What to see in Arona
Beach and buzz
Here are the 17 places in Arona that we have on record, with how long each one takes, the bus that stops nearby and what to know before you go; and below, 8 places to eat. If you would rather have it all put together into one day, with lunch and the way back, that is what Naira does.
Let Naira plan your dayFor a swim
Playa de la Arenita
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Gravel / dark sand, 150 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: showers, toilets, parking · step-free access
Bus: stop PALM MAR (T), 330 m away · line 468
Playa de Los Cristianos
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Golden sand, 338 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: showers, toilets, play area · step-free access, accessible shower
Bus: stop CHAYOFITA - INSTITUTOS, 700 m away · lines 40, 342, 417, 418
Playa de Las Vistas
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Golden sand, 868 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: blue flag, assisted bathing, showers, toilets, parking · step-free access, accessible shower, assisted bathing
Bus: stop EL CAMISÓN (T), 450 m away · lines 40, 342, 417, 418
Playa de El Camisón
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Golden sand, 362 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: blue flag, showers, toilets, parking
Bus: stop ZENTRAL CENTER, 540 m away · lines 40, 342, 417, 418
Playa Honda
beach · about 2 hours
Pebbles / gravel / golden sand, 650 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: parking · step-free access
Warning: Classified as DANGEROUS in the official register of bathing areas, medium risk. No assisted bathing.
Bus: stop COLUMBUS, 530 m away · lines 40, 342, 417, 418
Playa de Los Tarajales
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Rock / gravel / white sand, 280 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: parking
Bus: stop LOS CRISTIANOS (T), 700 m away · lines 40, 110, 111, 112
Playa de Varadero Viejo
beach · about 2 hours
Dark sand, 257 metres.
Facilities: showers
Warning: Classified as DANGEROUS in the official register of bathing areas, medium risk. No assisted bathing.
Bus: stop COLEGIO LAS GALLETAS, 260 m away · lines 415, 467, 468, 470
Charco del Baño
rock pool · about 2 hours · good with kids
Dark sand, 176 metres.
Facilities: showers
Bus: stop LA PAZ (T), 150 m away · lines 415, 467, 468, 470
Playa de Las Galletas
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Gravel / dark sand, 320 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: showers, toilets, parking
Bus: stop LA PAZ (T), 130 m away · lines 415, 467, 468, 470
Playa de El Callao
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Pebbles / gravel, 425 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: parking
Bus: stop LOS CRISTIANOS (T), 1.3 km away · lines 40, 110, 111, 112
Nature, trails and viewpoints
Montaña de Guaza
viewpoint · about 2½ hours · best at sunset
A mountain of about 430 m above Los Cristianos; from the top you can see the south coast, from Costa del Silencio to Las Américas.
Getting there (in Spanish): Se sube a pie por un sendero rocoso y empinado, sin sombra: de 2 a 3,5 horas ida y vuelta desde Los Cristianos.
Bus: stop FLAMINGO, 910 m away · line 468
Roque del Conde
viewpoint · about 3 hours
A flat summit at about 1,000 m with old cereal terraces and views of the coast of Granadilla, San Miguel and Arona.
Getting there (in Spanish): Se sube a pie desde Vento (Arona) por un sendero de dificultad media con casi 500 m de desnivel.
Bus: stop JUNGLE PARK, 890 m away · line 342
The old town and its history
Conjunto Histórico de Arona
old town · an hour and a half
The area protected as a BIC holds the founding core of Arona, whose origins go back to the founding of the first chapel.
Bus: stop GONZALEZ DE YERRO (T), 170 m away · lines 342, 482
Casa La Bodega
museum · an hour and a half
A traditional southern house turned into a museum, with the old farm tools and way of life.
Bus: stop GONZALEZ DE YERRO (T), 350 m away · lines 342, 482
Casco histórico de Los Cristianos
old town · an hour
It was a fishing village until the sixties; in the old part, by the jetty, you can still see what it was like.
Bus: stop CHAYOFITA - INSTITUTOS, 790 m away · lines 40, 342, 417, 418
Caserio de Casas Altas
old town · an hour · good with kids
Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in the Historic Ensemble category.
Bus: stop JAMA, 330 m away · line 419
Faro de Rasca
lighthouse · an hour
Its red and white stripes served as a daytime visual beacon so that merchant ships could judge their distance from the treacherous shallows of the south coast before radar.
Bus: stop JILGUERO, 2.6 km away · line 468
Where to eat
La Casona
restaurant · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Duque de la Torre 18. Opening hours not confirmed.
Luis
restaurant · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Gonzalez del Yerro 6. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
Jardin Canario
restaurant · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Gonzalez del Yerro 14. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
Sindical
restaurant · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Avenida La Constitucion 20. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
And for an ice cream: Heladeria Chocoleche.
And for an ice cream: Heladeria Eva Ice.
And for an ice cream: Heladeria Creperia Dolce Siesta.
And for an ice cream: Heladeria Ferrari.
And for an ice cream: Heladería La Delizia.
And for an ice cream: Heladería Pizzería Oasis.
Getting there by bus
From Puerto de la Cruz
lines 363, 104 and 711, changing at Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 3 hours
From La Orotava
line 342, direct · an hour and a half · last bus back: 09:54 (the last direct one)
From Icod de los Vinos
lines 363, 104 and 711, changing at La Orotava and Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 4 hours
From San Cristóbal de La Laguna
line 611, direct · about 3 hours · last bus back: 13:20 (the last direct one)
From Santa Cruz de Tenerife
line 711, direct · an hour · last bus back: 00:55 (the last direct one)
From Adeje
line 467, direct · about 15 min · last bus back: 01:17 (Sat & Sun 01:29)
Weekday timetable, taken from the official TITSA timetable. Where you have to change buses we do not give the last one: a night-time journey back with changes is not one you can plan.
Fiestas
- Fiestas Mayores del Santísimo Cristo de la Salud — 5 October 2026
The full fiesta calendar of Arona
Let Naira plan your dayTell her what you fancy, where you are starting from and whether you have a car, and she builds the day with lunch and the way back.