Playa Santiago (also known as Playa de Santiago) is a small town on the south coast of the island of
La Gomera
La Gomera () is one of Spain's Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. With an area of , it is the third-smallest of the archipelago's eight main islands. It belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. La Gomer ...
in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...
. It is split between two municipalities,
Alajeró
Alajeró is a municipality on the island of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It is located on the south coast, SW of the capital San Sebastián de la Gomera. As well as being a municipality, Alajeró is a ...
and
San Sebastian. The part within the municipality of Alajero is the largest settlement in that municipality, with about half the population (989/1954 in 2005).
The fish factory in Playa Santiago, which used to can tuna and sardines, shut down as fish stocks dwindled, although there are still a few remaining fishing boats, whose catch is frozen for transport. There is a boat repair yard in the port, but there is no longer a ferry. The ''Garajonay Exprės'' ferry ran from
Valle Gran Rey
Valle Gran Rey is a municipality in the western part of the island La Gomera, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was ''Orone''. The seat of the municipality since 1930 is La Caler ...
via Santiago to
San Sebastián de la Gomera and on to
Los Cristianos
Los Cristianos is a town in Spain with a population of 21,235 (2017), situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife. Located in the municipality of Arona, Tenerife, Arona between the cone of the mountain Chayofita and the greater mou ...
, from 2002 to 2008, but ceased due to a lack of government subsidy. A replacement ferry operated by
Fred. Olsen
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, the Benchi Express, ceased operation in February 2012, but was replaced by a new ferry, also called the Benchi Express, in summer 2017.
lies 3 km from Santiago.
Playa Santiago has a fairly safe pebble beach, and a hotel and a number of apartments, rooms and restaurants.
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Populated places in La Gomera