Los Cristianos, practically an extension of Playa de las Americas, has an extensive beach of golden sands, opposite the harbour, from where you can get a boat to La Gomera or El Hierro. The harbour is still a fairly important fishing harbour.
There are many excursions that leave from the harbour, both in leisure craft and in fishing boats. There is a colony of pilot whales that lives off the coast.
The town has many bars and restaurants close to the beach; a pedestrian walk leads you up to the town, while another one follows the coast towards the nearby Guaza mountain.