About Tenerife

El Medano

For many years the little fishing village of El Medano was just that, a fishing village (Donald Campbell the English holder of various water and land speed records had a home here) later a couple of hotels were added, one of which was partly built on stilts in the sea and the other further up the beach to cater for windsurfing tourists or at least windsurfers that could afford a hotel room. Many of these surfers would work for several months and then pack a few clothes and their boards into an old camper-van (Volkswagens were the fashion accessory for surfers) and head for El Medano and a life dominated by the wind and water; until their money ran out and it was time to head back to work again. The sight of these bronzed athletes, sun bleached tresses streaming behind as they raced across the water was awe inspiring even to the uninitiated, then later as tricks became ‘de rigueur’ it was even more enthralling as they seemingly effortlessly lifted off and somersaulted the whole craft and then carried on sailing, at almost undiminished speed.

As with all things and particularly among the younger, more adventurous types evolution soon comes along and due to the normal quite strong winds (the NE Trade winds) that blow across El Medano most days we now have the spectacular sport of kite surfing to add to the attractions for the less energetic to watch.

El Medano is not just a Mecca for foreign windsurfers, many locals from Santa Cruz rent apartments in the town for a period of three months during the summer and the whole family moves here for the children’s summer holidays (yes they have three months school holiday here) with the husband staying in Santa Cruz to work during the week, journeying down to El Medano for the weekend.

More and more ugly apartment blocks are being built to satisfy the demand for both tourist accommodation and a place to live for those that are employed servicing that business. However a stroll along the beachfront or along the row of old fishermen’s cottages, some of which have wooden steps that can be lowered into the sea to give direct access from the house, soon obliterates that vision from the mind and the tranquillity of El Medano returns.

 

Accommodation in El Medano

More and more modern apartment blocks are being built to satisfy the demand for both tourist accommodation in El Medano and a place to live for those that are employed servicing that business. However a stroll along the beachfront or along the row of old fishermen’s cottages, some of which have wooden steps that can be lowered into the sea to give direct access from the house, soon obliterates that vision from the mind and the tranquillity of El Medano returns.

Properties in El Medano

El Medano properties have become very popular with holiday-makers wishing to have their own little place in the sun; of course finding the right property in El Medano is vitally important and to this end the assistance of qualified El Medano estate agents can be of enormous value, especially taking into consideration the different laws in Spain and of course the language. Many El Medano estate agents speak several different languages in order to offer their services to the variety of nationalities looking for that special El Medano property to become their home from home in the sun. El Medano properties come in a huge variety of sizes, prices and standards; if one is considering using a property in El Medano for both a holiday home and letting to other holiday-makers then position as in any property purchase is vitally important. One’s El Medano estate agent can advise on the type of property and location to suit one’s needs as well as one’s pocket. If by now you’ve made the decision and taken the plunge to join the hundreds of other foreigners owning properties in El Medano it only remains for me to say welcome on behalf of us all and I hope that you get many years of enjoyment from your El Medano property.