Los Gigantes

The town of Los Gigantes is named after the imposing cliffs of the same name. Not very imaginative but there you go! Bizarrely given the name it is a small, tranquil place and has an air of exclusivity about it. Lying at the foot of the cliffs there is a small, clean, black sand beach which is rarely crowded.

Right next to the public beach is the marina, where private boats and yachts moor next to the boats which take visitors out to see the dolphin and whale colonies which live between the west coast of Tenerife and the neighbouring island of La Gomera. It is generally acknowledged that the year-round climate in the island is among the best in the Canaries.