Tenerife (Spanish pronunciation: [teneɾife]) is the largest of the seven Canary Islands, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. Tenerife has an area of 2034.38 square kilometers, and 899,833 inhabitants. It is the most populated island of the Canary Islands and Spain. About 43% of the population of the Canary Islands is on this island. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, which is also one of the busiest Spanish resorts and the first of Canary Islands.[1] Tenerife also has one of the world's largest carnivals, and the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife now aspires to become a World Heritage Site.[2] Tenerife is the only Spanish island that has two airports. Tenerife is the largest number of tourists it receives, it is also headquarters of the main financial institution of the archipelago, Tenerife so is the economic capital of the Canary Islands.
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Los Cristianos is a town in Spain with population approximately 11,500 (1991), situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife. Located in the municipality of Arona between the cone of the mountain Chayofita and the greater mountain Guaza. The town centre is around the Los Cristianos bay, but is rapidly expanding inland with modern development. The town is a popular tourist resort and includes an important ferry port.
Unlike its bustling neighbour, Playa de las Américas, this town has a history that predates the tourist boom of the 1970s and 1980s. For many years this holiday hub was a quiet fishing village and evidence of its humble origins can still be seen in the typical Canarian architecture of the older buildings.
Nowadays however, the town offers a holiday experience, with two golden sand beaches, a multitude of bars and restaurants and its year round sunny climate. There is a wealth of accommodation to suit all budgets, including hotels, self catering apartments and timeshare resorts. There are also a wealth of excursions focused around the town's busy port including dolphin and whale watching as well as game fishing trips and party cruises
Las Americas
Playa de las Américas es un centro turístico ubicado en el sur de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España). Se extiende desde el oeste de la montaña de Chayofita hasta la playa de El Bobo y, en consecuencia, se asienta sobre el territorio de dos municipios: Arona y Adeje.
El clima es soleado la mayor parte del año, cuenta con una población censada que asciende a los 13.102 habitantes según fuentes del ISTAC (enero 2006).
Este núcleo turístico se desarrolló en la década de 1960 a partir de otra zona turística como es Los Cristianos y linda con Costa Adeje, perteneciente al municipio de Adeje. En esta zona de la isla de Tenerife se practican deportes náuticos como el surf, submarinismo, motonáutica, etc. y en ella viven numerosos delfines y ballenas.
Las Américas cuenta con una variada oferta alojativa con apartamentos y hotel de todas las categorías. Destacan diversos hoteles de máxima categoría y gran lujo que se reparten en sus proximidades.
En Las Américas (llamado así normalmente por los tinerfeños) existen gran número de apartamentos, aparthoteles, hoteles de todas las categorías, incluso alojamientos rurales en el municipio. Está comunicada por la autopista TF-1. El aeropuerto más cercano es el de Tenerife Sur, que está aproximadamente a 20-25 minutos en coche.
En este aspecto destacan diversos hoteles de máxima categoría y gran lujo que se reparten en sus proximidades. La zona de Playa de Las Américas incluye varias playas, la mayoría artificiales, confeccionadas con arena importada de África. Es además uno de los lugares donde se aglutina la mayor oferta de ocio del sur de Tenerife con bares, pubs, terrazas, restaurantes, y numerosas discotecas etc.
Las playas Playa de las Américas I y Playa de las Américas II, han obtenido la bandera azul que concede la Fundación para la Educación Ambiental en Europa (FEE). Este galardón se otorga a aquellas playas que cumplen la normativa comunitaria en materia de limpieza de las aguas del litoral y demás servicios de explotación, así como otros requisitos que se exigen.
Adeje:
Adeje is a city and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Adeje is also a growing suburb of Tenerife Sur (South Tenerife) and is the westernmost portion of that suburb. It is located about 90 km SW of the island's capital, NW of Los Cristianos and Las Américas of Arona and about 10 km north west of Tenerife South Airport.
Adeje is linked with and is the westernmost of uncardinaled terminus TF1 superhighway at about the 100th km (and is the second westernmost superhighway terminus in Africa after the Madeira Islands) which first opened within the beginning of the 2000s and a highway to the northern part of the island. Farmlands are in the valley areas while forests and grasslands are situated within mount Teide.
Its economy is based on business, tourism and agriculture; until the 1990s, agriculture was the dominant industry. Adeje is also home to Siam Park, the largest water park in Europe.
Guia De Isora:
Guía de Isora is a municipality in the western part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). Guía de Isora is north of the Tenerife Sur suburb. It is located about 90 km SW eitherway of the island's capital, NW of Los Cristianos and Las Américas and about 20 to 25 km NW of Tenerife South Airport.
The population is 17,163 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 119.67/km² and the area is 143km TF1 Motorway terminus and is passed with TF38 to the east. Farmlands are in the valley areas while forests and grasslands are situated within mount Teide.
Its economy are business, tourism (less common than in Arona) and agriculture until the 1990s, agriculture was the dominant industry in Adeje and the majority of the population were also rural.
Los Gigantes:
Los Gigantes is a resort town in the Santiago del Teide municipality on the west coast of the Canary Island Tenerife. Its main feature are the giant rock formations, Acantilados de Los Gigantes, that rise from the sea to a height of 500-800 metres (1,640–2,625 ft) after which the town has been named. Los Gigantes means "The Giants".
Nearby to the south are the resorts of Puerto de Santiago and Playa de la Arena. 3km to the North is the village of Masca which can be reached by boat or car.
The town has a marina which is completely surrounded by concrete walls to dampen the effect of the rough seas around the area. A small black sand beach lies between the rocks and the marina. The marina has a boulevard with many restaurants. Close to the harbour is a lido.
The cliffs at Los Gigantes, Acantilados de Los Gigantes in Spanish, are one of the island's major tourist attractions. There are three viewpoints in the village, the main one on main road to towards Tamaimo, another above the sports club and a third on a coastal path around the Hotel Barcelo. The village has many small shops and restaurants servicing the tourists that visit the area, especially on the one way road loop around church and plaza, and also neat the the marina and beach.
Each year, in February, there is a Carnival which parades through the village. As can be expected of a town resort, Los Gigantes has a high ratio of hotels and apartments compared to regular residences.
Other resorts nearby include Puerto Santiago and Playa De La Arena.