Los Gigantes Luxury - exclusive apartments

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Los Gigantes Luxury offer exclusive, privately owned accommodation situated on the west coast of Tenerife in the village of Los Gigantes, near to Puerto de Santiago and the Blue-Flag beach of Playa de la Arena, which are all within

a short distance of each other. These small and tranquil neighbours are to be found on Tenerife's picturesque west coast. Situated in the municipality of Santiago del Teide, they are just south of the famous cliffs of Los Gigantes (The Giants), and about 20 miles (30 kilometres) north west of Los Cristianos. It is generally acknowledged that the year-round climate in this, the island's most westerly region, is among the best in the Canaries.

The town of Los Gigantes is named after, and lies at the foot of, the imposing cliffs of the same name which are best experienced up close from a boat, which you can book from the Marina. They loom over you and you can see the rocks in all their glory and distinguish the different colours and textures of the volcanic strata.

In the Marina you will find an array of private craft moored next to the boats which take visitors out to see the local dolphin and whale colonies. Just sit at one of the numerous pavement cafes and watch the world go by, or if you're more energetic you can arrange scuba diving, sport-fishing expeditions and book a variety of water sports from here.

Lying at the foot of the cliffs and just next door to the marina, there is a small, clean, black sand beach which is rarely crowded,despite being suitable for children. Parking near the beach is limited however.

Los Gigantes is a very pretty resort. Great care has been taken over its design and construction. With the exception of a couple of multi-storey hotels, all of the resort's central apartment complexes and residential areas are low-rise and blend in well with the surroundings.

It is a small, tranquil place and has an air of exclusivity about it. There is not much danger of the resort losing this atmosphere and ambience by expanding in any direction either, closed in as it is on all sides, nestling between the area's natural rocky confines and the Atlantic Ocean.
The roads in Los Gigantes are very narrow, with a one-way system operating throughout most of the town

	Los Gigantes commercial centre is just inland (and therefore, uphill) from the marina. Although small, it hosts a variety of bars and restaurants, plus shopping for everything from fruit and veg to designer label clothes. In the central square (the Plaza) you'll find a pedestrian zone based around the church. This also where the majority of
events such as the towns carnival (held the week after Ash Wednesday) take place.


	Avenida Maritima		Casa Pino 3		Casa Pino 5		Palmera Suite

For more information on the availability of these apartments - please contact: Lisa Cook

Telephone: 01242 680759/680800

Mobile: 0789 9936 302

Spanish Mobile: (0034) 670 331 939

email: enquiries@losgigantesluxury.com

Or fill out the Booking Enquiry Form here

On the road leading out of Los Gigantes you will find the Sports and Leisure centre which offers a public pool 3 Tennis courts and crazy golf as well as restaurant and snack bar. It is located right next to the bus stops where you can pick up a bus to the other resorts. Directly south of Los Gigantes is the old fishing village of Puerto Santiago, which despite extensive development, still retains an unhurried, homely atmosphere. Puerto Santiago (the 'de' is
	usually left out) lies between Playa de la Arena and Los Gigantes. Its main thoroughfare, which links the other two towns, culminates in a narrow winding serpentine known to the ex-pat community as “Spanish corner”. There are frequent blockages here -great fun if you happen to be on a bus at the time its negotiating the worst bend. You can miss all the fun if you want, as It is possible to get
from Los Gigantes to Playa de la Arena by going the 'long way round' - via the main road and passing the entrance to the Urbanisation San Francisco (just next to the county banner sculpture) The San Francisco
	development includes a Transitos supermarket, well stocked and selling a large number of British products, who offer a delivery service to your door, with a restaurant and other shops above. There is also a Beach Club with two tennis courts, artificial beach, pool and bar and restaurant offering snacks, daily specials and a la carte menu.

Just a little further along the main road is the tiny, original village of Cueva del Polvo - there are a couple of restaurants here worth a visit if you want something different, There is also a lovely story behind its name. literally "dusty cave" but with a real meaning a bit more like "lovers lane" as "polvo" is a colloquialism for "making out" and the village is on the site of the cave
	where local lovers met in days gone by. In Puerto Santiago you'll find a small fishing port but it is limited in terms of Beaches. There is a top, middle and bottom part to the town, making the area rather sprawling, a mixture of homes, hotels and apartments. As you would expect from a tourist resort, there is a huge assortment or bars, shops,

restaurants, a post office, and nightlife, mainly in Santiago bajo. As there are a large number of locals resident in the area you'll find some excellent Canarian food available in the traditional restaurants and Tapas bars.

	Further south, and effectively joined on to Puerto Santiago, is the growing resort of Playa de la Arena. The unimaginatively named Playa de la Arena (or in English ..... Sandy Beach! is without a doubt the finest beach in this region and has repeatedly won the european blue flag award. Although smallish, it can confidently stand comparison with any other beach of similar size on the island.This is especially true when you consider that while many of Tenerife's popular beaches are man-made using imported sand, the beach here is natural.Its black sand is a constant
reminder of the island's powerful volcanic origins. The beach is situated centrally along the main coastal thoroughfare, the Avenida Maritima, which has relatively easy (and free) parking facilities.If you get hungry or develop a thirst you will find yourself spoilt for choice by the many bars, restaurants and shops adjacent to and

	opposite the beach.) Playa de la Arena beach offers a gentle gradient and often calm waters. Don't forget though that as we are a small island and out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, we are sometimes subject to rough seas, especially in the winter months. On the occasions when weather conditions prohibit bathing, a
red flag flies on the beach. Don't ignore it! The resort itself is somewhat elongated, being built up in a thin strip along the length of the Avenida Maritima (coast road), which cuts through the resort. It runs more or less parallel to the sea front for a couple of miles, with the beach at its heart.
Here you'll also find the beachfront promenade where you can have a stroll in the sunshine. Playa de la Arena is very much a modern resort and as such you will find some construction ongoing. There are new apartments and hotels in progress and you will notice constant 'cosmetic' work being carried out, such as planting of decorative palms. But the degree of ongoing building work is not likely to detract from the atmosphere of the resort or your overall enjoyment thereof. For a relatively small resort, Playa de la Arena boasts a mind-boggling array of bars and restaurants of all shapes and sizes, although 'nightlife' in the sense of clubs and discos, while it undoubtedly exists, is on a much smaller scale than the larger resorts in the south. Playa de la Arena is also home to a Tourist Information office. Here you will find English-speaking staff who can give you on-the-spot help and information, plus there is always a multitude of leaflets and pamphlets freely available, which will give you further facts and figures about the region.


Further south towards the Reina Sofia airport and about a 30 minute car ride away, are the larger, more boisterous resorts of Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos. Here you can see a world class show, stroll along busy boulevards or play a round of golf on tip top courses.
If you go northwards from Los Gigantes where the apartments are situated you can explore some of the most picturesque parts of the island, passing through Tamaimo perhaps on your way to the Teide Volcano.

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