The districts of Tenerife are as varied in atmosphere and ambiance as you can get in the Canary islands. Enjoy the lush vegetation, the snow capped views of Mount Teide and the vibrant village life all over the island. 

There are many tours from both the south and north of Tenerife that head for the Teide National Park, the most visited national park in the whole of Spain. From the north, the tour goes up through the Orotava Valley. There is a stop in the town of Orotava to look around and enjoy its historic centre. The tour from the south takes the Chío road between the Chinyero and Pico Viejo Volcanoes. There are many fascinating places to visit around the Teide and it is even possible to go up to the top of the mountain (the highest in Spain) by cable car.   

The caves are located in the district of Icod de los Vinos, in the northeast of Tenerife. It is the largest volcanic tube in the European Union with a length of 17 kilometers, and in its interior holds a myriad of underground passages. A volcanic tunnel is a cavity formed inside lava flows while the lava is still flowing. The Visitors Centre and the inside of the tunnel contain bilingual information.  This visit, with an intermediate level of difficulty, lasts for two hours from the time of departure. You will stay approximately 45 minutes inside the cave. Three visits are carried out every day, from Tuesday to Saturday: at 10.00, 12.00 and 14:00 The number of visitors is limited to 14 people per group, therefore it is recommended for visitors to book in advance. 

The tour to the village of Masca is one of the most popular among visitors to Tenerife. From the north of Tenerife the tour includes the historic centre of Garachico, one of the best-preserved towns on the island. 

The tour then continues to the districts of Los Silos and Buenavista in the area called Isla Baja.It then heads into the heart of the Teno Rural Park and it is in this important nature reserve that the picturesque village of Masca is located. After a visit and walk around the village, the tour continues towards the Cliffs of Los Gigantes before returning home. From the south, this tour also includes a visit to Garachico. 

Los Gigantes

One of the regular and most highly-recommended trips from the south of Tenerife is to Puerto de la Cruz, a beautiful tourist town set in the Orotava Valley, in the north of the island. There are many reasons for visiting this town; the main one being the chance to go toLoro Parque, Spain’s number one wildlife park. Puerto de la Cruzalso offers many other interesting places to visit such as the Complejo Martiánez, a stunning complex of seawater swimming pools and one of the biggest tourist attractions on Tenerife 

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Adeje

This municipality is located on the southwest of Tenerife. Recently, the coast, known as Costa Adeje, has undergone a major development of its hotel infrastructure, which is of an extremely high quality and where the tourist facilities have endowed the area with everything it needs to ensure that it retains its great beauty. Under its administration lie some of the island’s main tourist resorts, such as San Eugenio, Fañabé, Playa del Duque and part of the very popular Playa de Las Américas. 

Arafo

Arafo is situated in the south of Tenerife and has a long cultural and especially musical tradition. It is a village of white buildings, very clean and relaxed, with a profusion of flowers, grape vines and fruit orchards. The parish church houses fine wood carvings. It has two cultural societies and several bands and music groups. 

Arico

The waters around the coasts of Arico, in the south of the island, are rich in fish stocks. Water sports can be enjoyed in El Poris and there are also swimming pools, and tennis courts. The local fish is excellent. 

Arona

Arona is one of the most important tourist areas in the island. It has three coastal zones and an interesting and wonderful rural nucleus: Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos, Costa del Selencio / Las Galletas and Rural Arona make up an ideal municipal for those looking for a wide variety of attractions.
Playa de las Americas is a dream place for sun and sea all year round, where you can spend a peaceful day on the beach or enjoy a diverse range of water sports or other land based leisure activities. 

Buenavista del Norte

In the town of Buenavista del Norte, the streets hide sober architecture of clearly Andalusian extraction. Nevertheless, apart from the influence of the Conquistadors, in Buenavista there is a mixture of the traditions of Portuguese inhabitants and of Guanches, as the pre-Hispanic natives were known, which have helped to make up the particular charm of this district. 

Candelaria

 
Candelaria lies on the southeast coast of Tenerife, some 25 kilometres from the capital, Santa Cruz. The town is renowned throughout the Canary Islands for being the home of the image of Virgen de Candelaria, patron saint of the archipelago, in its basilica. This makes Candelaria the centre of annual celebrations that attract over two million visitors a year. Known as Villa Mariana, Candelaria has a resident population of around 17,000 people and covers an area of 50 square kilometres. 

