Tenerife Excursions
Playa de las Americas, Tenerife
Tenerife Beaches
The volcanic nature of the island of Tenerife meant that the
land has few natural beaches. Those that exist are
characterised by black shingle stretches created from the
island's volcanic rock foundations. The demand for tourist
sun-bathing space, however, has led to the creation of resorts and
man-made beaches, with golden sand having been imported in some
cases. The good beaches on Tenerife for sunbathing and
soft sand are Los Gigantes and San Juan in the west and
Fanabe, with its soft, yellow sand, showers and other
facilities, located to the south. Also popular
are Torviscas with its marina, Playa las
Americas for its grey sandy stretches, the soft yellow expanse
of Los Cristianos' beach, Las Vistas, and Los Cristianos.
Candaleria in the east has a small black shingle beach. Up north
Puerto de la Cruz has a beach with fine black shingle, but at Santa
Cruz golden sand has been imported for its Terasitas beach.
