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Siam Park
Thai-themed water park in Tenerife consistently voted the best water park in the world.
1 km · about 5 min drive
Canary Islands, Spain · Europe
Playa de las Américas works well as a base: 10 minutes from Arona, 25km from Teide National Park.
Playa de las Américas is a town located in Canary Islands, Spain. With a population of 3,000, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Playa de las Américas sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Atlantic/Canary time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Playa de las Américas to your route.
Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain. It is located in the southern and southern-west part of the Municipality of Arona, close to the adjoining Municipality of Adeje in the west of Tenerife. It was built in the 1960s a few miles distant from theRead more
fishing village of Los Cristianos. Playa de las Americas now (2021) is part of the contiguous touristic construction zone lining Tenerife's entire southwestern coast. The resort area features bars, nightclubs, restaurants, attractions, and beaches, most of which are man-made with imported sand from Africa due to the darkness of the native volcanic sand.
Playa de las Americas is a centre of nightlife in Tenerife. Nightlife is spread around the resort and includes the Veronicas Strip, Starco Commercial Centre and the Patch.
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Playa de las Américas is located in Canary Islands, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 28.0640 latitude, -16.7301 longitude.
Playa de las Américas has a population of approximately 3,000 people, making it a town in Spain.
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Full driving guide for Spain6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Thai-themed water park in Tenerife consistently voted the best water park in the world.
1 km · about 5 min drive
national park
Spain's highest peak and the world's third-largest volcano, rising from a vast volcanic caldera on Tenerife.
25 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
A thrilling narrow mountain road descending through the Teno Mountains to the remote village of Masca in Tenerife.
28 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A remote and dramatic gorge village in Tenerife's Teno Mountains, reached by a spectacularly winding mountain road.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Tenerife's acclaimed zoo and aquarium home to the world's largest collection of parrots and diverse marine life.
42 km · about 50 min drive
national park
A primeval laurel cloud forest on La Gomera island, a living relic of the forests that covered southern Europe millions of years ago.
50 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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