The Beaches and Sights of Tenerife

Tenerife is a very popular destination drawing thousands of people in to this European paradise island. Tenerife offers gorgeous beaches, mountains, deserts, exotic flowers, stunning forests, volcanoes and occasionally snow!

Beaches in Tenerife

You can always go to the beach in Tenerife since there are sunny beautiful days almost everyday of the year. The islands has created amazing man made beaches from sand and fine black shingle which are to be found mostly around the tourist resorts. Everyone has seen pictures of the beautiful beaches of Tenerife and the pictures can be believed since they are kept very clean as well as most offering water sports, sun beds and shower facilities to wash and cool down.

Los Cristianos is one of the biggest holiday zones sporting many beaches including a 400m long and 100m wide beach, perfect for looking after the children and making it safe for bathers. Playa de las Teresitas features a golden yellow sand beach that has been imported from the Spanish province of Sahara, four million sacks of sand were shipping over to create this beautiful man made beach. Nowadays you can play beach volley and aerobics or shade from the sun under one of the many palm trees. This the most popular beach on Tenerife and after seeing it and seeing the facilities surrounding the beach you would understand why.

Los Gigantes

To make the most from Tenerife holidays and see something special and unforgettable it has to be Los Gigantes. The Cliffs of the Giants is spectacular featuring rock walls that from a height of 500m and up to 800m in places drop into ocean for hundreds of metres under sea.

The only way to get close here is via boat. It is definitely worth the trip; once you get close you can appreciate these huge imposing walls. You will certainly appreciate why ancestors respected then and considered them sacred. They also believed this is where the end of the world was; after you visit you will understand.

Tenerife offers an amazing experience from its perfect beaches to its other features just waiting to be discovered. Try a Tenerife holiday today and see what you are missing!