Isle of Tenerife

Tenerife, with its almost 360 kilometers long coastline, offers a huge variety of natural beaches and several formed by men.

One of the most beautiful beaches is the Playa de las Teresitas in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the island. Sand from the Sahara desert has been brought to make this beach perfect.

In the south of the island you can find different natural sandy beaches at El Medano and artificially created ones in the tourist … Read the rest

The northern part of Tenerife offers slightly smaller number of beaches than at the south. The north coast has a sharper line and in many places it forms beautiful cliffs.

However, Playa Jardin, which is a black beach close to Puerto de la Cruz town, belongs to the most famous on the whole island.
The black colour of the sand has the volcanic nature. Few people know that a direct skin contact with the black lava sand has … Read the rest

Tenerife has a new luxury five-star hotel following a £4.7-million revamp of the Grand Hotel Iberostar Selection Anthelia in Costa Adeje.

Spanish group Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has upgraded its flagship Spanish hotel, creating the company’s first five-star property in Spain.

Since the Gran Anthelia Tenerife re-opened in 2007, the hotel invented also a new butler service for guests staying in the suites, offering them a dedicated butler.

The renowned hotel will also feature a water spa with thermal … Read the rest

Tenerife isn’t exactly renowned for its beaches or for it’s nudism offers, but it has a fair number of naturist beaches dotted around the island.

On the stretch of coast near to the island capital of Santa Cruz, look out for this nudist beaches:

1. Playa de las Gaviotas north of the famous man-made beach of Playa de las Teresitas near Igueste de San Andrés in the north east of the island.

2. Playa de Benijo near Nuestra Señora … Read the rest