, after a safety briefing (helmets are required!) and a 30-minute lecture on a geological topic, on the transport of the tourist center - a trip to the entrance to Cueva del Viento, located 2 kilometers away. The total duration of the excursion is just over two hours, while in the cave itself, accompanied by a guide and listening to his stories, tourists spend about 45 minutes, managing to walk no more than 300 meters... Cueva del Viento and the excursion as a whole turned out to be interesting, including Thanks to the professionalism and enthusiasm of the guide (in our case, Miguel), the cost of the excursion, however, seemed somewhat overpriced, but what can’t be done for the benefit of geology, volcanology and speleology...

After a walk about the cave, we, of course, stopped in the city center to take another look at its famous sights. By the way, I must change the advice for car travelers given in one of my previous Tenerife reviews: the previously existing paid parking lot near the Icod de Los Vinos city hall (Calle Emeterio Gutierrez Albelo, 6) is closed, but another one has been built and opened - a multi-level parking lot, Parking del Drago (paid, of course), check in from Avenida de Canarias, there is no place for free parking in any case.

As for city attractions, unlike the mayor's parking lot, all the attractions are in their places: Andres de Lorenzo Caceres Park, Drago Park, and the “Drago” itself - the ancient dracaena, and the Butterfly Park (Mariposario del Drago), and the Church of St. Mark. The church seemed enchanted. For us, in any case, since we came to Icod de los Vinos for the third time over the past three years, and this September we were not able to look at the elegant, as indicated in the guidebooks, interior decoration of the church. Closed again...

A couple of words about our Tenerife hotels. We chose Apartment Vista Sur (Avenida Las Americas, 10, Playa de la Américas) and Hotel Turquesa Playa (Calle Antonio Ruiz Alvarez, 7, Puerto de la Cruz) for the second time, since we liked our previous visits to these hotels. This time in the Vista Sur apartments we got a two-level room 107 (we booked Apartamento de 1 dormitorio, without a sea view, 945 euros for nine days), with a tiny balcony. In general, the room is not bad, and if one member of our tourist team had a generally comfortable night in the living room on the first floor (including due to normal sound insulation), then on the second floor there was clearly not enough air conditioning, and the existing fan made the air temperature in the room somehow didn’t reduce it. We found ourselves in a dilemma: sleep in the stuffiness or open the windows and enjoy the noise from Paseo Tarajal, where the room windows face. The noise is quite significant, especially from customers in some establishments who could be drinking and yelling until 3 a.m., such as one time at Mom's. I regret that I didn’t have anything heavy at hand... The dilemma was never resolved, but by the end of the first week of staying in the apartment we somehow got used to the noise...

Otherwise, everything is generally fine - spacious, clean, there is a good kitchen corner (with a set of all necessary utensils, a refrigerator, a kettle, a non-working coffee maker and a missing microwave), parking (two levels, under the Vista Sur shopping center) is available, paid for 9 days 13 euros. Summary: despite the mentioned nuances, we are generally satisfied with the Vista Sur apartments for the second time, especially since for some joint promotion Booking.com and Mastercard promised to return 80 euros to the Mastercard card in the form of cashback (so far, however, they have not returned ). Meanwhile, if we happen to be at Apartamentos Vista Sur for the third time, we will not agree to a room with windows overlooking Paseo Tarajal for any discounts or cashbacks...

As for the Turquesa Playa Hotel, compared to 2017, the impressions are significantly worse. And it’s not even that the hotel has a huge problem with parking (the closest and accessible one is 500 meters up the mountain), and not that they weren’t accommodated in the previously ordered and paid for “Triple room” (Habitacion Triple), but in smaller and located on the ground floor "Budget Twin Room" (No. 297), where the staff managed to shove an extra bed, further reducing the available space, and not even that many additional services (indoor pool, safe , wi-fi in the room) in the hotel for a fee... I didn’t like the room not only because of its discomfort or tired equipment, but primarily because of the air conditioning. It should have been cleaned a year ago! The smell after turning on the air conditioner makes it impossible to operate. We left the window open at night, fortunately the weather allowed...

