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          The Residential Complex Maravilla is located on Calle Diana, 8, Costa del Silencio, Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

 

           It is located on a plot of 31,908 m2. Its topography to a classic coastal area, volcanic terrain.

 

           This apartment complex is located in a quiet area where bars, cafes, restaurants, pharmacy, post office, online city and intercity buses, car rental, diving school, marina, harbor will find pesquero..etc

 

           It was designed and built in 1975 by architects Tinerfeños D.Vicente Saavedra Martinez and D. Javier Diaz-Llanos Laroche.

 

          The residential complex has a heated saltwater pool, children's pool, solarium, playground, bocce, shuffle area and private walk parallel to the coast, with excellent sea views.

 

          It features spacious recreational areas, gardens, fountains, waterfalls, and a large indoor parking area for vehicles.

     

          Tenerife South (Reina Sofia International Airport) airport is 11 miles away.

 

          The set is listed as Protected Architectural Heritage, Protection Class, Level 2 (Integral protection 2) of the Municipal Architectural Catalog Arona (BOP Santa Cruz de Tenerife núm.191 of November 21, 2011).

 

 

Brief History:

 

          Until the 60s, Puerto de la Cruz in the north of the island of Tenerife, had a monopoly on the tourist enclaves. In the mid 60s I had such a strong opponent who still has not been recovered. It all started at the time when the British, Germans, French, Scandinavians, Dutch and especially Belgians chose the coast of Tenerife to enjoy the sun and beach. And that's when the seed sprouted redneck tourism, Ten Bel, one of the most famous and most important complexes of the Canary Islands where thousands of visitors and residents spent their summer days.

 

         The Belgian citizen Michel Albert Huygens was the visionary who sought by different municipalities the ideal place to develop your project. At first even bought land in Arico, but bureaucratic obstacles dashed that possibility. He was not discouraged and found a new option, this time in Costa del Silencio (so he called this area D.Manuel Fraga Iribarne when he was Minister of Information and Tourism), next to the beach of Las Galletas, one of the most important areas of the time in Arona. There was the perfect spot and to take with him, he had to negotiate with the owner, Jose Antonio Tavío. Huygens began construction on the 80,000 square feet he had acquired.

 

        Ten Bel was born in 1963 and was named in honor of Tenerife and Belgium. Its development is progressive. He began with the first complex, which he called Caravel, but he joined seven other Eureka, Bellavista, Gemini, Drago, Frontera-Spring, Marvel and Alborada, which still make up and try to maintain the dignity of the whole construction.

 

        It grew to 5,200 tourist beds in its heyday in the early '80s Ten Bel pioneered leisure on the island and had the first mall in the South, one of the most modern and prosperous Canaries where more than 70 establishments. Now, most of these facilities are closed. Latin Night of your living Whale was also a benchmark.

 

                   Their spaces were connected by small roads surrounded by parks and manicured gardens.