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Do: Pack layers, sunscreen, and comfortable walking shoes. Don’t: Assume all beach facilities are open—winter is the low season in many areas. Do: Check local weather forecasts and plan ...
Teide National Park held spiritual significance to aboriginal Guanches, and important archaeological sites have been discovered in the park.Teide was a place of worship for the Guanches, who believed it was the gate to hell (Echeyde).
Palmetum, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a botanical garden of 120,000 m 2 specialized in palms . It is an artificial hill, with views of the ocean, located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The gardens include a large system of waterfalls, streams and ponds, a museum dedicated to palms, and a ...
Tenerife is the most visited island in the archipelago [8] and one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain. [9] In 2014, 11,473,600 foreign tourists came to the Canary Islands. Tenerife had 4,171,384 arrivals that year, excluding the numbers for Spanish tourists which make up an additional 30% of total arrivals.
Best for: History. Portugal’s capital city of Lisbon is sure to satisfy the couple lusting for a historic (and hilly) city break with viewpoints made for picnics, pastel de nata tart in hand ...
Teide is located on Tenerife, the largest island of the Canary Islands, situated in the Atlantic Ocean, 290 km (180 mi) northwest of the coast of Western Sahara. The volcano is located in a central position on the Tenerife island. Administratively, the Canary Islands are a Spanish autonomous community.
The area where Santa Cruz currently lies belonged to Menceyato Guanche Anaga, which was the most easterly of the island.The city that is now Santa Cruz had a few names throughout its history: Añazo or Añaza (Guanche name), Puerto de Santiago Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Santiago de Tenerife, [16] and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (current), which means: "holy cross of Tenerife," in memory ...
Bajamar is a coastal town in the northeast of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain, belonging to the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Administratively it is included in Zone 5 of the municipality. [1] Formerly it was considered a neighbourhood of Tejina, another town in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. [2]