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La Matanza de Acentejo is a town near the north coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is located 10 km east of Puerto de la Cruz, and about 20 km west of the island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Its name means "the Slaughter of Acentejo" in Spanish, and refers to the 1494 First Battle of Acentejo, lost by the Spanish.
The population is 8,944 (2013) and the area is 14.11 km2. The elevation is 425 m. The TF-5 motorway passes through the municipality. The municipality contains the following settlements:
La Matanza de Acentejo
Guia
Las Breñas
El Caleton
Acentejo
San Antonio
San Cristobal
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Canarias already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in La Matanza de Acentejo yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
La Matanza de Acentejo · in the village+34 922 53 34 71View on the mapWebsite
La Matanza de Acentejo · in the village+34 922 577 440View on the map
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 647 060 016View on the map
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 822 092 274View on the map
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 722 663 500View on the mapWebsite
La Matanza de Acentejo · in the village+34 922 578 252View on the mapWebsite
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 600 678 900View on the mapWebsite
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 653 358 391View on the mapWebsite
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 922 578 615View on the mapWebsite
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 922 577 132View on the map
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 686 929 054View on the map
Matanza de Acentejo (La) · in the village+34 922 581 200View on the mapWebsite
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.
For a coffee, a drink or a bite in the village.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What people eat in Canarias when they eat well.
Heirloom potatoes boiled in very salty water, with red or green mojo sauce.
Toasted maize flour, a Guanche legacy: in escaldón, kneaded or with milk.
Majorero and Palmero, with PDO; smoked or cured to taste.
Small, sweet and speckled; with its own PGI.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed La Matanza de Acentejo's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