Food (paid for by HB) has deteriorated very significantly compared to 2017. They no longer offer champagne for breakfast, but they offer inedible paper sausages, inedible scrambled eggs, which an elderly woman at the stove periodically manages to burn (you have to be able to ruin scrambled eggs!), disgusting powdered coffee from the machine, as well as tea in bags that don’t actually contain tea, and there is a certain flower mixture (even in a tourist store a box of this tea with 25 bags costs 50 eurocents, 2 cents per bag!). The assortment for dinner is a little better, but does not stand up to any comparison with 2017: the dishes are simpler and there is less choice, the wine is generally good, but a quarter more expensive than two and a half years ago. At the same time, if you happen to be in a hotel on a weekend, you will have to look for a table for dinner. Summary: we will not go to Hotel Turquesa Playa for the third time...

On our last tourist Tenerife day of 2019, we took an extreme swim to Playa Jardín, an extreme walk along Puerto de la Cruz, its embankments, Plaza de Europa and Bateria de Santa Barbara, took a ride through the Orotava Valley with a traditional visit to the pretty city La Orotava, because we wanted to once again walk around the city and, without haste, re-examine the Iglesia de la Concepción Church, considered in its architecture to be the best example of Canarian baroque of the 18th century in the Canary archipelago. Everything was a success - both the walk and the detailed, almost alone, study of the interior decoration: from the altar, updated at the beginning of the 19th century through the efforts of Genoese craftsmen, to the dome of the church, the model for which is believed to be the dome of the Florentine Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore...

Then everything is also traditional: highway TF-5 - Autopista del Sur (highway TF-1) - Hiper Dino in Isidro de Abona (purchase of sanctioned goods) - Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (car delivery, business lounge Sala Montana Roja for mixing your own cocktail Cuba-libre in order to optimize the initial part of the seven-hour flight to Moscow), and a suitcase-plane-Russia. It’s very good in Spain, but in Russia it’s better... Because at home it’s always better...

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Playa de Las Americas is a resort town in the southwestern part of the island. One of the sea routes to America began here, hence the name. However, looking at Las Americas today, the name can rather be associated with modern American culture. Everything is very chic and on a grand scale: Hard Rock Cafe, a theater that looks more like a casino in Las Vegas, shopping centers sparkling with Rolexes from their windows, golf and tennis courses... Even on the streets you can hear more English (and Russian) speech – in a word, there is no Spanish flavor at all.

The city was founded practically from scratch in the 1970s, when tourism began to boom in Tenerife. In those same years, the Aqualand water park appeared, and the Loro Zoo on the other end of the island was already actively attracting tourists from all over the world. Las Americas was built primarily for commercial purposes, and it clearly shows. The place was chosen well, because in this part of the island the sun always shines and carefree resort life goes on as usual, while in the north and in the mountains the clouds frown, driving tourists away from the beach. On the southern coast it is warm in winter and not too hot in summer: the temperature in winter is not lower than 20 °C, in summer – not higher than 30 °C.

The main attraction is, of course, the beach, where the azure wave caresses the shore. On this stretch of coast you can swim from March to November, the ocean is quite calm, shallow near the shore, there are no big waves like in neighboring El Medano, so you can safely stay in Las Americas even with small children. Especially brave Russians swim in winter. Although the ocean is always cool and warms up to no more than 21 °C, it is still more comfortable to swim in spring and summer.

There are many beaches here - eight, the velvet sand is brought here from the Sahara Desert to delight the eyes of tourists. Particularly good are Del Camison beach near five-star hotels, Troya beach, where young people come to smoothly move to the bars of the famous Las Veronicas neighborhood in the evening, as well as La Pinta - a family beach, where there are many children joyfully flopping from inflatable slides in water. In general, the beaches of Las Americas are quite quiet. People of mature age predominate here, mainly from England and Germany; there are few street vendors. The noisiest companies on the beach are local residents, and not frantic tourists, as, for example, in Barcelona. Theft is common, as in other tourist places in Spain; everything that is lying badly is taken from the “lucky” person who has fallen asleep on the beach.

