| Tenerife is a Spanish island, the largest of the seven | | | | sand. |
| Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and one of | | | | Playa de la Enramada is between La Caleta and Playa |
| the most popular tourist and holiday destinations in | | | | de 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 most | | | | Vistas, which has been refurbished with sand from |
| desirable beaches in the world and cheap hotels and | | | | the 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 is | | | | hire 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 well | | | | of Playa de las Vistas, so no need to get too thirsty |
| established beach resorts such as Playa de las | | | | or hungry from all that lying in the sun! |
| Americas. Two of the beaches in this resort were | | | | The Granadilla coast has the island's best beaches of |
| awarded the blue flag in 1998 by the European | | | | fine golden sand. El Médano is a small, quiet, |
| Environmental Education Foundation (FEE). This is an | | | | family holiday resort, with the longest beach in |
| award given to beaches that comply with community | | | | Tenerife (2 Km) and shallow seas. The constant |
| regulations in matters of cleanliness of coastal waters | | | | winds in this area make the beach ideal for |
| and other requisites. This stretch of the coast is | | | | windsurfing. |
| perfect for water sports, such as surfing and | | | | Playa 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 the | | | | Montana Roja. A little further south is the small El |
| boroughs of Adeje and Arona and there are several | | | | Confital black sand beach. Playa del Arenal is between |
| golden-sand beaches along this stretch of coast, like | | | | Bajamar and Punta del Hidalgo. It has black volcanic |
| Cuevitas and Playas de Troya, which are very | | | | sand or pebbles, depending on the time of year and |
| popular for their dry, sunny climate. There are many | | | | the tides. |
| bars, restaurants and terraces along the pedestrian | | | | One thing is for certain, there are no shortage of |
| promenade that has been built along this stretch of | | | | great 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 of | | | | plenty of Brits who take advantage of the many |
| Adeje, near Playa de las Americas. Although it has a | | | | hotel deals in Tenerife that are available online, and |
| stone beach, taking a short half an hour walk to the | | | | from the high street. |
| south will lead you to some small coves of golden | | | | |