www.webtenerife.com Tenerife by car The best routes Index TENERIFE BY CAR day 3 TOUR 4. The magic of the Isla Baja 25 The whales 11 Map of the island 04 TOUR 5. On the way to heaven 27 Los Gigantes cliffs 11 Now that you’ve arrived! 05 Masca 11 TOUR 6. The Wine Route 29 A DAY IN TENERIFE TOUR 1. A trip through the Tertiary TOUR 7. Fusión of the sea Mount Teide National Park 06 and a World Heritage Site 12 and the mountains in the south of the Island 31 San Cristóbal de La Laguna 06 Ecological treasure 14 Lunar landscape 31 Candelaria 07 TOUR 2. Tradition and the The Mecca for wind sports 32 avant-garde on the coast 16 THREE DAYS IN TENERIFE A centre of tourism 33 day 1 The capital 17 Las Teresitas 18 El Teide and La Orotava TOUR 8. Whale sanctuary 35 Isla Baja 08 TOUR 3. A valley of charm 20 day 2 Puerto de la Cruz 21 USEFUL INFORMATION Santa Cruz and La Laguna Rambla de Castro 22 Tourist Information offices 36 Las Teresitas 09 The Thousand-Year-Old Laurel forest 10 Dragon Tree 23 The Rock of Garachico 24 Tenerife by car TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 1 Auditorio Cruz del 2 Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre 12 TEGUESTE Carmen 1 3 TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes 5 4 Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos LA LAGUNA 5 Museo de Historia TACORONTE 6 Centro Alfarero Casa Miquelas EL SAUZAL 4 3 Casa del Vino 7 SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 7 2 Loro Parque TF-2 8 LA MATANZA 21 1 Cueva del Viento LA VICTORIA 9 PUERTO DE 10 Rambla de Castro LA CRUZ SANTA ÚRSULA 3 11 Museo de Historia: Casa de Carta 8 15 18 11 EL ROSARIO 2 12 Paisaje Lunar 10 BUENAVISTA SAN JUAN DE 13 Siam Park 4 LA OROTAVA DEL NORTE LA RAMBLA 14 Jungle Park LOS SILOS GARACHICO 16 22 15 Casa de la Aduana (Artenerife) ICOD DE LOS REALEJOS CANDELARIA EL TANQUE LOS VINOS 16 Casa Torrehermosa (Artenerife) LA GUANCHA 6 17 Playa de las Américas (Artenerife) ARAFO Masca 9 18 Puerto de La Cruz (Artenerife) 19 Playa de Las Vistas (Artenerife) GÜÍMAR 20 Puerto Colón (Artenerife) 21 Santa Cruz. Plaza de España (Artenerife) SANTIAGO Casa de los Balcones DEL TEIDE EL PICO DEL TEIDE 22 Los Gigantes 3 Puerto Santiago BEACHES GUÍA DE ISORA 1 Playa de las Teresitas FASNIA Alcalá 2 Punta Brava 3 Playa Jardín Playa San Juan ARICO 4 Piscinas Naturales 5 Playa de el Médano VILAFLOR 12 TOURIST INFORMATION Playa Paraíso ADEJE GRANADILLA SAN WORLD HERITAGE SITE ARONA MIGUEL 20 14 13 La Camella EL TEIDE Costa Adeje WHALE WATCHING 2 LOS GIGANTES Las Américas El Médano 1 Puerto de los Cristianos 17 THE THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD Las Charas 5 DRAGON TREE Los Cristianos 1 2 Puerto Colón 19 Los Abrigos 3 Puerto de los Gigantes 4 CABLECAR Costa del Silencio Las Galletas NOW THAT YOU’ve aRRIVED! make during your stay and eight the- riences in our world-class theme parks matic visits. We give you route and and off the coast, almost touching the You have arrived on a magical island itinerary suggestions – all you need whales, you will feel nature in its great- where there is so much to enjoy. On to do is go with the flow. During your est splendour whilst you breathe the Tenerife, distances are only short and tour, you will come across the majes- purest air imaginable. But this is just a there is a surprise around every corner. tic and iconic Mount Teide, which will taster of what you can do during your Here you can find everything that you transport you to a magical world. You need for an unforgettable holiday. will walk across brilliant, silky sands and stay on the Island. dive into the clearest and most refresh- In order to discover the secrets that Ten- ing waters. You will enjoy an enviable We want to congratulate you on your erife holds, we have set several routes climate, which hardly changes in the choice of holiday destination. Now re- for one and three days that you can course of the year, have fun-filled expe- lax and enjoy it all in Tenerife. 