Los Cristianos
Though it's difficult to tell where Los Cristianos finishes and Las Americas begins, the centre of Los Cristianos, nestling beside the steep bleak Montana Chayofita and the town's main beach and harbour is easy to identify. The atmosphere here, while undeniably touristy, is much less conspicuously synthetic and less tawdry than that of its sprawling neighbour. This is mainly because it has grown much more organically - from fishing village to port and then, since the 1960s, to an agreeable and relatively sedate resort attracting families and a large contingent of retired folk. Today, it is still home to many Canarians. The town's pedestrianized centre is filled with restaurants, shops and services targeting the many strolling holiday-makers. Its relatively low-rise buildings overlook the harbour and the substantial Playa de Los Cristianos , while high-rise apartment blocks dominate the outskirts of the town, particularly on its eastern side towards the footslopes of the barren Montana Guaza . The town spreads a good way west of the harbour area, too, melting with Las Americas along a rather theoretical western boundary in the middle of the wide Playa de Las Vistas .
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