Playa de las Américas
Playa de las Américas is a beach in Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Playa de las Américas is situated nearby to the quarter El Camisón, as well as near the suburb San Eugenio Bajo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Playa de las Americas”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest
Highlights include H10 Las Palmeras and Siam Park.
Siam Park
Water park
Photo: Mataparda, Public domain.
Siam Park is a water park in Costa Adeje, a coastal suburb in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Siam Park features a Siamese theme. The park was opened by the Princess of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Central Park of Arona
Park
Photo: Mataparda, Public domain.
The Parque Central de Arona is a public park of 42,000 square metres in Arona, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. It is made up of several squares and gardens in the tourist centre of Playa de las Americas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Playa de las Américas and Los Cristianos.
Playa de las Américas
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Playa de las Américas together with Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje is a city in the south of Tenerife. The different names are part of separate local government regions but are otherwise indistinguishable from each other.
Los Cristianos
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Cristianos is one of the most popular tourist centres in the south of Tenerife, and has become known for its sandy beaches. It is a town of about 21,000 permanent residents that is 2 km southeast of Playa de las Américas and 5 km southeast of Costa Adeje, but it is the most authentic of these three, where locals mix with tourists.
Costa Adeje
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Costa Adeje is a resort town north of Los Cristianos. The name derives from the nearby town inland Adeje. It is roughly 2 km north of Playa de las Américas and 5 km north-west of Los Cristianos.
Playa de las Américas
- Categories: surfing, sports location, and landform
- Location: Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.06214° or 28° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
-16.73413° or 16° 44′ 3″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
7CW53768+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 28536479OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachOpenStreetMap feature
sport=surfingOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
11863107
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