Tenerife - Canary Islands

Villas in Tenerife:

Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

Tenerife, like the rest of the Canary Islands, is of volcanic origin. The highest point of Spain, Teide (3 718 m), is on this island.

The largest city in Tenerife, Santa Cruz, is the capital of the island and seat of the cabildo insular (island government); it is also the capital of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and officially co-capital of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands together with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, although clearly behind this one in terms of population, industry, tourism or gross domestic produce.

The island of Tenerife's population was recently recorded as 778,071.

Tenerife - Tourism

Tourism in Tenerife is concentrated more in the south of the island, which is hotter and drier and especially around Playa de las Americas, and Los Cristianos. More recently coastal development has grown northwards from Playa de las Americas and now encompasses the former small enclave of La Caletta.

In the north of the island the main developmnt for tourism has been in the town of Puerto de la Cruz.