Playa de las Américas
Resort

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This, Tenerife’s largest holiday resort, was purpose-built in the 1960s and has remained particularly popular with bucket-and-spade package tourists ever since. Don’t expect much in the way of sophistication, but its big, brash and buzzy vibe is an undoubted draw for hordes of all kinds of tourists, from stag parties to families, each year. It has five main beaches (mostly artificial, with sand from the Sahara Desert), some of the island’s biggest resort hotels, and – for those wanting to get away from the hubbub – the Central Park of Arona, with its large gardens featuring native flora and plenty of space to relax away from the crowds.