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Tenerife is a is mountainous island, situated in the Canaries in North Atlantic Ocean very close to the west coast of Morocco and the Sahara desert. The Canary Islands are one of Europe's most popular Spain's holiday destinations, and none is more popular than the remarkable Tenerife. The south part of the island, is where the majority of the tourist resorts and beaches are clustered. This area of Tenerife island includes famous resorts such as Los Cristianos, Playa de Las Americas and Playa Paraiso. It is the largest of the Spanish islands Much of the sights in Tenerife revolve around the island's beautiful scenery caused by volcanic activity. Tenerife provides several different resorts from hip and happening nightspots to more sedate sunny Spanish picture postcard villages. Over 10 milion tourists come to enjoy Tenerife's sunny beaches, to discover it's majestic and craggy volcanic lunar landscape of the Teide National park and richness of it's folklore. Playa de las Americas is the playground of Tenerife – where it's black sandy beaches, bars & nightclubs including Linekers Bar
One of the must do activity in Tenerife is to take a drive into Mount Teide and the National Park where the mountain has the highest peak in Spain. A truly awe-inspiring sight is Los Gigantes, or The Giants, which are huge sheer black cliffs on the west coast of Tenerife. Families visiting Tenerife may prefer to stay in one of the many quieter but equally entertaining resorts such as Los Cristianos. This area offers a pleasant mixture of traditional Spanish restaurants. Tenerife is also home to some beautiful churches & cathedrals such as the Basílica Nuestra In general the the weather & the climate on Tenerife is mild and temperate all year round. There are no severe cold spells or oppressive heat waves. The average temperature is between 18C and 26C. North part of Tenerife is more humid & has more rain, wherefore it prides itself of rich, green vegetation. The South has many more sunny hours and it is much drier wherefore nature is scanty and desert-like. The West of Tenerife, between Los Cristianos & Playa Santiago, of the air never rises above 30C in the shade. Tenerife is the island of Eternal Spring ![]() When to go | Restaurants | Bali Videos | Transfers | Bali villas | Denpasar | Contact us | Advertise |