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The Canary Islands consist of five
main holiday islands - Tenerife, La
Palma, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and
Lanzarote - and the two, small unspoilt
islands of Hierro and Gomera.
The islands are the tips of a vast
volcanic mountain range lying beneath the
Atlantic Ocean. The fact that four of
Spain's seven major national nature
reserves are located here reflects the
extraordinary wealth of natural beauty to
be found in the Canaries.
Flights from UK Airports take about 4
hours to the Canary Islands that are
located just off the northwest coast of
Africa, in line with the border between
Morocco and the Western Sahara.
Ryanair
provide regular flights between Tenerife
Reina Sofia Airport and Birmingham . Bournemouth . Bristol .
Dublin .
East
Midlands . Edinburgh
. Glasgow/Prestwick . Liverpool
. London/Luton . London/Stanstead . Shannon
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Other Airlines that fly to Tenerife
Reina Sofia Airport: BMI . easyjet .
Flyglobespan and Jet2.com. For more
information on these Airlines and the
Airports they fly from, or International
Flights, visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_South_Airport.
Tenerife
South, Reina Sofia Airport is
situated on the south of the island about
12 miles east of the main holiday resorts
of Playa de las Americas, Las Cristianos
and Costa Adeje. The city of Santa Cruz
is situated about 40 miles northeast of
the main airport, Reina Sofia
Airport.
Buses leave regularly from the airport
on three routes. Bus no.341 runs to the
central bus station in Santa Cruz de
Tenerife at La Avenida Marítima. Bus
no.340 runs to North Tenerife Airport
(for inter-island flights) and Puerto de
la Cruz. Bus no.487 runs to Los
Cristianos (for ferries to La Palma and
La Gomera) and Playa de Las
Américas. Buses depart from outside
Arrivals. Private Shuttle
Buses.
Taxis are available from in front of
Arrivals expect to pay about £30 for
a taxi for 4 to the holiday resorts on
the south of the island.
CarHire at Tenerife Reina Sofia
Airport can be booked through CarTrawler who will scan the
best available deals from CarHire
companies based at Tenerife Reina Sofia
Airport.
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the
largest city on the island of
Tenerife, Canary Islands. Tourists
normally opt for the holiday
resorts such as Playa de las
Americas, Las Cristianos and Costa
Adeje, to the south of the island,
close to the main airport.
The main airport, Reina Sofia
Airport, is situated about 40 miles
south of Santa Cruz.
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The map left
shows the two airports with the
main airport to the south. The
airport to the north close to
Santa Cruz is mainly used for
local flights.
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The flower-decked Plaza de
España, near the harbor in
Santa Cruz, is the hub of the
city's life.
In the center of the square
rises the Monumento de los
Caídos, commemorating the dead
of the Spanish Civil War.
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The Playa de Las Teresitas is
a beautiful beach (8 km from
Santa Cruz) by the San Andres
small fishing village.
This beach, unlike many of the
black volcanic sand beaches in
Tenerife, has a Caribbean look as
they bring the sand from the
Sahara dessert to cover it.
The beach is protected by a
reef so it makes it ideal for
snorkeling.
The beach is about 1.5
kilometers with many
"chiringuitos" small beach bars,
to eat a snack, a sandwich or
have a drink.
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The Auditorium of
Tenerife was constructed in 2003.
The building has a structure in the
shape of 'sails' with white blue
rollers.
The audience has a
large hall for concerts, a hall for
opera and other smaller rooms.
It is an emblem of
the city and most photographed
building on the island. This
building is situated in the Port of
Santa Cruz de Tenerife close to the
sea.
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Playa de las Américas is a
purpose-built holiday resort
situated 12 miles West of Reina
Sofia Airport in the south of
Tenerife.
It was built in the
1960s beside the town of Los
Cristianos, stretching northward to
the Costa Adeje. The resort area
features numerous bars and
nightclubs, as well as a number of
beaches, most of which are man-made
from imported sand from Africa.
Playa de las
Americas is well known for being
the nightlife epicenter in Tenerife
with a vibrant and varied
assortment of bars, clubs,
restaurants and attractions.
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Los Cristianos is situated 15
km's west of the southern airport
(Reina Sofía).This is without
doubt one of the most popular
resorts on the Canary Islands. The
artificial beaches are very nice
along with a wonderful harbour that
offers fishing trips, pleasure
cruises, glass bottom boats, diving
excursions and ferries to La
Gomera.
Los Cristianos tends to attract
a slightly older holidaymaker in
comparison to Playa de las
Américas. It has managed to
keep a little of its original
architecture and atmosphere as a
quaint fishing village. But you
will need to look hard!
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The 4 Star Arona Gran Hotel has
a privileged positioned over Los
Cristianos.
It has panoramic views over the
seaside promenade, island of La
Gomera, the bay and the old fishing
port of Los Cristianos.
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Consider Costa Adeje on the
south coast of Tenerife when you're
planning your next beach holiday.
Located just west of the famous
Playa de las Americas and still
within easy driving distance of the
nightlife of the Veronicas
strip.
Costa Adeje is a resort
community that combines the best of
both worlds. It's close to some of
the hottest action and fun in the
Canary Islands but far enough away
that you can sleep untroubled by
the round the clock partying.
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Mount Teide is an active though
dormant volcano that last erupted
in 1909. The volcano and its
surroundings comprise the Teide
National Park. The park was named a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO on
June 29, 2007.
The public bus service TITSA
runs a once per day return service
to Teide from both Puerto de la
Cruz and Playa de las Americas.
The Teleferico cable car goes
from the roadside at 2,356 m most
of the way to the summit, reaching
3,555 m.
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The Observatorio del Teide
(Teide Observatory) is an
astronomical observatory on
Tenerife operated by the Instituto
de Astrofísica de
Canarias.
Opened in 1964, it became one of
the first major international
observatories, attracting
telescopes from different countries
around the world because of the
good astronomical seeing
conditions.
Later, the emphasis for optical
telescopes shifted more towards
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
on La Palma nearby, as the seeing
conditions proved to be even better
there. Can be visited.
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Masca is one of the most
picturesque parts of the island
situated at the tip of the
northwest that is covered by the
Teno Mountains.
Deep ravines interlaced with
lush green flora accompany the
winding roads. The road leading
from Buenavista del Norte passes
along narrow hairpin bends towards
the village of Masca.
It was until recently virtually
unknown, but has now become a
centre of attraction for those
touring the island. The setting of
the village is magical and its
houses perch precariously on the
narrow ridges of dramatic rock
formations.
Reputed to have been a Pirate
hideaway, the small Bay of Masca on
the coast is a three-hour walk from
the village through stunning
scenery.
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The Port of Santa Cruz de
Tenerife has become one of the main
ports of the country in transit of
passengers. You can arrive the city
with a Ferry that connects Santa
Cruz de Tenerife with Cadiz, in the
Mainland, but the trip takes two
days.
You can also take a ship to
travel between the islands. The
main company is Fred
Olsen operating fast
cateramans. These vessels travel
between the ports of Santa Cruz de
Tenerife & Agaete on the
neighbouring island of Gran
Canaria.
More
Information on Agaete.
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