Framed – Playa de las Américas

Written by Jack Montgomery on 21 October 2009 | 0 Comments | Tenerife Uncovered, Towns/Resorts

Surf Dudes

The surfer’s version of a duel, or has one of them just got ‘board’ (groan) and decided it’s time to leave? There’s a lot more to the beaches of Playa de las Américas than just a haven for visitors who want to trade in the pale for a golden glow – surf’s up, dude.

And This is?

We don’t know exactly what it’s meant to be, but a lot of people seem to like to use it as a window – Tenerife’s version of the ‘toll gate in the desert’ in the movie Blazing Saddles. An ‘interesting’ example of one of the modern art sculptures on the bohemian section of the popular Las Américas promenade known as ‘Geranium walkway’.

Sea of Straw

Nope, not a group of Vietnamese paddy field workers on holiday in Tenerife; there’s a beach under there somewhere… honest. Robinson Crusoe-style thatched umbrellas and palm trees on the golden Playa El Camisón; essential tropical ingredients for those times when the sun just becomes too hot to handle.

White Hot Woman

You can’t blame her for not wearing a lot in these temperatures, but you’d have thought she’d have picked up a bit of colour by now. One of the row of naked ladies which act as the welcome committee at the eye-catching entrance to the Mare Nostrum Resort.

Viva Las Américas

No it’s not Las Vegas… or even Blackpool. It’s the dancing fountain at the Safari shopping centre. Las Américas’ mini light, music and water show makes for a colourful diversion from getting sozzled in the resort’s most popular after-dark haunts.

Cool Hot Spot

A hot spot with a cool view; one of the stylish chiringuitos (beach bars) in Playa de las Américas – it’s a great location for an early morning coffee, midday cerveza and sex on the beach at sundown – the cocktail that is. On the other hand…

Tags: Photos of Playa de las Américas, Tenerife Photos