5 San Cristóbal Parque de La Laguna Rural de Anaga Candelaria Teide a stunning lunar desert – although A day amazingly on Earth! in Tenerife A cable car will take you up to the summit, just 200 metres from the peak Awaken your senses. If you only have – free permits are required to go right one day to spare on our beautiful island, to the top, which can be obtained where better to begin than on Mount www.reservarparquesnacionales.es Teide, the highest point in Tenerife. SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LA LAGUNA MOUNT TEIDE NATIONAL PARK Following the TF 24 road down from El Portillo, you arrive at San Cristóbal What better way to start the day de La Laguna. Although physically than from on high – Mount Teide is adjacent to Santa Cruz (the island’s the highest peak in Spain, standing at capital) it is completely different. La an impressive 3,781 metres (12,200 Laguna is a university city which is feet). Mount Teide National Park is home to the purest forms of Canarian home to scenery and species that architecture and culture. Its cobbled cannot be seen anywhere else in streets and colonial style make it truly the world, such as the Mount Teide unique and the historical centre, which Violet or the Tajinaste. At the foot of is a World Heritage Site, is home to a the volcano lies the Llano de Ucanca, wealth of hidden treasures, such as Cable car station is allowed: 922 010 445. Timetable: Every day 9am.-4pm.. www.telefericoteide.com The access to Teide Peak: www.reservasparquesnacionales.es Tenerife by car the Church of La Conception, the Museum of the History of Tenerife, the Bishopric and the Cathedral. From here it is well worth visiting one of the most beautiful parts of Tenerife – the Anaga Rural Park. The Cruz del Carmen Viewing Point gives splendid panoramic views of the region and almost on the edge of the beach 00 800 100 00 101 throughout the park you will find there are enormous statues of the small restaurants and hamlets where Guanches, the ancient inhabitants you can stop to enjoy typical Canarian of the Island, represented by nine cuisine, such as puchero or conejo en Menceys who governed Tenerife at salmorejo. the time of the Spanish conquest. The pedestrian streets in this area CANDELARIA are full of shops in which you can find the ideal gift or souvenir of your Candelaria, en route to the south visit. of the island along the TF-1, is well worth a visit. This small town boasts the Basilica of Our Lady Candelaria, outCheck the tourist offices which appear at the end the of guide a freeor make call centre our on to Call the Patron Saint of the Canary Islands. Right on the square and 7 Garachico La Orotava Los Silos Buenavista Parque Rural de Teno Teide Three days in Tenerife day 1 www.reservasparquesnacionales.es a ISLA BAJA safe and modern cable car transports EL TEIDE AND LA OROTAVA you to within 200 metres of the peak, This is the most north-westernly part of from where you climb on foot to the the island where you will find villages A great place to start is a visit to highest peak in Spain. The views at of enormous charm, such as Los Silos, Mount Teide, which can be reached 3,718 are simply breathtaking. Garachico, Buenavista del Norte and via a number of roads from both the El Tanque. The road that runs between north and south of the island. As you From Mount Teide, take a trip north- them will take you to the Teno Rural wind your way through the Llano de bound to La Orotava, a town with a Park, an unbelievably unique setting Ucanca you can’t fail to be impressed beautiful historical centre. Highlights with extremely rugged terrain by this immense volcanic plain – have include a visit to the Church of La your photograph taken next to the Conception, the Church of San Agus- Roques de Garcia with Mount Teide as tin, the Casa de los Balcones and the a backdrop. At Los Roques there is a Town Hall. You can buy here the ap- viewing point which boasts stunning preciated products. views of Las Cañadas. If you fancy going right to the summit of Mount Teide you will need to get a permit 8 Come to our offices and ask for the information you need. Find a complete list at the end of this guide. La Laguna day 2 Santa Cruz de Tenerife SANTA CRUZ AND LA LAGUNA Santa Cruz and La Laguna are two cities united by time. Whilst one is lively and avant-garde, the other is sombre and majestic – but both promise many surprises and uniquely stunning architecture. In Santa Cruz one of the highlights is a visit to the impressive Auditorio or a walk along the streets surrounding the Church of la Conception. In La Laguna, a must-see is the historical centre, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1999. The most iconic buildings here are the cathedral, the tower of the Church of la Conception and the museum of the History of Tenerife. LAS TERESITAS Located in the fishing village of San Andrés, in Santa Cruz, this is an ideal beach for just relaxing and unwinding.