Arona

PLAYA DE LAS VISTAS

The coast between Playa de las Americas (Playas de Troya) and the harbour of Los Cristianos has several good golden sand beaches, like Las Caletillas and El Camisón, along the stretch of coast along the back of the apartment complexes of Parque Santiago III and the Sir Anthony Hotel.

Beyond the Camisón point is Playa de las Vistas, which has been refurbished with sand from the sea bed, making it one of the best and longest beaches on the island. On all these beaches, you can hire sun beds, pedal boats and wet bikes. There are also many bars and restaurants in the neighbourhood of Playa de las Vistas.

There is a tourist office in the area, in Avda. del Litoral, next to the City Center shopping centre.

Bus Routes:
111 (Santa Cruz - Playa de las Americas)
343 (Puerto Cruz - Playa de las Americas)
473 (Los Gigantes - Las Galletas) to Playa de las Americas
470 (Granadilla - Playa de las Americas)

LOS CRISTIANOS

Los Cristianos is practically part of Playa de las Americas. It has a broad beach of golden sand opposite the harbour from which the ferries leave for La Gomera and El Hierro. Fishing is still fairly important to the harbour and the town.

There are many trips that leave from the harbour, both leisure trips and fishing excursions. There is a colony of pilot whales that live off this coast.

There are many bars and restaurants near the beach and a pedestrian precinct takes you up to the town centre. A coastal pedestrian promenade takes you to the nearby Guaza mountain.

Bus Routes:
111 (Santa Cruz - Playa de las Americas)
343 (Puerto Cruz - Playa de las Americas)
473 (Los Gigantes - Las Galletas) to Playa de las Americas
470 (Granadilla - Los Cristianos - Playa de las Americas)

LAS GALLETAS. COSTA DEL SILENCIO

Las Galletas is a fishing village in the borough of Arona. There are two exits from the TF-1 motorway, one near Los Cristianos, through Guaza, and the other near Tenerife South Airport.

It has a beach of black sand and pebbles, down by the fishing harbour, next to the sea front promenade. There are good fish restaurants in Las Galletas.

The nearby Palm-Mar complex also has a pebble beach with some black sand, where you will find caravans and tents at weekends and in the summer.

Between Las Galletas and the motorway, in Cañada Blanca, there is a camp site with full facilities (Camping Nauta).

TEN-BEL

Near the village of Las Galletas is the complex of Ten-Bel, with an extensive sea water pool for residents. Close to the pool, there is a track that takes you along the beautiful coastal cliffs, with several paths down to the sea for a dip.

Bus Routes:
112 (Santa Cruz - Arona) to Las Galletas (Costa del Silencio)
115 (Santa Cruz - Las Galletas) (Costa del Silencio))
473 (Los Gigantes - Las Galletas (Costa del Silencio))
483 (Playa de las Americas - El Médano) to Las Galletas
467 (Playa de las Americas - Las Galletas)
470 (Playa de las Americas - Granadilla) to Las Galletas
461 (El Médano - Las Galletas)

PLAYA DE MONTAÑA AMARILLA

This beach is by Costa del Silencio, next to Montaña Amarilla point, on the coast of the nature area of the same name.

It is a stony beach used by nudists. Access is from Ten-Bel or the neighbouring complexes, after the Marino and Amarilla Bay apartments.

It is on the same bus routes as Las Galletas and Costa del Silencio.