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If you are going to spend your vacation romantically or extremely, luxuriously or economically, calmly or noisily, on the beach or in the mountains - safely go to the island of Tenerife . Believe me, you only need to think about Tenerife, how the island itself will adapt itself to you . It is no coincidence that it is called an "island with two faces" . Tenerife is a continent in miniature: there is a moist and rich in green and windy north and arid, rich in sun and tourists south . The border between north and south is the mountain range . You can only choose which side of the ridge to settle for the holiday .
When choosing a resort, apart from natural features, of course, it is worth paying attention to the peculiarities of the tourist service and the cultural component places. In this regard, you should not have problems. It's enough just to get acquainted with the information about the resorts of Tenerife and make your choice.
Be sure, no matter how sophisticated your expectations for a trip to Tenerife are, your vacation will certainly be filled with the brightest colors and unforgettable moments. From "the island of eternal spring" you will certainly bring with you unique impressions.
Are you already flying to this paradise island of the planet? Oh, you're just lucky. Charters from Moscow fly to Reina Sofia airport (Tenerife South airport), located near the southern resorts of Las Americas and Los Cristianos. Perhaps, with a story about these fabulous places, we'll start our sightseeing tour.
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Playa de Las Americas
Protected by a ridge from all sorts of unpleasant surprises of nature, the sunny resort of Playa de Las Americas (America's Beach), named after Columbus's feat, is a favorite place for heat-loving Russians. Despite the fact that Las Americas is the most popular resort of the Canary Islands, there are not so many of our compatriots there, about 3% of the total number of holiday-makers in the high season.
Playa de Las Americas - a city built exclusively for the purpose tourism. There are no ordinary houses in the resort, but hotels can not be counted from the budget apartments to the luxury hotels of the Grand Deluxe category, restaurants, bars, clubs, shops.
Particularly lively part of the resort is the center of Las Americas, where discos and clubs are concentrated and on the streets until late at night the gay youth are walking. If at night you like to sleep, then choose a hotel in a quiet and respectable western part of Playa de Las Americas or in the east of the resort, where the day and evening are crowded, but closer to midnight, restaurants and shops are closed, and vacationers diverge by their numbers .
There is no boredom in Playa de Las Américas. For the tourists there are various water activities: sea walks on yachts and catamarans, deep sea fishing, extreme water skiing, and two water parks. On the land, vacationers can enjoy Spanish ballet and variety performances, visit a knightly tournament, drive a karting or quad bike, communicate with exotic animals. Also to the services of tourists are excellent SPA-centers.
Six-kilometer coast with eight sandy beaches in the east is closely bounded by the resort of Los Cristianos. The role of the conditional border between the two resorts is played by a small Chayofit mountain. On the embankment, just an hour's walk walking distance, you can walk to the neighboring resort. Discarding the administrative conventions, we can even say that Los Cristianos is the continuation of Playa de Las Americas to the east.
Los Cristianos
Spread on the south coast of the island of Tenerife at the foot of the volcano The Montana de Guas resort of Los Cristianos is markedly different from the already familiar noisy Playa de Las Americas. Los Cristianos is a place with a fishing past, once a tiny picturesque village with a small port. Los Cristianos received his name from local residents who want to emphasize that they are Christians, and this happened long before the opening of the first hotels.
Los Cristianos has a truly magical climate thanks to which the Swede Bengt-Rylander has recovered from multiple sclerosis (Don Benito), which in the middle of the last century became the founder of tourism in this place . Today the resort of Los Cristianos is especially popular among Germans and retirement age English . The main hotels are located in the east of Los Cree tianosa where very spacious and quiet . special flavor resort gives locals fishing boats in the harbor and the narrow streets of the densely built maloetazhki . in the historic center in Los Cristianos, even in the middle of the night quietly and calmly .
Infrastructure Los Cristianos is ideal for resting people tired of city bustle, as well as for people with disabilities, but gay youth in Los Cristianos will be bored . In addition to two sandy beaches and several small shops and restaurants, Los -Cristianos can offer nothing more to his guests . There are no cultural monuments, entertainment facilities and noisy discos in the city . Although at the desire for only 10 EUR by taxi you can reach any area of Playa de Las Américas where entertainment abundantly .