Tenerife South Airport is only 20 kilometers from Las Americas, which is very convenient. A taxi ride will cost 10-12 euros, and a bus ride will cost only 3 euros.

Las Americas is the largest resort in the Canary Islands, offering affordable prices. There are several 4- and 5-star hotels here, which often make great deals, as they have been greatly displaced by private owners who rent out apartments and villas via the Internet. As a result, you can stay in a good hotel for almost the same prices as in an apartment, but get European service in addition.

In the center of the city there is a huge park, occupying an area of ​​almost 42 square meters. km. You will certainly enjoy the collection of tropical plants brought here from all over the world. In Las Americas, such a typically American sport as golf is developed. Anyone can learn to hit a ball. Meanwhile, the beautiful half of humanity can “shop” to their heart’s content! Numerous shopping centers offer a wide range of clothing, shoes and accessories: from basic brands Zara, Mango and Desigual to luxury brands from around the world - Escada, Prada, D&G and others. And all this is sold without VAT, since the Canaries are a free economic zone.

There is no shortage of cafes and bars in Las Americas: every evening you can have lunch and dinner in a new place. But don’t look for tapas (there are basically none in the Canaries) or paella (it’s better not to get it here). In Las Americas, all establishments offer a standard set of dishes at standard prices that are served at any resort in the world: pizza, pasta, burgers with fries, steaks. All food in restaurants is high quality and inexpensive. There are also several Chinese restaurants and the ubiquitous fast food. Without trying Canarian cuisine, you cannot leave Tenerife, so we advise you to look for small restaurants further away from the beach or in other cities altogether, for example, in Icod de los Vinos, where you can also buy the famous local Malvasia wine, or in the port the city of Los Gigantes with its good fish

Playa de las Amerikas is the largest and most popular resort in the south of Tenerife. Every year thousands of travelers choose this place for their vacation. And this is no coincidence, since it has an excellent combination of quality beaches, developed infrastructure and hotels of different levels. Let’s try to figure out how to organize your vacation in Las Americas in this article.

Even though we did not live in Playa de Las America, we were regular visitors. After all, the entire resort life of the island is concentrated in it. There is a large selection of restaurants, cafes, many supermarkets, shopping centers and small shops. There are many tour agencies in this resort. And most importantly, it is easy to get to any city on the island from here.

Playa de Las Americas is 20 km away. and 80 km. from the capital of the island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Like many resort towns, it is represented by leisure facilities and hotel complexes. On one side, Las Americas borders (along Mount Chayofita), and on the other – with (along the bed of the Barranco de Troya River). True, this border is very arbitrary, since walking along the coast, you will not notice it. Currently, all three resorts have practically merged into one large tourist destination.

Las Americas began to actively develop in the 70s of the last century. It’s hard to imagine, but back then there was nothing here for tourists. The first Gran Tenerife hotel was built in 1971. Since then it has been updated and improved many times. It is still functioning and, if desired, you can spend your holidays there. Las Americas gradually expanded and new infrastructure appeared. The emergence of an airport in the south of Tenerife has breathed new strength into the resort.

Unlike other resorts, you can meet Russian tourists in Las Americas. Local entrepreneurs are also adapting to this factor and offering menus in Russian in cafes. Some of them even employ Russian-speaking employees. But in hotels, few people know Russian. So basic knowledge of English will come in handy, or, alternatively, the indispensable Google Translator.

Las Americas has a very beautiful and well-equipped promenade. Let's walk along it a little and see the surroundings. You can see a lot of people running on the embankment.

While you are walking, look around. Check out the creative sculpture in the photo above. There are also located right along the sea. They enjoy well-deserved attention from photographers.

