El Medano Intoduction, Tenerife, Canary Islands
El Medano has long sandy beaches backed with an esplanade with shops etc. El Medano is a windy area making it are popular with windsurfers, who can also find windsurfing shops on the esplanade.
El Medano has a pleasant town square and stroll the narrow streets of this old fishing village where you can pop into one of the bars or pavement cafes.
There are 2 nature areas near to El Medano, around Montana Roja and Montana Pelada well worth the walk.
El Medano Beaches
The longest beach on Tenerife. It's 2 kilometres of natural fine golden sand stretches from the western side of El Medano to The Red Mountain, Montana Roja, a small vocanic cone with walking trails over it
Playa de la Jaquita
Nude & Naturist Beaches
La Pelada beach
A small naturist beach, located away from habitation & road, 2 kilometres east of El Medano.
Mainly popular with locals
Playa de la Tejita Nude Beach
Photograph of Montana Roja and plane landing
at Reina Sofia Airport. El Medano is at the far side
of the mountain.
More more information see our Nudist beaches page
Medano Windsurfing & Kite Boarders
Playa Machado belongs to surfers while the wild waves of Playa El Cabezo on the eastern headland keep the kite boarders flying.
El Medano’s famous, flat white sandy beach has played host to the world windsurfing championships and offers good facilities for sunbathing and other beach holiday activities. It is one of the largest beaches on Tenerife, approximatlt 2 kilometers long and fairly wide.
El Medano is in fact Tenerife's best surfing resort. It's popularity with winsurfers because it's notorisly windy and the beach is ideal for
- Wind surfers
- Kite surfing
- Board surfing
El Medano Kitesurfing, Surfing, Boardsurfing Links
Surf Center Playa Sur C/ La Gaviota s/n El Médano, 38612
Restaurants in El Medano
El medano has a fine selection of restaurants including specialist in local fresh fish, chinese, italian and french.
Villas in El Medano
Bus Services El Medano
There are 2 Bus stops in El Medano.
- Next to Ermita de El Médano, a very small church in Av. José Miguel Galván Bello
- Next to the corner of the harbour in Av. José Miguel Galván Bello . This is the terminus and there is only 1 bus stop
Bus Route
470 Playa de las Americas - El Medano - Granadilla. Hourly service.
Beware of some buses only going as far as Golf del Sur as next
470 Playa de las Americas - Golf del Sur
116 El Medano - Granadilla - Santa Cruz. 2 Hourly service.
More information on bus services and bus routes
Cheap Flights to Tenerife
Tenerife has 2 Airports
Tenerife South TFS
Best from UK Cheaper, Faster, Direct Flights
Tenerife North TFN
Poor from UK Dearer, Slower, InDirect Flights usually change planes in Mainland Spain
