Life's a Beach in Tenerife

Tenerife is a Spanish island, the largest of the sevensand.
Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and one ofPlaya de la Enramada is between La Caleta and Playa
the most popular tourist and holiday destinations inde las Americas. It is a quiet cove with a sandy
the world. It's not difficult to understand why -beach. Beyond the Camisón point is Playa de las
Tenerife harbours some of the sunniest and mostVistas, which has been refurbished with sand from
desirable beaches in the world and cheap hotels andthe sea bed, making it one of the best and longest
apartments are both widely available.beaches on the island. On all these beaches, you can
In the southern part of the island where there ishire sun beds, pedal boats and wet bikes. There are
often a more welcoming hotter and drier climate,also many bars and restaurants in the neighbourhood
tourists will find a number of well developed and wellof Playa de las Vistas, so no need to get too thirsty
established beach resorts such as Playa de lasor hungry from all that lying in the sun!
Americas. Two of the beaches in this resort wereThe Granadilla coast has the island's best beaches of
awarded the blue flag in 1998 by the Europeanfine golden sand. El Médano is a small, quiet,
Environmental Education Foundation (FEE). This is anfamily holiday resort, with the longest beach in
award given to beaches that comply with communityTenerife (2 Km) and shallow seas. The constant
regulations in matters of cleanliness of coastal waterswinds in this area make the beach ideal for
and other requisites. This stretch of the coast iswindsurfing.
perfect for water sports, such as surfing andPlaya de la Tejita is a broad beach approximately one
jet-skiing.kilometre long, just south of El Medano, beyond
El Barranco del Rey is the boundary between theMontana Roja. A little further south is the small El
boroughs of Adeje and Arona and there are severalConfital black sand beach. Playa del Arenal is between
golden-sand beaches along this stretch of coast, likeBajamar and Punta del Hidalgo. It has black volcanic
Cuevitas and Playas de Troya, which are verysand or pebbles, depending on the time of year and
popular for their dry, sunny climate. There are manythe tides.
bars, restaurants and terraces along the pedestrianOne thing is for certain, there are no shortage of
promenade that has been built along this stretch ofgreat beaches in Tenerife and at just a short hop
coast.from the UK, it's little wonder that the island attracts
La Caleta is a small coastal enclave in the borough ofplenty of Brits who take advantage of the many
Adeje, near Playa de las Americas. Although it has ahotel deals in Tenerife that are available online, and
stone beach, taking a short half an hour walk to thefrom the high street.
south will lead you to some small coves of golden