Tenerife - Playa de las Americas
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Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort between the Municipio of Arona, and Adeje in the south of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands.
It was built in the 1960s beside the town of Los Cristianos and stretching northward to the Costa Adeje.
The resort area features numerous bars and nightclubs, as well as a number of beaches, most of which are man-made from imported sand from Africa due to the darkness of the native volcanic sand.
Playa de las Americas is well known for being the nightlife epicenter in Tenerife and has a vibrant and varied assortment of bars, clubs, restaurants and attractions. Nightlife is spread around the resort although the most famous areas are the Veronicas strip, Starco Commercial Centre and the Patch.
Links and useful numbers
 Airports |
Enter the page of the Airports in the Canaries |
 Police |
112 Police of Santa Cruz: 922 22 24 47 – Avenida tres de Mayo, 32 Police of La Laguna: 922 25 04 52 – Calle Nava y Grimón, 66 Police of Puerto de la Cruz: 922 37 84 48 – Plaza Europa Police of La Orotava: 922 33 01 14 – Calle Cólogan, 2 Police of Los Cristianos: 922 75 71 33 – Calle Valle Menéndez, 5 Police of Playa de las Américas: 922 78 80 22 – Avenida Noelia Alfonso Cabrera, 5 Police of Costa Adeje: 922 79 78 11 – Sector las Terrazas |
 first aid |
112 • Hospital Rambla – Rambla General Franco, 113 – Santa Cruz de Tenerife. • Hospital Tamaragua – Puerto de la Cruz. Offre un servizio 24/24. •First aid centre – Avenida Juan Carlos – Los Cristianos. • Hospital Las Americas – Avenida Arquitecto Gomez Cuesta – Playa de las Americas. • Hospital Costa Adeje – Costa Adeje. |
 firefighters |
112 |
| Tourist Office: |
922 23 95 92 - Plaza España, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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| Time Zone | 1 hour less than in Spain (Iberian) |
| Local currency: | EURO |
| Language | Spanish |
| Electricity | 220 Volts |
| Vaccinations | not required |
| Shops | Monday to Saturday: from 8.30 to 12.30 and from 16.00 to 20.00 |
| Useful advice: | Do not drink water from the tap |
| Telephone | The country code for the Canaries is the 0034 |