

Los Cristianos
A former fishing harbour in southern Tenerife: a pedestrian centre, the sheltered Los Cristianos and Las Vistas beaches and ferries to La Gomera, 15 minutes from the South airport.
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Airport
≈ 15 min from the South airport
Beach
Los Cristianos and Las Vistas beaches a 2-10 min walk away
Shops
Shops of the pedestrian centre on site
Price range
€220,000 – €900,000
The atmosphere
Los Cristianos was built around its harbour, from which ferries leave every day for La Gomera and El Hierro. The old centre is pedestrian, with its church on a shaded square. It is one of the few resorts in the south where Canarians live and work all year.
The bay is one of the most sheltered on the island. The Los Cristianos and Las Vistas beaches are wide and gently shelving, and the sea there stays calm almost all year. The promenade running along them reaches Playa de las Américas without a break, flat and with no steps. The seafront terraces keep working off season.


The town has a weekly market, a health centre, independent shops, local clubs and public services. The flat promenade and the equipped beaches make daily life easier for the senior residents, who are numerous in the area. The South airport is 15 minutes away.
The housing stock mixes buildings in the old centre, residential complexes with a pool built from the 1980s to the 2000s and more recent developments on the heights of San Telmo and Oasis del Sur. Entry budgets are among the lowest on the south coast. Year-round residential rental demand adds to demand from foreign buyers.
Los Cristianos suits a second home used for long stretches as much as year-round living: shops, healthcare and public offices are on site. The neighbourhood is flat, which counts over a long horizon. It suits a buyer after new-build less well, because part of the stock is old and needs work.
Everyday life
- Harbour and ferries to La Gomera and El Hierro
- Sheltered beaches of Los Cristianos and Las Vistas
- Pedestrian centre and independent shops
- Weekly market
- Health centre and clinics
- Flat promenade through to Las Américas
- Year-round community and cultural life

The property market
Entry budgets among the lowest on the south coast, from a studio in the old centre to an apartment with a pool on the heights. Homes close to Las Vistas beach and to the pedestrian centre sell fastest.
Observed price range: €220,000 – €900,000
Who is it for?
Buyers who want a town by the sea, open off season, with shops and services on foot. The area suits the recently retired and long stays: the promenade is flat, the beaches are equipped and the bay stays calm. Entry budgets are among the lowest on the south coast.

Strengths
- A town open all year: shops and services work off season
- A sheltered bay: calm water for swimming almost all year
- South airport 15 minutes away
- A flat neighbourhood and a promenade with no steps: usable at any age
- Entry prices among the lowest on the south coast
- Ferries to La Gomera and El Hierro from the harbour
Things to consider
- A very busy centre in high season and on market days
- Partly older stock: budget for work on some homes
- Parking is difficult in the pedestrian centre
Our view
We follow the Los Cristianos market day to day, work directly with the developers and analyse each scheme, its location and its surroundings before presenting it to you. Tell us what you are looking for: we will prepare a selection that fits your plans, on site or from Luxembourg.
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