Playa de Chimisay, Tenerife

Name: Playa de Chimisay
Address: Tenerife, Spain

#34 among attractions in Tenerife

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Chimisay or Socorro beach is a beach located in the municipality of Güímar on the island of Tenerife -Canary Islands, Spain-.

The beach has an important historical and cultural significance for being the place where the Guanches found the image of the Virgin of Candelaria years before the Castilian conquest, and for being celebrated in the vicinity of the traditional Pilgrimage of Socorro.

The beach area prepared for bathing is included since 2009 in the environment of protection of the Historic Site called Llano de la Virgen.

Coordinates: 28°20'4"N, 16°21'49"W

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Tenerife Spain

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Playa de Chimisay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Basilica of Candelaria, Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias, Cave of Achbinico, Virgin of Candelaria.

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Natural attraction, Nature, Cave
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Monuments and statues
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