With Playa de Las Teresitas, San Andres offers a beach with golden sand and numerous palm trees. The town’s character also reflects the history of the Torre de San Andrés, fishing traditions and annual patron saint festivals. The beach, historical development and festival culture are distinct aspects of the destination and provide different points of reference for planning your trip.

Playa de Las Teresitas: Beach and Access

Playa de Las Teresitas is located in the town of San Andres. Numerous palm trees line the beach, which has golden sand. You can reach the beach on foot, by car or by boat. Facilities include showers, surveillance and access for people with disabilities. If this access is important for your plans, check the specific conditions before your visit.

Torre de San Andrés: Construction History and Protected Status

The construction history of the Torre de San Andrés began with a commission issued in 1706. The Captain General, Agustín de Robles y Lorenzana, instructed the engineer S. M. Miguel Tiburcio Russell de Lugo to build a round tower with an embrasure and ashlar stones in the small bay formed by the Cercado and Huertas ravines. The commission specified a diameter of 16 metres and a height of 5 metres.

Another flood completed the tower’s collapse on 28 October 1898; it has remained in its current condition ever since. Its legal history is also marked by two dates: a decree of 22 April 1949 declared it a historic and artistic monument. A decree of 19 November 1999 defined its boundaries as a Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC).

Fishing Culture and Festivals

The patron saint festivals of San Andrés and Santa Lucía honour the two saints and combine religious devotion, music, folk culture and local traditions. They take place every year and attract hundreds of people. If you would like to plan your stay around one of the festivals, check the specific event dates in advance.

The tradition “Remendar nuestra red” (Mending Our Net) is also part of San Andres’s cultural identity. It honours the work of women fishers and the fishing customs that have shaped the town’s identity. In the Anaga area, the Virgen del Carmen festivals in San Andrés and Igueste de San Andrés are also among the most significant manifestations of intangible cultural heritage.

Regional Traditions and Gastronomy

Another regional connection is “carpintería de ribera,” or traditional boatbuilding, which is one of the prominent crafts in the Anaga area. This adds a craft-related theme to the festival traditions without attributing it solely to San Andres. In the coastal area of Anaga, protecting a natural habitat of community interest is a priority conservation objective: the habitat in question consists of sandbanks that are permanently covered by shallow seawater.

You can sample typical cuisine at the fishermen’s guild and in San Andres’s restaurants. As individual businesses may change, check the current options at the establishment you plan to visit.

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