Old Photos of Los Cristianos in Tenerife – the way it once was

A friend of mine got together a collection of old photos of Los Cristianos and he has scanned them so we are putting them up on this blog post for everyone to see, many thanks Tony for gathering together such a comprehensive photographic record of Los Cristianos, the way it once was. One of these photos is circa 1909 but most of them are between 30 to 50 years old, there are 55 in total.

As you will see, Los Cristianos was once a small fishing village with a harbour surrounded by banana plantations. From those humble beginnings Los Cristianos grew into a world famous resort, these photos serve as a record of the early resort development. If you walk around the resort today you can recognise many of the spots where these old photos were taken, some of the original buildings still remain today.

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton were early visitors to Los Cristianos, see the photo of them whilst staying at the Oasis Moreque Hotel.

Just click on any image to see it full size, then click on your back space key to go back and select another. If you want to see an enlarged image just click on the full size image.

Blog posted by Expedia Property SL – Tenerife Estate Agents for Tenerife Property

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5 Responses to “Old Photos of Los Cristianos in Tenerife – the way it once was”

  1. Davie Thistle Says:

    ……they are really fantastic old photographs,
    we are regulars to los Cristianos,
    & have family there,

    can’t thank you enough for posting them up,
    it’s great to see how the area has changed.
    Davie.

  2. John Wallace Says:

    Excellent photographs but the one that will stick in my mind is my boyhood pin-up Liz Taylor at the Oasis Moreque. This brings to life all the stories I’ve heard about Taylor and Burton being in Los Cristianos.

  3. mamacass Says:

    enjoyed the photographs – was it better then than it is now?

    • expediatenerifeproperty Says:

      Glad you enjoyed the photographs. I think Los Cristianos has been a success story, the development has been sympathetic with relatively low density accommodation being constructed compared to other resorts. There is some high rise development but most of Los Cristianos has retained it’s character as a harbour town which has been carefully planned through the recent decades. Another bonus is that eveything is still within walkable range and it is a disabled friendly resort. There are still considerable tracts of land to be developed and the infrastructure is already in place. When the harbour is opened up for cruise ships it will become a very busy resort.

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