La Tejita
La Tejita is a beach in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. It is listed as a protected area by the Spanish ministry for the environment. It is popular with windsurfers and hosted the 2015 world championship.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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.
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. Cave of Santo Hermano Pedro is situated 2½ km north of La Tejita.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Médano and Los Abrigos.
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.
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 3½ km west of La Tejita.
San Isidro
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Isidro is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km north of La Tejita.
La Tejita
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Tenerife
- Category: landform
- Location: Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.03107° or 28° 1′ 52″ northLongitude
-16.55658° or 16° 33′ 24″ westOpen location code
7CW52CJV+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1460822619OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q1708764
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“La Tejita” goes by many names.
- Czech: “La Tejita”
- German: “Playa La Tejita”
- Spanish: “Playa de La Tejita”
- “Playa de La Tejita”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Tejita beach naturism zone and Playas de Granadilla.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “La Tejita”. Photo: Jose Mesa, CC BY 2.0.