San Agustín, Urban beach in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain.
San Agustín is an urban beach on Gran Canaria's southern coast, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, between Las Puntillas to the east and Punta de Las Burras to the west. It runs 670 metres long and averages 50 metres wide, with fine sand alternating with patches of volcanic rock. Its waters are generally calm with little current, though moderate waves can occur, and it has held the Blue Flag since 1991.
Tourist development here began in October 1962, when work started on ordering this stretch of Gran Canaria's southern coast as part of the Maspalomas Costa Canaria project, the island's first tourist urbanization. The first hotel, the Hotel Folias, opened in 1965 and still operates. Before that boom the area's main activity was farming, chiefly tomato growing.
San Agustín was farmland before tourism: the main crop was the tomato. The resort's first hotel, the Hotel Folias, opened in 1965 and still operates. Most visitors today come from northern Europe and stay longer than the island average of eight days.
The area is easily accessible by road and offers sunbed rentals, showers, first aid facilities, and waste management for visitors. These conveniences make spending a full day here straightforward.
San Agustín was the site of Gran Canaria's first tourist development: work on the Maspalomas Costa Canaria project began here in October 1962, and the island's first hotel of the boom, the Hotel Folias, opened in 1965 and still operates. Before that, the land behind the sand was farmed, mainly for tomatoes.
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