Distinctive feature of Canary Islands are black beaches where habitual sand or a pebble is replaced with a mix of volcanic sand and ashes. They are located, basically, out of tourist zones of Tenerife. The pleasure to bathe on a black beach will estimate far not everyone – sand temperature such that it is possible to cook coffee in Turkish, and is direct at a surf strip protected becomes fenny, and feet fail centimetres on twenty. Besides, there is a probability not to notice the sea hedgehog who has merged with such “landscape”. But what exotic! And in places where hotels are located, beaches – more habitual: the light grey sandy.

Tourists usually come to Santa Cruz or on a carnival (passes in February and on scope does not concede Venetian), or behind purchases. A city - very modern: with road stoppers, high-rise buildings from glass and concrete, parks, museums, business and large shopping centres etc. As a result the sensation that you are on small island completely vanishes. In the afternoon when from heat плавится asphalt, unique islets of a life there are conditioned open spaces of large shopping centres. Fruit, medicines, souvenirs here costs cheaper much more, than in tourist “reservations”.