Around
Golf
Del Sur
This page is about Golf Del Sur
Tenerife and is a short guide to the area.
There are no touts in Golf del
Sur, nor any night time noise from nightclubs or bars etc. In the local
regulations (which are enforced) require all outside entertainment to be
finished by midnight and all entertainment to be inside.
The
Golf del Sur resort, generally referred to as "the Golf" is very
different in comparison to the resorts of Los Cristianos and Las Americas. Situated on the
coast by the Atlantic Ocean, it has a tranquil, laid back village like
atmosphere. It is just a short drive away from the airport. By name it is
home to one of Tenerife's premier championship golf courses - so it is a big
favourite with golfers and due to the various holiday facilities,
it now has many more holidaymakers than golfers.
The Golf one of the prettiest areas in
South Tenerife. The avenues of Golf Del Sur are lined with flowering plants and sub-tropical palm
trees and as you enter the resort, you notice the greenness of the golf
fairways contrasting beautifully with the arid landscape of the rest of the South
of the island.
Only
in the last few years has the 'the Golf' become more known to the tourist,
though many still have
yet to hear of it, this
does not mean though it lacks facilities. Within "the Golf” you will find
everything a holiday maker needs for a memorable holiday and with it being only a
small resort everything is only a short walk away!
Golf
del Sur is ideal for couples who just want a relaxing holiday or for families who
don't want the hustle and bustle of the larger resorts. Being
just
5 minutes drive from Tenerife's main motorway (the TF1) it is the ideal base for
those wanting to explore the delights of Mount Teide and the rest of the island.
With it’s 27 hole championship golf course, it is a real 'golfers paradise'.
The
world renowned Winter Gardens complex has a wonderful spa centre with various whirlpools
and Jacuzzi's as well as being home to the Tenerife International Bowling
Stadium - acknowledged as one of the best bowling venues in the world.
The
'San Blas Centre' is the central point for evening
entertainment with live cabaret acts and music to entertain you along with
plenty of high quality restaurants, bars and shops. There are also various other bars and restaurants all around
the resort catering for different tastes. A
30 minute walk (or 5 minutes in a taxi for those not so energetic!) is the local
village of Los Abrigos where you will find a lovely harbour full of some
of the best fresh fish restaurants on the island.
Of
course for the odd livelier night out, the resorts of Las Americas and Los Cristianos are still
only 15 minutes drive away.
The promenade to the new marina
between Golf Del Sur and Amarilla Golf has seen some lovely new sea front
restaurants open up, which are great settings for an evening meal overlooking the
Atlantic Ocean. There is certainly an air of exclusivity about Golf Del Sur and
that once visited once, many return time and time again.
The San
Blas Centre
The San Blas Commercial Centre is one Golf Del Sur's gems. It is a combination of Shops,
Supermarket, Bank, Chemist, Bars, Restaurants, hairdressers, School, Nightclub and a Church.
The Sand Club is conveniently located only 4 minutes walk away. There are
Restaurants and bars a plenty. But this is not the noisy - lager fueled
environment found in the Veronicas & the Patch area of Las Americas.
It is family orientated - with free entertainment put on every evening in
the top & bottom squares in the centre.
For those of you whose Spanish
is not very good or non existent - do not worry as many of the local Bars and Restaurants
are British owned or the staff speak very good English. However, the
occasional - gracias and por favor - helps to cement international relations.
Shops in include a well stocked supermarket, Spanish Style - great for
duty free alcohol & tobacco - it even takes UK pounds. Various Gift & Perfume
Shops. There are also car hire shops, & Internet cafe/Telecommunications Centre.
If
you have not been to Tenerife before do not buy any "Duty Free" goods
on the
way out or on the aircraft - prices are much cheaper in Tenerife.
Some of the businesses in the San Blas Centre are covered below - but there are
many so please do not take it as an exhaustive list.
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