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View of AronaTony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0

Arona

Coastal city

Arona is a municipality in the southern part of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spanish region and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. The municipality covers an area of 81.79 square kilometres comprising 4% of the island's area. The town of Arona is 59 km southwest of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island's capital. The population in 2017 was about 93,496. It is the third largest city in Tenerife, after, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Arona has a pleasant climate with temperatures ranging from 20 to 25 degrees Celsius. Notable places include the tourist resorts of Los Cristianos, Playa de las Americas, Costa del Silencio and Las Galletas. Arona also features Punta Salemas, the southernmost point of the island of Tenerife. The TF-1 motorway passes through the municipality.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Arona
Province
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Autonomous community
Canarias
Population (INE 2025)
87,793
Altitude
631 m
Area (IGN)
81.8 km²
Postcode
38640
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    Arona es una de las entidades de población que conforman el municipio homónimo, en la isla de Tenerife — Canarias, España—, siendo la capital administrativa del mismo.

    Conjunto históricoBien de interés cultural

    Arona (capital municipal)
    Vasile Cotovanu · CC BY 2.0
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    Playa de las Américas, también conocida simplemente como Las Américas, es una de las entidades de población que conforman el municipio español de Arona, en la isla de Tenerife, comunidad autónoma de Canarias.

    Complejo turístico

    Playa de las Américas
    Arnstein Rønning · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    El faro de Punta de Rasca es un faro situado en la isla de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España) que se encarga de balizar para la navegación marítima las costas del sur de la isla, en la franja de litoral que abarca desde la zona cubierta por el faro de Punta de Teno, al noroeste, y el faro de…

    Faro

    Faro Punta de Rasca
    Mataparda · CC BY-SA 2.0
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    La iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen es la parroquia de la localidad turística de Los Cristianos en el sur de la isla de Tenerife (España).

    Iglesia

    Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
    Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Yacimiento arqueológicoBien de interés cultural

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    Iglesia

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What to do

8 plans to experience Arona on the move, not just passing through.

Hiking

1 activity

Hiking: GR 131 · Camino Natural Anaga-Chasna

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Natural areas

2 activities

Monumento Natural de la Montaña de Guaza

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Monumento Natural de Montaña Amarilla

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Guided activities in Arona (Civitatis)

Water

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Playa Callao de la Cochina

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Playa de la Arenita

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Guided activities in Arona (Civitatis)

Climbing

1 activity

Climbing

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Guided activities in Arona (Civitatis)

Street market

2 activities

Street market

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Street market (Tuesday and Sundays)

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In and around Arona

What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.

  • WineriesFinca Bodega Mar de Nubes · 2.3 km away, in Vilaflor · 7 within 15 kmGetting there
  • Horse ridingClub Hípico Finca Larrate · 3.3 km away, in Adeje · 4 within 15 kmGetting there
  • Water parksAqualand Costa Adeje · 5.1 km away, in Adeje · 6 within 25 kmGetting there
  • BeachesCoco Beach · 5.4 km away, in Adeje · 41 within 15 kmGetting there
  • DivingDive Club Ocean Trek · 5.8 km away, in Adeje · 13 within 20 kmGetting there
  • GolfGolf las Américas · in the village · 9 within 20 kmGetting there
  • Sailing and water sportsPuerto Colón · 6 km away · 9 within 20 kmGetting there
  • SurfingShaka Surf Tenerife · in the village · 17 within 20 kmGetting there
  • ClimbingLa Martela · 7 km away, in Granadilla de Abona · 26 within 20 kmGetting there