Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a very friendly town. The first things to call your attention will be its beautiful parks, like Park García Sanabria, and its lively streets. Many cruisers from all the world touch at its picturesque port, which is surrounded by high rocks. The port area is the town's real center: Plaza de España, with its museums of archaeology and anthropology, and Plaza de la Candelaria with its impressive 17th century Carta Palace.
Don't forget to visit Santa Cruz during carnival in February. The cities festivals are the most important and the biggest due to their ability to attract people from all the islands. The different local town halls, through their entertainments committees, organise many activities connected with carnival. The essence of carnival is found in the street. The Plaza de España is decorated and here you will find numerous small shops, stalls and kiosks selling ?churros? as well as bandstands with musical groups to give a festive atmosphere to the area.
Marina del Atlantico is a new marina located right in the centre of the city, inside the northern part of the old Los Llanos basin which is protected by a detached mole separating the marina from the rest of the commercial basin.
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28º28' N 16º14'5'' W
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