El Coto de Antonio, Tenerife

Advantages: Not full of British Tourists, Quiet but with nightlife.
Disadvantages: Quite windy

...sand beach on Tenerife. The others use imported sand. (The small beach local to Casa Bougainvilia is a black sand beach) The beach curves away from el Medano for about 1/2mile and finishes under the startling natural landmark of the volcanic Montana Roja (The Red Mountain). This end of the beach catches the trade winds from Africa and is consequently a haven for windsurfers and kite surfers who provide a multicoloured display of their talents whenever there is a good wind. During the last couple of years the weather seems to have changed and the wind is much more unreliable. With the advent of mass tourism in the latter half of the 20th century, the main development was further to the west at Los Cristianos and Playa De Americas with purpose built holiday accommodation in hotels and high rise apartment blocks and fuelled by package tour... Read review

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Advantages: sun, sea, sangria, a holiday of guaranteed fun
Disadvantages: sangria (who actually likes it when they're not on holiday?)

...ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Tenerife, how I love thee Tenerife, how I have missed thee and long for thee, or thee's sangria! Well, when I say sangria, I lie, I only like it on holiday anyway! And Tenerife is the perfect place for sangria, in fact it's the perfect place to holiday - from families, to students, to singletons out on the prowl, there is a place in Tenerife for everyone and a bar to suit every need ofcourse!! Firstly, the capital - generally suited more to the older generation who prefer sightseeing and tours by day and a relaxing evening. Santa de la Cruz has the largest population out of the 600000 + inhabitants. Santa de la Cruz combines traditional buildings such as churches with beautiful scenery and wonderful shopping expedition experiences - the buildings date back to the 1800s, and the lush scenery particularly... Read review

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Advantages: GREAT FOR ALL AGES, BIGGEST CLUB ON CANARY ISLAND, LOTS TO DO
Disadvantages: NONE

...~*~TENERIFE~*~ My friend took me to Tenerife, playa de las Americas after she went on holiday there and ended up spending the summer of 2005 there. We stayed for 1 week in june2006. Then june2007 i packed my bags and off i went to work in tenerife until augest2007. Tenerife is a Spanish island it's the largest of the canary islands, it sits just off the coast of North Africa which means it can get very hot, Tenerife has great weather all year round so you can visit any time which makes Tenerife very popular. Most of the beaches in Tenerife are man made beaches with golden sand which came all the way from Africa there are still a few black sand beaches around the coastline due to Tenerife being a volcanic island although they look great they will burn your feet so stick to the man made ones For any information on whats going... Read review

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