Playa del Médano
Playa del Médano is a beach in Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Playa del Médano is situated nearby to the locality Peña María, as well as near the village El Cabezo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Playa del Medano”
- Address: El Médano
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport and Cave of Santo Hermano Pedro.
Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tenerife South Airport, also known as Tenerife South–Reina Sofía Airport, is the larger of the two international airports located on the island of Tenerife and the second busiest in the Canary Islands. Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport is situated 3½ km west of Playa del Médano.
Cave of Santo Hermano Pedro
Cave
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave-Shrine of Santo Hermano Pedro is a Roman Catholic cave-shrine dedicated to Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur. It is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, near El Medano on the south of the island of Tenerife, at the end of the Tenerife South Airport runway.
Laboratorio de Energía Solar Termoeléctrica
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laboratorio de Energía Solar Termoeléctrica is an abandoned dish structure near to El Medano, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. It was built in 2008 to generate solar energy, but was constructed without permission and was abandoned in 2009.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Médano and San Isidro.
El Médano
Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Médano is a town in Granadilla de Abona. El Médano is one of the world's best windsurfing and kitesurfing locations, with three different windsurfing spots, the Bay, the Harbour Wall, and Cabezo Beach.
San Isidro
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Isidro is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Playa del Médano.
Los Abrigos
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Los Abrigos is a small fishing village in Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife. It has a small harbour, which developers want to expand. Los Abrigos is situated 5 km west of Playa del Médano.
Playa del Médano
- Category: landform
- Location: Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.04271° or 28° 2′ 34″ northLongitude
-16.54068° or 16° 32′ 26″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
7CW52FV5+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 4885800621OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
12503558
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