Playa de las Americas. Tenerife, Spain

By the early 70s of the last century it became clear that the north of the island - a traditional holiday destination even Conan Doyle's contemporaries - with a growing number of tourists can not cope. Yes, and requests of the guests of Tenerife have changed: not spoiled at home the sun and the ocean European public now wanted not only to breathe the sea air and walk sedately along the boardwalk, but also swim all year round. And with that in the north has always had a problem ...
Selecting a location for the new resort seemed obvious. Crossing the ridge of the island does not let cool trade winds blowing from the northeast, so that the south of Tenerife is naturally protected from all sorts of outrages of nature. And if the wet north temperatures are usually a few degrees below the ocean - a troubled and unpredictable cloud cover and precipitation, the dry south, on a plan state officials simply must in every way to please heat-loving visitors.

 Despite the fact that the south of Tenerife is separated from the north, only a few tens of kilometers, the difference in climate, such as if you're in two different countries. No wonder that Tenerife is called "the island with two faces."
North is covered with lush vegetation in the south as the rain is a few times a year, so reminiscent of semi-desert landscapes.
By this time the southern coast of the island was a very sad sight. There was not anything at all. Well, almost nothing. A few small settlements of fishermen and Canarian Euphorbia bushes - a relative of cactus, has learned to survive without water among the stones. Not only hotels, but also the whole infrastructure was to create "from scratch".
Ambitious project to transform a deserted strip of beach in the modern resort of Spanish and attracted foreign investors, and in just two decades, the city has grown from scratch. The city of hotels, restaurants and bars, shops and entertainment venues. The city, built especially for tourists, local residents mainly live abroad and are flocking to work in the Las Americas from all over the island.
In 1978, twenty kilometers from the main resort of the future of the island has earned an international airport. At the opening ceremony attended by Queen Sofia, in whose honor he was named. Well, he Playa de las Americas ("American Beach") has received such a name is not to make nice to the United States, and so once again noted the feat of Columbus, and colleagues.
Costa Adeje
 Today, six-kilometer coast resort is divided into two administrative district, and the conditional boundary between them is the dried up bed of the hotel Hesperia Troya. The western part is called the Costa Adeje. East - directly in Playa de las Americas.Because in fact it is a resort, we are everywhere on the site and will be called 'beach America, "the whole coast from the site of the village of La Caleta in the west to the border with the neighboring resort - Los Cristianos - the east.
By the way, Los Cristianos, too, would be for the convenience of "assigned" to the Las Americas resort, the two came together for a long time. Where does one begin and the other - no one can say accurately. To guide the role of boundary pillar that separates Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos, is a small mountain Chayofita.
Las Americas - the largest and most popular tourist resort in Tenerife. Every year from all over Europe come here, millions of tourists, attracted by a comfortable climate and infrastructure.Our countrymen, too, mostly staying in Las Americas: here we offer the largest selection of hotels and tours in Russian.
Although relatively few tourists, hotels and shops are increasingly taking on the staff of the various staff members, in general, even without the knowledge of a foreign-language will not be lost.
 Columbus at the port of Puerto Colon points his finger at America
 On the broad expanse of Playa de las Americas, tourists have the opportunity to choose a suitable accommodation in value - from budget apartments to luxury hotels category "Grand Prix luxury" and the rest in style.The western part of the resort is quiet and respectable. Central - around Hotel Sol Tenerife (squares B7, B8, C8 on the panoramic background) - the most lively. Here, discos and clubs are concentrated in the streets until late at night a lot of young people. In the eastern part of the afternoon and evening, crowded, there are many shops and restaurants, but closer to midnight, all establishments are closed, gentlemen campers disagree on the numbers surrounding "fives" and "quads", and the area of ​​sleep.
Most of the hotels in Playa de las Americas were built relatively recently - it is a treasury of the merits of an argument in the resort. Local "Grandpa" - Hotel Gran Tinerfe, the very first on the coast. It was built in 1971. However, so far it is very decent, "Four."
Tasty ribs with honey for 12 € you will be offered in front of Hotel Conquistador
 The number of restaurants and bars in the resort can not be an exact accounting. They are located at every step. However, traditional Canarian dishes do not look here: the resort dominated by international cuisine, adapted to the familiar tastes of tourists from European countries. Pizza, steak, sandwiches ... Yes, and belong to these institutions, for the most part, foreigners.And here's where to taste freshly caught fish and local rabbit stew - see "Canarian cuisine."
Relatively expensive restaurants with the "author's" kitchen work, usually with good hotels. For example, a noteworthy restaurant El Patio Hotel Jardin Tropical.
Well, the best friend of thrifty tourists - McDonald's - in different parts of the resort sells "business lunch" for only 6 €. For the same money in the Chinese restaurants offered "buffet". Come to rest in Tenerife, and eat in fast food, of course, wrong. But in the case of an unplanned trip to the casino (for information only - it is the "grandfather» Gran Tinerfe), this information may be useful.

 Eight sandy beaches of the resort are protected from the waves of stone barriers and allow you to comfortably swim in the ocean throughout the year.At all the beaches have rental chairs and umbrellas, water sports, cafés, and restaurants.From the sports harbor Puerto Colon is sent to boating yachts and catamarans, and small specially equipped boats - for deep sea fishing.
In addition to personal watercraft and other banana boating and fishing, visitors to Las Americas entertained by two water parks (one of them - Siam Park, the square A7 - opened only in 2008), jousting tournaments, Spanish ballet, variety shows, gambling, carting and quad bikes, socializing with exotic baby animals, SPA-centers and sporting events. So there will be bored time.
Almost every restaurant and pub in the evening there is a cultural program to be in the form of singing and playing music and clones of Elvis Presley Freddy Mercury, and in hotels - plain evening shows. But spend an evening in the hotel bar, living in Las Americas - Wilderness moveton and inheritance of German pensioners. Instead, buy a ticket to the "Pyramid of Arona" - get a lot of positive emotions.
  The hotel resort has countless shops that sell almost everything you might need a rest from mineral water and crisps up inflatable mattresses and beach towels. Typically, this versatile little shops, proudly referred to as "supermarkets". In the central part of the resort is easy to find and work at night. There is a real supermarket (note the "Merkadonu"), where the choice of goods disproportionately, and the prices - below.
On a more serious shopping advisable to go to the capital of Tenerife - Santa Cruz. It also makes sense to purchase and consumer electronics for communicating with the cunning Indians, who own all the "e" outlets resort.
And finally, like any self-respecting resort, Las Americas is equipped with a pedestrian promenade: it is possible to stroll leisurely along its entire six-kilometer coastline. Better - in the evening to keep in mind and remember long after the dramatic sunsets tenerifskie. And they are on the Las Americas are particularly good.

 The bus station is where a regular bus service to all corners of representing the interest of tourism and the airport of Tenerife, located in the square A7 on the panoramic resort plan. Learn more - see "How to get there."
Distance from Las Americas to:
 City of Santa Cruz de Tenerife - 80 km;
 the city of Puerto de la Cruz - 110 km;
 South Airport - 20 km;
 North Airport - 89 miles.