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Holidays in Playa de las Americas
Playa de las Americas, located on the south-west coast of Tenerife, is a modern purpose-built resort, popular with the 18-30’s crowd. Established in the 1970’s, and beginning as just a handful of hotels around a beach of imported sand from the Sahara, Playa de las Americas is now the largest tourist development on the island, and a firm favourite of young holidaymakers, due to its’ all-night clubs and endless array of pubs and bars.
Holidays in Playa de las Americas – A resort for the young and energetic
By day, the main attraction of Playa de las Americas is the white sand beach, perfect for swimming and sunbathing, and offering a wide range of watersports, including jet-skiing, wind-surfing and para-gliding. The beach can get quite crowded, and the resort is home to other typical black sandy beaches, with numerous smaller coves and bays for those in search of more solitude. A long pedestrian promenade runs the length of the resort, starting in neighbouring Los Cristianos and ending in the resort of La Caleta in the west, and is lined with shops, bars and restaurants. The port, Puerto Colon, is the departure point for the many tourist boats that ferry passengers out to spot the whales and dolphins living in the waters between Tenerife and La Gomera. The accommodation choices in Playa de las Americas are huge, catering to both families and groups, and the resort is the home of the famous Timeshare apartment industry. A mini-train runs around the Playa de las Americas and the resort is well-served by buses in the area.
Holidays in Playa de las Americas – An endless choice of bars and clubs
Playa de las Americas comes alive at night. With a huge choice of restaurants serving up anything from fast-food and pub-grub to traditional Spanish and Canarian specialities, Playa de las Americas offers something for everyone. Most of the bars are found in an area known as The Patch, with live music and happy hours, and family entertainment in the form of impersonators, quiz nights and karaoke. The club action in Playa de las Americas is based in an area known as the Veronicas, and the Starcos’ Commercial Centre - close to the beach and with an exhausting array of all-night dance venues – and here party-goers can keep going until the early hours at packed venues like Cream, The Ministry and Tramps. Other activities to enjoy whilst staying in Playa de las Americas include tennis, bowling, go-karting and adventure sports such as bungee-jumping at the Sky Park.
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