Playa Paraiso
Playa Paraiso (Paradise beach) - a small resort in the south-west of the island of Tenerife, is ideal for those who prefer not to leave the hotel. The atmosphere of the resort Playa Paraiso has a quiet family vacation.
When choosing a resort Playa Paraiso, do not be deceived by its name. It turns out that the Paradise Beach, though stretched out on the ocean, does not have its own beach. The reason for this is the stony coast, absolutely not adapted for bathing. Although for fans of the underwater kingdom, Playa Paraiso is not so bad - it is quite suitable for diving.
Going to Playa Paraiso, be prepared for the fact that you will not have to sunbathe on a silk sand, but on a deckchair by the pool. Although, if you want, you can easily for half an hour on a public bus or just 10 minutes by taxi to get to the wonderful beaches of Playa de Las Americas. By the way, keep in mind that free buses run from some hotels in Playa de las Americas and back. In addition, you can hire a car, then you will definitely be available all the best beaches of the island of Tenerife
As for the infrastructure of the resort of Playa Paraiso, all the shops, cafes and restaurants are located along the highway that crosses the resort.
Ten-Bel
In the resort, to be more precise, the town of Ten-Bel has no fashionable hotels, and the choice of entertainment here is not great. Many tourists prefer not to leave the boundaries of their inexpensive, but quite comfortable hotels and apartments during the entire holiday, which is probably facilitated by the all inclusive system offered by many resort hotels.
There is no beach in the village as such. It is replaced by a huge, with an area of more than 3000 m², a pool with sea water, near which there is a small sandy descent into the ocean. If you are not a guest of the Alborada, Maravilla or Primavera hotels, then you are ready to pay EUR 6 for the use of the swimming pool And now we will smoothly move to the northern coast ...
Puerto de la Cruz
Original Canarian city Puerto de la Cruz, or simply Puerto, located on the north coast of the island of Tenerife, is considered the second most important resort after the Playa de Las Américas. It was with Puerto de la Cruz back in the late 19th century that tourism began on the island of Tenerife. And the first visitors were rich Englishmen who came here to pass the winter. Today, Puerto de la Cruz hosts guests from all over the world. Nevertheless, among all holidaymakers, the elderly are traditionally the predominant.
The resort has countless number of long-term, but worthy hotels. On the cozy streets of the Old City, the doors of hospitable restaurants are always open, from which the sounds of the violin are heard. Walking and enjoying the healing sea air is the main occupation of the holidaymakers, but beach rest is best placed on the southern coast, for the weather in the north of Tenerife is unpredictable
The main attraction of the resort of Puerto de la Cruz is the famous Loro Park, located on the western outskirts . On the lovely inhabitants of Loro Park - trained killer whales and penguins come to see the tourists from all the Canary Islands. Also worthy of attention of tourists and the botanical garden, which was laid by the decree of the Spanish king back in 1788
El Medano
The largest in Tenerife, a natural sandy beach is located on the northern coast of Tenerife, just east of the hill of Montagna Roja - near the resort town of El Medano
In the resort of El Medano, windsurfers fly from all over Europe like bees to honey. And this is understandable, because windsurfers do not need entertainment, which is rich in the resort of Playa de Las Américas, the main thing is to have the ocean and the wind. And in El-Medano this good enough. Windsurfing fans say: "A bad day in Medano is like a good day in Hurghada."
By the way, if you have just decided to windsurf and do not know anything about this, then go to El Medano. Equipment and equipment for riding can be bought on site or rented in one of two surf-centers. The rest will be taught to you, do not even doubt it.
Also it will not be superfluous to mention that near the resort of El Medano is the town of Los Abrigos, which has earned its reputation among tourists thanks to its fish restaurants.
A few words about the capital of Santa Cruz de -Tenerife
The largest city on the island - the capital of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, located on the north-east coast. The city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife all year round is attractive to tourists exclusively from the point of view of shopping, except for February, when tourists come to the capital for a carnival.
Friends-tourists, the island of Tenerife with its beautiful nature and unique parks, picturesque villages and large resorts, with healing black sand in the south and a sports wind in the north at your service, make your choice.
Tourist routes around the island of Tenerife will allow you to see much, including the Las Canadas national park guarding the volcano Teide. Thanks to the famous volcano, "Snow Mountain" (and this is how the name of the island of Tenerife translates from the language of its ancient inhabitants of Guanichi) is the highest island in the Atlantic Ocean. Have a nice rest.