Adeje is a town and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of

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, one of the

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, and part of the province of

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. The town Adeje is located 4 km from the coast, 8 km north of the resort town

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, 60 km southwest of the island capital

and about 17 km northwest of

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. Adeje is the western terminus of the

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motorway, which connects it with the south and east coast of the island. The

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gorge is located in the municipality. Its economy is based on business, tourism and agriculture. Adeje is also home to the large

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Siam Park, which is considered the best water park in the world. Adeje is an important tourist center both on the island and nationally and internationally. This municipality has the highest concentration of 5 star hotels in

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History

A hundred years before the Spanish conquest (1494), this place was the capital of the

Menceyato of Adeje Adeje was one of the 9 menceyatos guanches (native kingdoms) that had divided the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) before the arrival of the conquering Spaniards and occupied the present day towns of Guía de Isora, Adeje, Santiago del T ...

, one of the

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(local kingdoms) in which the island was divided. It is now one of the most important

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cities in the Canary Islands.

Communities

Many seaside communities of Adeje are major tourist hot spots. The main communities there are: *

Costa Adeje Costa Adeje is a coastal part of a town and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The ''Bahai del Duque'' was constructed ...

* Playa Paraiso * La Caleta * Playa Fañabe * Callao Salvaje.

Siam Mall

Located next to the water kingdom of Siam Park, Siam Mall is a shopping center with two floors, alongside an underground parking lot with 1,100 free spaces.

Beaches

Adeje beaches include: * Playa Fañabé * Playa del Duque * Playa de Torviscas * Playa la Pinta * Playa Ajabo * Playa San Juan * Playa del Bobo * Playa del puerto de Colón * Playa Blanca

References

External links

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Adeje town hall
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