Playa Santiago
Playa Santiago | |
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| Coordinates: 28°01′45″N 17°11′48″W / 28.02917°N 17.19667°WCoordinates: 28°01′45″N 17°11′48″W / 28.02917°N 17.19667°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Canary Islands |
| Province |  Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island |  La Gomera |
| Municipality | Alajeró |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 989 |
Playa Santiago (kent as Playa de Santiago an aw) is a smaw toun on the sooth coast o the island o La Gomera in the Canary Islands. It is split atween twa municipalities, Alajeró an San Sebastian. The pairt athin the municipality o Alajero is the lairgest dounset in that municipality, wi about hauf the population (989/1954 in 2005).
The fish factory in Playa Santiago, which uised tae can tuna an sardines, shut doun as fish stocks dwindled, awtho thare are still a few remainin fishin boats, whose catch is frozen for transport. Thare is a boat repair yard in the port, but thare is nae langer a ferry. The Garajonay Exprės ferry ran frae Valle Gran Rey via Santiago tae San Sebastián de la Gomera an on tae Los Cristianos, frae 2002 tae 2008, but ceased due tae a lack o govrenment subsidy.[1] A replacement ferry operatit bi Fred. Olsen, the Benchi Express, ceased operation in Februar 2012.
La Gomera Airport (IATA: GMZ, ICAO: GCGM) lees 3 km frae Santiago.
Playa Santiago haes a fairly safe pebble beach, an a hotel an a nummer o apairtments, rooms an restaurants.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Garajonay Exprės statement of cessation on 3 November 2008 Archived 2008-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 November 2008