Another creative embodiment of thought. There are benches along the embankment where you can sit down and take a break from your walk.

And this already looks like a stone sculpture created by nature itself. She reminds me of a lion.

Along the embankment you can also find children's playgrounds.

The Las Americas promenade is a cozy place. It is pleasant to walk here, breathe the sea air and admire the beautiful Canarian landscapes.

Weather

Las Americas is considered a year-round resort. But in winter it is not hot here at all. The average air temperature is 20-23 degrees, much hotter in the sun. There is almost no precipitation, the weather is good and sunny. Many people swim and sunbathe. But in winter the ocean cools down to 19 degrees. Those who like to bathe in hot water will not have a very comfortable bathing experience. Swimming pools, which are found in almost every hotel, come to the rescue. But the tan goes well in winter. The peak season in Las Americas is July-August, when the holiday season begins for many Europeans. If you don't want crowds, it's best to avoid these months.

Entertainment and attractions

There are no historical attractions in the young resort, but there is entertainment for every taste and budget. Las Americas is considered the most party place on the island, as there are many nightclubs and bars concentrated here. Therefore, it is here that young people often go on vacation. The noisiest places are located near hotels and. But older people prefer quieter resorts.

The main attractions of the resort include:

1. with a variety of water slides and attractions.
2. A calmer Aqualand, which is more suitable for children.
3. The medieval castle of San Miguel, where you can go on a tour.

Theme parks nearby:

1. Jungle park
2. Monkey park
3. Camel park (camel park)

On the beach you can ride a jet ski or banana boat, and in the evening listen to live music in one of the restaurants. Part of the vacation can be spent on. You can get to know some of it yourself.

Shopping

Shopping lovers should visit Avenida de Las Americas, where the Parque Santiago II and Safari shopping centers are located. This avenue is also called the “golden mile” because all the world's brands are represented on it.

And after shopping, you can get a vivid impression in the Pyramid of Arona concert hall, created in antique style, or have dinner in one of the cafes. In the evening the avenue is illuminated by the lights of the singing fountain. But don’t expect a grand show like in Barcelona, ​​everything is simple here.

Hotels and apartments

The resort has many hotels of different levels. I have made a selection of good hotels and apartments by category depending on your budget.

High level hotels:

• Las madrigueras is a small new hotel with architecture in the form of a monarch's residence. Not suitable for families with children, but would be an excellent choice for golfers
• Cleopatra palace is a hotel with a great location, delicious food and excellent service.
• Mediterranean Palace is a luxurious hotel with a cozy atmosphere, a large swimming pool and a spa complex. It's just a couple of minutes walk to the beach.

Cheap hotels:

• Catalonia Oro Negro
• Hotel Caledonia Udalla park
• Hotel Central center
• Sol Tenerife
• Tropikal Playa

Living in an apartment will help you save on your vacation. They are equipped with a kitchen and you can cook yourself by buying food from a local supermarket. And if book an apartment using the link, then you can get $25 for your first booking.

Beaches and photos

One of the most popular beaches is the beach of the same name, Playa de las Americas. This is a wide beach with all the necessary infrastructure.

Next to it is Playa Honda Beach. Its main disadvantages are waves and pebbles.

And the last beach, Playa del Caminson, is located closer to Los Cristianos. It is protected on both sides by embankments, so the ocean here is calm, without waves. The beach is covered with yellow sand imported from the Sahara. This beach is often chosen by families with children who relax at the resort. Those who like to sit still can take a ride on water transport.

How to get there

The nearest Southern Airport can be reached by bus No. 111, No. 450, No. 343. The latter can also be used to get to the Northern Airport, located near Santa Cruz de Tenerife. If public transport is not suitable for you for one reason or another, you can book an inexpensive taxi in advance or rent a car right at the airport.

Map

On the map below you will find the main attractions and beaches of Tenerife. The map will be useful when planning your trip.