One of the most unusual islands of the Canary archipelago - Tenerife - is a huge iceberg of volcanic origin, which, like a cherry cake, is crowned by the national landmark of Spain - the Teide volcano. And on the mountain slopes scattered colorful beads resorts with music-sounding names: Playa de las Americas, El Medano, Puerto de la Cruz ...
Among them, the resort of Los Cristianos has its own special meaning. Since after the remarkable attractions of Tenerife in general, the entertainment flows smoothly into the territory of Los Cristianos of neighboring Las Americas and the shopping centers of Puerto de la Cruz, it is here that you can relax in peace and quiet, digest all the impressions collected for the day, how to sleep properly and gain strength.
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How to get there
The city of Los Cristianos, located in the south of Tenerife, west coast with its entire tourist infrastructure to the sleeping volcano of Montagna de Guas, and in the east passes to the next resort of Playa de Las Americas. To Las Americas, by the way, you can walk along the promenade or take the bus for 1 € (taxi 5 €).
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Hotels
Los Cristianos, although it boasts an abundance of restaurants, bars and shops, is not nearly as lively as the nearby resort of Las Americas. Basically, all the hotels here are located in the east, where it is very spacious and quiet, and with the onset of darkness life stops at all.
Beaches
The resort has two sandy beaches: Playa de los Cristianos and the big beach of Playa de Las -Vistas (Playa de las Vistas), where all the guests of the resort prefer to swim.
Who should choose Los Cristianos
It's worth noting that Tenerife is always crowded . On the island annually come more than 4 million tourists, which attracts atypical non-European exotics and developed tourist infrastructure . Otd traditional restaurants stop at resorts resembling their home megalopolises - lively, crowded, noisy, in trendy hotels, advertised, branded, which makes them look alike, wherever they are . But, first, it is from this entire urban bustle and want to escape, and secondly, there is a desire to feel the real color of an unfamiliar country that no new-fangled luxury hotel can convey ... .
If both the first and the second are right for you, the best option and the wise one the solution is to stop sya in a quiet Los Cristianos .At night, you can listen to the sound of the surf and admire the scattering of stars in the sky, and during the day absorb all the magic of the atmosphere of this Spanish town, read its history through the open palm of winding streets and crevice-wrinkles on old buildings, slowly sipping wine, sitting in a cozy restaurant on the pier, or inhale the aroma of coffee and vanilla in a pastry shop, buy fresh fruit from friendly traders on the street, in a word, live in the same rhythm with the local residents and enjoy this life .
Entertainment, excursions and the sights of Los Cristianos
Fishermen chose this place first in the 16th century. So here grew a fishing village, which was destined to eventually turn into a whole resort town with the historic name of Los Cristianos as a tribute to religion and the religion of the inhabitants. Today, around the old church, the whole life of the city is concentrated, here it beats his pulse among the shops, restaurants, bars and counters with fruit. Here you can listen to street musicians, walk around the pedestrian zone and buy souvenirs or simply dream on the bench under the shade of trees
. From the port of Los Cristianos, ferries run to the western islands of the Canary archipelago: Homer, La Palma and Hierro. The most popular one-day route is the island of Homer, which can be reached by fast ferry Fred Olsen in 40 minutes. And on your return, you must visit one of the fish restaurants, right here on the pier and try the dishes of fresh fish and sea delicacies
It is worth to inspect the Lutheran church, go through several procedures at the Vinter Sol clinic, go to the sea walk or fishing. In addition, since the Second World War, several bunkers have been preserved here, built for the landing of an English landing, - at the very least, a tourist attraction.
Adults will also be very curious to visit Teide National Park, see rare plants, a completely unreal picture of a multicolored volcanic lands and lunar craters on its surface . On the way to the volcano you can look into the city of Vilaflor, which is located at 1400 meters above sea level . City, drowning in clouds, pines and almond trees, is typical of the typical national architecture and the church of St. Pedro, built in 1550 . And here the most delicious spring water on the island, bottled in the local factory and sent to the local supermarkets .
- Forget about the hurry, bustle and chronic lack of sleep
- Say goodbye to the hopes of finding the worst nightclub in the resort.
- Prepare to get acquainted with the sights of local bottling.
- Slightly rehabilitate the haggard procedure in Vinter Sol.
- To entertain children (including those who remained a baby only in the shower) by visiting the water park
- Pamper yourself with exquisite sea delicacies
- To climb Montagny de Guas and to gasp in amazement from what you saw.
- Be sure to visit the Teide National Park - admire the lunar landscapes
Vinter Sol
Vinter Sol - rehabilitation center with massages, medical baths and all sorts of other pleasant procedures. As a health resort, this place is recommended from the late 50's, when the Swedish commentator Bengt Rilander settled here for the purpose of treating multiple sclerosis. Mild climate, the atmosphere did their job, the Swede recovered, and the glory of the resort was scattered all over Europe. Now the Scandinavian brothers from Norway, Sweden and Finland are here not only guests, but also residents.
For children
If we talk about children's entertainment, then the young guests of the resort are invited to the water park Octopus, located very close to the resort . In addition to numerous slides and other water attractions in the water park is a show of dolphins .It will be interesting to visit the Eagles Park, where the performances of birds of prey are held and where you can see penguins, monkeys, panthers and reptiles . And surely you need to allocate a day for a trip to Loro Park, one of the most beautiful zoos in Europe with spectacular views involving sea lions , dolphins, killer whales and large parrots . And of course, in commercial breaks it's a pleasure to absorb the delicious natural ice cream that is sold everywhere .