El Médano

El Médano is a town in Granadilla de Abona. El Médano is one of the world's best windsurfing and kitesurfing locations, with three different windsurfing spots, the Bay (flat/swell), the Harbour Wall (wavespot sideshore), and Cabezo Beach (wavespot onshore).

Understand


El Médano (Spanish, "The sand dune") is a town in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands.

A place of strong winds, it has been the site for various windsurfing competitions and championships, though the construction of high-rise hotels and apartment buildings in the early 21st century has reduced these winds' power.

Get in
El Médano can be reached by bus or by taxi (€12-15 from the airport). See www.titsa.com for bus timetables.

Get around
El Médano is small enough to cover everything on foot.

See
The town is close to the largest natural beaches of Tenerife, the Playa Grande and the Playa Tejita. There is a large town square in front of the main beach, which holds many local fiestas, especially during the summer months and a spectacular annual public firework display across the bay. Around this square are many bars and restaurants where you can take a coffee or eat Spanish tapas or sea food. El Medano is just east of the Reina Sofia airport, in the south of Tenerife.