El Rosario

 
Down on the coast of the borough, the southern part, one finds the holiday resorts of El Tabaiba, set on the slopes and cliffs overlooking the sea, and Radazul, with its lovely yacht marina. But El Rosario itself is an eminently agricultural area, close to Santa Cruz and La Laguna, set on the slopes of the La Esperanza mountain 

El Sauzal

 
This is a picturesque and well conserved town with beautiful examples of traditional Canary Island architecture. It is a farming community with good wines and famous restaurants for typical cuisine. La Cueva de los Viejos cave is in the borough, a Guanche cave located in the fold of a cliff. The most important monuments include the church of Los Angeles and San Pedro, both from the 16th century 

El Tanque

 
Located in the north-west of the island of Tenerife, in the upper part of the district of Daute, El Tanque has three thousand or so inhabitants, who live in one of five main centres: El Tanque Alto, El Tanque Bajo, Ruigómez, Erjos de El Tanque and San José de Los Llanos. Strolling through any of these quiet villages is a pleasure that enables you to breathe the enigmatic air of the past. 

Fasnia

 
Fasnia is some forty kilometres from Santa Cruz. It has typical southern landscape; fields covered in volcanic cinders and smallholdings rescued from drought thanks to the efforts of man. On the coast, Los Roques de Fasnia welcome tourists, especially those seeking the countryside and typical experiences. From the mountain on which the Virgin of Los Dolores Church is situated, you get a splendid panoramic view of the coast. 

Garachico

 
Garachico is a town anchored on the edge of the Atlantic, at a distance from the capital of Tenerife of a little over sixty kilometres. One day, life stopped here when the town was buried by a raging volcano, the Trevejo Volcano. But after that fateful day in 1706, Garachico was born again from the ashes and today the town presents itself to us in all its charm, with unique architecture, in which not only churches and monasteries are offered from another time but also a number of private houses of great size. 

Granadilla de Abona

 
The municipality of Granadilla de Abona is large and of varied scenery offering a host of leisure opportunities. Its administrative centre is a town of sinuous streets, where the traditional and the contemporary, mix in perfect harmony without losing its most authentic character. The coast features the town of El Médano, with its golden fine-sand beaches, tranquillity and a very pleasant waterfront. It is also a magnet for the world´s best surfers. 

Guia de Isora

 
Guía de Isora is on the opposite tip of the island from Santa Cruz. It is a well-known farming centre producing tomatoes and bananas as the main crops. Water sports, fishing and spear fishing are available at the beaches of San Juan and Alcalá If you take a trip up to Las Cañadas del Teide from Guía de Isora, you will get some magnificent views from the look-out points. They will give you an idea of the charm of the landscape in the south of Tenerife 

Guimar

 
The municipality of Güimar, located in the southeast of the island, not far from the capital Santa Cruz, has a very peculiar terrain, characterised by high sheer walls that stretch down to the sea.The valley of Güimar is home to part of the Corona Forestal natural park and the Siete Lomas reserve. The abrupt volcanic landscape of the Malpaís de Güímar, which borders the coast, is also renowned for its special landscape, the variety of its flora and the importance of its fauna. 

Icod de Los Vinos

 
The town, located in a very fertile valley, offers the most impressive views of Teide and dense pine forests descend from the peaks to the upper parts of Icod like a cascade of hillside nativity scenes. Banana plantations, vineyards and other fruits are the foundation of a strong commercial activity in the area. Founded in 1501, the city is a cumulus of manor houses, ancient stately homes, temples and convents. 

La Guancha

 
This is a farming town with traditional cultural concerns. The parish church of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús dates from the 17th century and has a Baroque main altar and some beautiful religious figurines. Forest tracks, with their viewpoints, unusual views of Teide, the creation of recreation areas like El Lagar, with barbecue facilities, wooden tables and children’s playgrounds, make the area an interesting attraction for nature lovers and photographers. The wines of La Guancha, with their golden colour and peculiar flavour, are in great demand. 

La Laguna

 
La Laguna was declared a World Cultural and Heritage Site by Unesco in 1999. The city is the former administrative capital of the island and is currently the second largest urban centre, whilst remaining its religious capital. This monumental city comprises a historic group of buildings, which retain their original layout. The excellent state of conservation of the historical centre has not, however, stopped the city from adapting culturally to modern times 

La Matanza de Acentejo

 
The town was named after the defeat suffered by the Spaniards at the hands of the Guanches in a fierce battle that was fought in the Acentejo ravine. The wines of the area are among the best in Tenerife and there are many different wine bars where you can taste them 

La Orotava

 
The town of La Orotava spreads across the immense valley of banana plantations from which the town gets its name. Full of historical buildings and other architecture of noble ancestry, it is without a doubt, an ideal place to come into contact with the local culture and traditions, the island´s history and its brilliant past. The old town centre, which has been declared in its entirety a Monument of National Historical and Artistic Interest, is home to architectural gems of noteworthy character 

