Tenerife offers a total quantity of 15 blue flag beaches, due to its fantastic services and the top quality of its waters. Blue flag award honors the beaches that meet certain requirements of excellence in numerous sections such as the grade of bathing waters, available health infrastructure, adequate security to make certain safety for users and also that the beaches meet environment regulations... 15 beaches of Tenerife have met all these requirements.
One of the recognized beaches we found: The Arena in Santiago del Teide, El Medano, Plaza San Juan in Guia de Isora, El Socorro in Los Realejos, Las Vistas and Los Cristianos in Aroa.
Furthermore the coastal trail of Punta del Hidalgo has earned the distinction of Blue Trail - within the sounding itineraries and landscapes that link ports with blue beaches flags - as well as Nature Rambla de Castro, los Realejos, which even offers been awarded as a Blue flag center.
Holidays in Tenerife... Los Cristianos
Los Cristianos might be one of the very famous areas of Tenerife, besides Teide of course. Visit Playa de los Cristianos means to dive deeper in a maritime atmosphere that blends with the city. This urban beach is found in Arona.
You'll fall in deep love with its calm waves, golden sand and small fishing boats anchored in its waters. At the beach you'll find a very good services for tourists in addition to a large touristy offer. Nearby you are able to enjoy a nice stroll and go to the shops and restaurants as well as benefit from the delicious culinary options.
Holidays in Tenerife... El Socorro
El Socorro is a beach that provides characteristics for everyone... no matter if you intend to practice surf or perhaps lay on the beach and sunbathing, El Socorro is good for everyone! El Socorro is found in the municipality of Los Realejos, is just a beach with volcanic sand, perfect for you to enjoy fantastic landscapes of the rugged area of the north of Tenerife.
Holidays in Tenerife... El Medano
El Medano is one of the most charming beaches of southern Tenerife, whether you are passionate about water sports or if you wish to like a fantastic day trip along with your family, the beach of El Medano is ideal! El Medano is found in Granadilla de Abona, stands out for the sweetness of its fine gray sand and impressive views of the volcanic cone "Red Mountain" ;.
Tenerife features a very wide selection of beaches for visitors to the island to choose from, and, needless to say, beaches are what most holidaymakers want when they are away on vacation. You will find black sand beaches, created from the natural volcanic sand, and you can find yellow sand beaches, created using sands transported from the Western Sahara, or created using sand collected from the seabed. You can find very big beaches and small sheltered ones, you can find beaches at resorts where it is very easy to get at them, and you can find remote beaches that are only accessible by footpaths as well as by boat, in certain cases. The beach at Masca is like this because it's only accessible by boat or by going for a long and very difficult climb down a ravine. You will find rocky beaches and mixed beaches where you will find rocks and pebbles and sand. With all the different sorts of beaches available you are sure to locate the sort of beach you like best somewhere on the island. So let's take a look at some of the finest beaches of Tenerife.
Playa de las Teresitas beach at the village of San Andres, just up the coast from Santa Cruz the capital of Tenerife, is thought by many individuals to be the El Medano most effective beach in the island. It is made of golden-yellow Sahara sand and is really a extended beach. There's a breakwater that makes Las Teresitas safe for bathers. It's palm trees at the top of the beach rendering it look very tropical and exotic, it features a car-park, and is quite El Medano simple to access by road.
In the south of the island are the key tourist resorts of Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas, and unsurprisingly these locations have yellow sand beaches. Playa de las Vistas is among typically the most popular of the beaches of the former resort, whilst Playa de Troya is the main beach at Las Americas. It includes watersports, sun-beds, restaurants and other facilities. Further up the coast would be the beaches of Fanabe and Torviscas.
Also, in the south will be the beaches of El Medano. Playa la Tejita is an enormous sandy beach here that is very popular. The only real trouble with El Medano could it be gets very windy but it's made it ideal for windsurfers.