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What to see and do in Arona

What to see and do in Arona (Tenerife - Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Arona

Los Cristianos 6.5 km
Reserva Natural Especial del Malpaís de la Rasca 9.9 km

Towns near Arona

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What to see and do in Arona

Arona
Village
A municipality in the south of Tenerife belonging in Guanche times to the kingdom of Abona. According to tradition, the Flemish nobleman Jorge Grimón, a veteran of the conquest of Granada, landed at Los Cristianos on 29 September 1496 to subdue the Guanches still resisting. Its hermitage of San Antonio Abad became a parish church in 1796, and the municipality was established in 1798.
Los Cristianos
Historical milestone
A natural cove in Arona documented as an embarkation port since 1511, now one of the main tourist and port centres in southern Tenerife.
Reserva Natural Especial del Malpaís de la Rasca
Nature
A protected area on the coast of Arona formed by a lava field with tabaibal dulce, cardón and jaguarzo vegetation, next to the natural monument of Montaña de Guaza.
Roque de Jama (vertiente de Arona)
Nature
The Roque de Jama, a volcanic natural monument around 11 million years old, also extends into the municipality of Arona, where it is home to communities of wild olive and Canary juniper and dozens of Guanche archaeological sites shared with San Miguel de Abona.
Fiestas del Cristo de la Salud y la Virgen del Rosario
Curiosity
The patronal festival of the town centre of Arona; the municipality also celebrates the Virgen del Carmen in Las Galletas on 16 July and San Lorenzo Mártir in the Valle de San Lorenzo on 10 August.