This toponym is probably of Guanche origin, adapted to the phonetics of Spanish and related to other lexical variants such as Tiñor in El Hierro or Tiñoa in Tenerife.

[3] The promenade known as "Avenida de las Playas" contains many restaurants, shops, bars and casinos.

Since the opening of the Hotel los Fariones in 1967[5] it attracts tourists from all over Europe, particularly Ireland, the UK and Germany as well as from Scandinavia and Spain.

[6] The Avenida de las Playas, the main street/avenue in the town, extends some 7 km along the island's southern coast, with beaches on one side and many restaurants, bars, shops and other tourist attractions on the other.

[7] Puerto Del Carmen hosts a variety of shops which sell mainly tourist-oriented products.

The old town has many restaurants with outdoor terraces that overlook the marina below and the distant volcanic peaks.