Los Cristianos is traditional, Playa de las Américas is basically Sodom and Gomorrah, and Costa Adeje is swank and swish, the upmarket neighbour. There you go, that's the end of this article. Or it would be if those statements were accurate.
Los Cristianos is traditional, Playa de las Américas is basically Sodom and Gomorrah, and Costa Adeje is swank and swish, the upmarket neighbour. There you go, that's the end of this article. Or it would be if those statements were accurate.
This week a handful of 'signs' online quite clearly led to the same topic – the difference between resorts in the south, predominantly the main southern trio of Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas, and Costa Adeje compared with Puerto de la Cruz.
There are a couple of hot potato topics when it comes to Tenerife. One is the weather, especially north V south. Another can be Playa de las Amèricas.
There are plenty of hotel swimming pools on Tenerife where architects have been allowed to let their imaginations off the leash. These are my ten personal favourites.
Few hotels seem to be able to recreate that warm and fuzzy feeling that envelopes punters in 'real' bars. However, there are some hotel bars on Tenerife which buck the bland trend and come close to creating a buzzing bar vibe.
Most coastal towns and resorts on Tenerife have a promenade of sorts. Some are short, some are long and some are more functional than pretty.
For years much of the area which makes up the central part of Tenerife's main southern resorts was known as Playa de las Américas.
Travel articles obviously fuel the views of those who read them and generally speaking Tenerife hasn't always fared well or, more accurately, parts of it haven't.
We've written before about Tenerife after dark and that to get to know a town, you have to experience what it's like when the sun toddles off to bed.
Forty one beaches were awarded Blue Flag status in the Canary Islands with Gran Canaria scooping most blue with 13 awards. Tenerife came second with 11, then...