Tenerife holidays might have you imagining a raucous nightlife with tourists merrily wending their way along what could be a sunnier, palmier version of any city in the UK/Ireland, but the northern coast of the island is the antithesis of that, with acres of shimmering Hispanic architecture, exotic cultural ambience and black-silted coastline.
If you want a bustling club life full of English pubs and discos, try Playa de las Americas or Los Cristianos to the south. Alternatively, discover why holidays to Puerto de la Cruz attract a million tourists a year - an eclectic, if more subdued, nightlife, and tons to see and do, just a four hour flight away!
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La Plaza del Charco, the town square, is the heart of the place, right by the picturesque port, worth seeing just for itës fountain and palm-strewn pleasance. From here you can visit the 400 year old Church of San Francisco, with it's peaceful parks, and the cultural centre and history museum.