Guia de Isora

Travel Agent's View

Travel Agents View Guia de Isora is located on the western side of Tenerife. It offers great golf courses and a vast amount of coastal cliffs some of which have beaches.

Alcala and San Juan beach are the main tourist and fishing attractions. Guia de Isora is located about 90km from Los Cristianos and Las Americas. The Tenerife South Airport is located about 25km away, with a transfer time of around 45-60minutes.

Local areas within Guia de Isora

- Alcala
- Playa San Juan

Insider's View

Tenerife Insider open quotes this coastline gets some of Tenerife's very best weather with long hours of sunshine and little or no rainfall close quotes

open quotes you get the best sunsets on the island with the sun sinking behind La Gomera - so romantic! close quotes

Guía de Isora is the name of the municipality (like a county) that covers a sizeable section of the southwest of Tenerife and incorporates the resorts of Playa de San Juan and Alcalá. I find that this coastline gets some of Tenerife's very best weather with long hours of sunshine and little or no rainfall.

The administrative capital of the municipality is also called Guía de Isora and is a small town set around 600 metres above sea level which makes it considerably chillier than the coast in winter. When my dad had to go from Playa de la Arena to Guía to pay his utilities bills, he kept a pair of socks especially for the journey!

This area is well known for production of tomatoes and bananas and you'll see swathes of banana plantations all along the coast, giving it a very pleasant, rural look and feel. Recently there's been a lot of renovation of coastal paths and you can now walk much of the way from Alcalá to Puerto Santiago along the coast.

I always enjoy visiting the resorts in Guía; I like the fact that they feel more Canarian than many of the southern resorts or Los Gigantes. They have a sizeable local population so you get things like the Sunday morning market in Alcalá and some nice local fiestas. It’s also where you get the best sunsets on the island with the sun sinking behind La Gomera - so romantic!

And the must-sees? The scenery up in the hills of Guía is spectacular and you can enjoy some amazing views from the terrace of the La Estrella restaurant in Chio. There’s also a huge picnic area (zona recreativa) in Chio with barbecues and tables set amongst the fragrant pine forest; it's well worth making up the egg butties and heading into the hills for a trip out.
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