Los Gigantes is a
resort town in the
Santiago del Teide
Santiago del Teide is a town and a municipality in the western part of the island Tenerife, Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The area of the municipality is 52.21 km², the population is 12,634 (2013). municipality on the west coast of the
Canary Island
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Tenerife
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. Its main feature are the giant
rock formations,
Acantilados de Los Gigantes
Acantilados de Los Gigantes ("Cliffs of the Giants") are vertical cliffs along the western coast of Tenerife. They are vertical walls reaching heights of 500 metres in some places. They are a basaltic geological feature.
In times of the Guanches t ...
, that rise from the sea to a height of 500-800
metre
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s (1,640–2,625 ft) after which the town has been named. Los Gigantes means "The Giants".
![Los Gigantes Sunset](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Los_Gigantes_Sunset.JPG)
Nearby to the south are the resorts of
Puerto de Santiago and
Playa de la Arena. to the north is the village of
Masca which can be reached by boat or car.
The town has a
marina surrounded by concrete walls to dampen the effect of the rough seas around the area. A small
black sand beach lies between the rocks and the marina. The marina has a boulevard with many restaurants. Near the harbour is a
lido
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.
The cliffs at Los Gigantes,
Acantilados de Los Gigantes
Acantilados de Los Gigantes ("Cliffs of the Giants") are vertical cliffs along the western coast of Tenerife. They are vertical walls reaching heights of 500 metres in some places. They are a basaltic geological feature.
In times of the Guanches t ...
in Spanish, are one of the island's major
tourist attraction
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Types
Places of natural ...
s. There are three viewpoints in the village, the main one on main road to towards
Tamaimo, another above the sports club and a third on a coastal path around the Hotel Barcelo. The village has many small shops and restaurants servicing the tourists that visit the area, especially on the one-way road loop around church and plaza, and also near to the marina and beach.
Each year, in February, there is a carnival
[http://www.facebook.com/carnavallosgigantes ] which parades through the village. As can be expected of a town resort, Los Gigantes has only one hotel but many apartments compared to regular residences.
Demographics
Notable residents
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Hans Henning Atrott
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His father w ...
, German philosopher, born 1944
See also
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White cliffs of Dover
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in the United Kingdom
*
Cliffs of Moher
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in Ireland
*
Cabo Girão
Cabo Girão is a lofty sea cliff located along the southern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, geographically part of Africa. Cabo Girão is a tourist lookout point, with up to 1800 visitors a day. The locat ...
on Madeira
References
External links
Los Gigantes.com website
Populated places in Tenerife
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