What to see in Granadilla de Abona
El Médano and the wind
Here are the 16 places in Granadilla de Abona 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, 12 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.
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Playa de la Tejita
beach · about 2½ hours
The Montaña Roja that shelters it is an old volcanic crater that formed under the sea and emerged rust-coloured from the explosive contact between lava and water.
Facilities: toilets, parking
Warning: Classified as DANGEROUS in the official register of bathing areas, medium risk. No assisted bathing.
Bus: stop LA TEJITA, 670 m away · lines 408, 410, 470, 483
Playa de El Médano
beach · about 2½ hours · good with kids
It has more days of gale-force wind a year than anywhere else on the island, which has turned the fishing port into a venue for sailing world championships.
Facilities: showers, toilets, parking, play area
Bus: stop EL MÉDANO (T), 130 m away · lines 408, 409, 410, 411
Playa de La Madera
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Boulders / pebbles, 401 metres. Moderate waves.
Facilities: parking
Bus: stop POLÍGONO GRANADILLA, 2.2 km away · lines 111, 114, 711
Playa de El Tanque del Vidrio
beach · about 2 hours
Boulders / pebbles, 514 metres. Moderate waves / Windy.
Bus: stop PLAYA MONTAÑA PELADA, 2.3 km away · line 411
Playa de La Jaquita
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Dark sand, 245 metres. Moderate waves / Windy.
Facilities: showers, toilets, parking, play area
Bus: stop EL CABEZO EL MÉDANO, 80 m away · lines 411, 470
Playa El Cabezo
beach · about 2 hours
Dark sand, 234 metres. Moderate waves.
Facilities: showers, parking
Warning: Classified as DANGEROUS in the official register of bathing areas, medium risk. No assisted bathing.
Bus: stop EL MÉDANO (T), 280 m away · lines 408, 409, 410, 411
Playa Chica
beach · about 2 hours
Rock / gravel / dark sand, 23 metres. Calm water.
Facilities: showers, parking
Warning: Classified as DANGEROUS in the official register of bathing areas. No assisted bathing.
Bus: stop EL MÉDANO (T), 90 m away · lines 408, 409, 410, 411
Playa de Leocadio Machado
beach · about 2 hours
Dark sand, 929 metres. Moderate waves / Windy.
Facilities: showers, toilets, parking
Warning: Classified as DANGEROUS in the official register of bathing areas, medium risk. No assisted bathing.
Bus: stop LOS BALOS, 730 m away · lines 408, 410, 470, 483
Playa El Confital/Playa del Horno
beach · about 2 hours
Sand / dark rock, 165 metres. Calm water.
Warning: Classified as DANGEROUS in the official register of bathing areas, medium risk. No assisted bathing.
Bus: stop LA MARETA, 390 m away · lines 408, 410, 430, 470
Nature, trails and viewpoints
Caserío de Las Vegas
hamlet · an hour and a half
The Las Vegas settlement is in good condition today, one of the few places that still keep the strongly rural character that the mid-altitude areas of the south of… once had.
Bus: stop SUAREZ, 1.4 km away · lines 34, 35, 36, 39
Photo: Javiersanp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mirador de Chiñama
viewpoint · about 25 min
From Charco del Pino you can see the south-east coast, from Reina Sofía airport to Montaña Roja, with the planes taking off.
Bus: stop BENITEZ, 260 m away · lines 412, 416, 421, 463
Montaña Roja (El Médano)
viewpoint · an hour and a half · best at sunset
A 171 m volcanic cone in the nature reserve; from the top you can see from Punta de Rasca to the Teide, with La Tejita and El Médano at your feet.
Getting there (in Spanish): Se sube a pie desde El Médano: 1,2 km y unos 145 m de desnivel, con viento fuerte arriba.
Bus: stop LA TEJITA, 890 m away · lines 408, 410, 470, 483
The old town and its history
Museo de Historia de Granadilla
museum · an hour and a half
It tells the story of the south when it was still dry farmland, before water and tourism arrived.
Bus: stop ISAAC DE VEGA, 190 m away · lines 34, 35, 36, 39
Ermita de San Isidro Labrador
church · about 25 min · good with kids
Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural.
Bus: stop ERMITA DE SAN ISIDRO, 20 m away · lines 408, 409, 410, 411
Era del Corral de la Abejera
heritage site · about 25 min · good with kids
An «agricultural installation» listed by the Cabildo.
Bus: stop LA FUENTITA, 3.7 km away · lines 34, 35, 36, 39
Cueva del Santo Hermano Pedro
church · about 30 min
In the 17th century the first saint of the Canaries slept in this volcanic cave while herding his flock, before travelling to Guatemala to found hospitals.
Bus: stop LOS BALOS, 1 km away · lines 408, 410, 470, 483
Where to eat
Restaurante El Ancla
creative fish · 13:30-16:30 and 19:00-22:30 · Sun until 18:00 · Mon and Tue closed
La Bouquería Taberna
catalan · 19:00-22:00 · Fri, Sat and Sun also 13:00-16:00 · Mon and Tue closed
Aguabuey
restaurant · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Chasna 1. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
Avencio
restaurant · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Avenida Chasna 6. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
Pizzeria Aguabuey
pizzeria · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Tigaday 4. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
Caracas
venezuelan · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Arquitecto Marrero 5. Opening hours not confirmed.
Tasca El Rincon de Maria
tasca (small local tavern) · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Mencey 30. Opening hours not confirmed.
Tasca Pedro
tasca (small local tavern) · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Hermano Pedro Charco del Pino 16. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
Sole
restaurant · Opening hours not confirmed · open every day
From the Cabildo register of premises: the address is Calle Orchilla 0. Opening hours not confirmed; call before you go.
And for an ice cream: Heladeria Picacho.
And for an ice cream: Heladeria Zumeria Virginia.
And for an ice cream: Heladería Bambi.
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 2½ hours
From La Orotava
lines 104 and 711, changing at Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 2 hours
From Icod de los Vinos
lines 363, 104 and 711, changing at La Orotava and Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 3½ hours
From San Cristóbal de La Laguna
line 611, direct · about 2 hours · last bus back: 14:14 (the last direct one)
From Santa Cruz de Tenerife
line 711, direct · about 45 min · last bus back: 01:19
From Adeje
line 450, direct · about 35 min · last bus back: 01:29
From Arona
line 450, direct · about 25 min · last bus back: 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
- Romería de Los Blanquitos — 17 July 2027
- Romería de Los Abrigos — 31 August 2027
- Romería barquera de El Médano — 21 September 2027
The full fiesta calendar of Granadilla de Abona
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.