Tenerife beaches' Las Teresitas with safe swimming , good snorkeling and warmer sun.

One of the best bigger Tenerife beaches is 7 km outside Santa Cruz, almost, by the most eastern corner of the island. It's about 150 km from the coasts of Morocco of north west Africa which you can see on the map. .

The beach itself is about 1500 meters long. Photo Playa de las
Teresitas beach by Ursula Astrid Ruppender. The almost Hundertwasser type cluster village hugging the Anaga mountain slope on one site of the beach is lovely San Andres.

Did you know that Playa Las Teresitas is one of the most popular safe Tenerife beaches for swimming with a breakwater 500 m off shore which fences off high waves on the biggest of all Canary Islands?

Why is that so?

Its golden Sahara sand arrived at Santa Cruz free port in big ships which also was done for Tenerife beaches in the South. Playa de las Teresitas is warm and cozy. It feels like looking at it through pink glasses with its typical Tenerife mountain scenery and African light.

Las Teresitas beach bay with San Andres is on the other side of the Anaga mountains which protect the bay together with the barrier.. You wouldn't see it off the auditorium because the view is blocked by large cliffs.

Please, go see some photos of the Anaga mountains, here...

A direct bus goes from the bus station in Santa Cruz to this extended bowing out beach. It's bus line Titsa 245. Santa Cruzeros make great use of that facility.

On the other hand, car parking is no problem, unless, on a public holiday.

Others just meet up with cool beers, sandwiches filled with cerrano ham and goats cheese to celebrate on the beach.

Playa de las Teresitas is not a surf beach like Playa Martianez or like Playa de las Americas.

However, I know all kinds of North Tenerife people that love this beach very much. Whenever the north of the island is cooled down by a low front or wind Playa Las Teresitas is not . The Anaga mountain keep it warm in its back and, the Santa Cruz sun does the rest to heat it up.

I, personally, love the beach area closest to the mountain where I always find a palm tree that provides shade just enough. There could be more palms, though, if you ask me.

Please, go see some photos of the Anaga mountains, here...

At times there is quite a bit of a wind, though at the Santa Cruz main beach. People's beach umbrellas fly away, then.

Therefor, the best time is in the morning to go to this beach which my friend Guenther calls most beautiful of all Tenerife beaches.

Tenerife beaches Playa Las Teresitas is a bit rudimentary regarding change rooms, showers and toilettes.
Why?
You take your shower in plain daylight at Teresitas beach while being dried by the rays from above. Don't strip too much because Las Teresitas is not for nudists.

A couple of straight forward bistros where you can also sit inside look more like military compounds except for their colors. EU 7,- will easily buy you a lunch of a large bocadillo sandwich or simple tapas with a drink which tastes OK.

Big plans for Playa de las Teresitas:

Big plans are in the making for this still underdeveloped beach of all bigger Tenerife beaches. A posh new set up that should attract more international tourism is much talked about. The French architect Dominique Perrault is said to be in charge of building design and planning for a new beach resort.

Hopefully, possibilities for not only expensive beach hotel accommodation but, also for affordable more private accommodation will be available.

Tourists from the north love to spend winters on best beaches in the sun. Let's hope that apartment buildings where people can buy holiday homes will be built as well.

Should you feel like exploring the beautiful meadows and slopes of the Anaga which border Las Teresitas Beach please, look at this superb . Titsa Anagas hiking map with bus stops and more excellent information.

Which buses take you from Tenerife beaches in the south to Playa las Teresitas? To come in from Playa Las Americas you would best take:
Titsa bus no:473 which also goes past Los Christianos and Adeje will take you to Los Gigantes where you fetch bus line 325 and from there 101, 102 or,103 to Santa Cruz. From there it's bus 245.
You can also consult our Titsa information. To find the most convenient pick up stations go, here.

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