La Victoria de Acentejo

 
The borough was named after the triumph of the Conquistadors over the Guanches. Situated on the northern slopes of the island, the borough of La Victoria covers an area of 18.2 Km2, 27 kilometres from Santa Cruz by road. The borough is trapezium shaped, with the short side toward the sea and the longer side facing the mountains. Green highlands, corn fields, vineyards and banana plantations in the lower lying areas of the borough. You will find the church of Nuestra Señora de las Victorias, which Governor Fernández de Lugo had built. The wine of the area, like all the Tacoronte-Acentejo wines, is excellent 

Los Realejos

 
Los Realejos is noted for the value and richness of its natural surroundings, which span five natural reserves.This municipality, with its clear agricultural heritage, is also the name of a village that embraces its traditions and offers exemplary hospitality. The historical village of Los Realejos retains many signs of its splendid past and is the home to great monumental, architectural and artistic works of the 15th and 16th centuries 

Los Silos

 
Its name first appears in 1509, when the great agricultural activity of the region made necessary the construction of silos to store the cereals. The town of Los Silos, located in the north-west of the island of Tenerife, at the heart of the Teno Massif, contains an extremely valuable and interesting wealth of plant and animal life 

Puerto de La Cruz

 
Situated on the northern coast of the island, at the feet of El Teide, Puerto de la Cruz offers its visitors a cosmopolitan town which, after a century of tourism experience, today retains all the flavour of a conurbation open to the sea and to every cultural background. Declared of Tourist Interest in 1955, Puerto de la Cruz brings together in attractive harmony both the traditional architecture of the island and the modernity of first-class hotels 

San Juan de La Rambla

San Juan de la Rambla is half way between La Orotava and Icod de los Vinos. It is a beautiful town that stretches along the cliffs of the coast, which are dotted with quiet coves where the fishing is excellent. The fishing village of Las Aguas conserves its own peculiar charm. The town has its own artistic-historic monument, situated in the church square. It has always been said on the island that there are no ugly women in San Juan de la Rambla 

San Miguel de Abona

 
San Miguel de Abona has always been characterised for being a municipality of contrasts, with numerous different places.
The visitor has many options to choose from: sampling local produce, tours of the streets of the old town, where the traveller will discover an austere but singular group of historical and artistic features 

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

 
This is the island’s capital. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a cosmopolitan, happy and bright city. It looks out onto the sea, is full of interesting sites and has a marked island character. The city is ideal for taking a stroll and relaxing along its avenues and pedestrian streets. Santa Cruz is above all a vibrant city, offering great cultural and leisure activities and a pedestrian shopping area. Its retail outlets offer all sorts of products and manufactured goods from all over the world, at very reasonable prices 

Santa Ursula

 
Santa Úrsula, located in the north of the island, is a district that has contributed to the natural expansion of tourism from the Orotava Valley and added to the existing offer of the area. Respect for its traditions and customs, good wines and a rich gastronomy are some of its many attractions. Its inns and restaurants, dotted all over the district, are also very popular. 

The early inhabitants of the island called the land around Santa Ursula, as well as part of land in the neighbouring districts of La Victoria and La Orotava, by the name of “chimaque.” This is a Guanche word that means “spring of life” and is because of the abundance of water in the higher areas of these districts. 

The mid-altitude areas and large parts of the higher ones, which stretch from the mountaintops to the sea, are full of vineyards and offer spectacular views of the Orotava Valley and Mount Teide 

Santiago del Teide

 
Santiago del Teide, is an abundant and varied tourist area that can be found in the south east of Tenerife, extending from the coast to the mountains and the foothills of Teide. Of incomparable natural beauty, Santiago del Teide offers visitors countryside, traditions, handicrafts, a variety of water sports and rural pursuits together with a modern hotel infrastructure of excellent quality 

Tacoronte

 
Tacoronte is a rural municipality located in the north of Tenerife, covering an area of over 30 square kilometres along a strip that stretches from the volcanic heights of the island to the sea. Ancient houses situated in the middle of the countryside and large manor houses share this area with urban developments. It has a privileged location, being as it is so close to La Laguna and the capital, Santa Cruz, and only four kilometres from the northern airport of Los Rodeos 

Tegueste

 
The town of Tegueste is located in the northeast region of Tenerife and is noted for its mild climate and beautiful countryside. With an area of 26.4 km2, it has the peculiarity of being totally surrounded by the district of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Farming is one of the main activities of the town 

Vilaflor

 
Vilaflor de Chasna, of which records exist since the 16th century, has historically been the destination of many scientists, sufferers of ill-health and other visitors, who made the journey from La Orotava along the famous Camino de Chasna trail. Their reasons for visiting Vilaflor may have included its scientific interest or its closeness to Teide, or simply the benefits of its climate or the pleasant tranquillity of its surroundings