Excursions at Tenerife

Santiago del Teide shows an extraordinarily nice landscape with an impressive steep coast, the so-called Acantilados de los Gigantes.

Garachico is a small village of unique beauty with a port that once has been the most important at the whole island. Close to it there are beaches of black sand with beautiful natural basins.

Icod de los Vinos is popularly called the "Town of the Mythological Dragon Tree". This mighty thousands of years old tree was a sanctuary of the Guanches who believed it had magic forces.

The town itself is a nice settlement with buildings in colonial style and is well known for its wine production.

Also Tacoronte is famous for its excellent red wines. This picturesque village is located at the edge of an impressive steep coast.

La Laguna was the island's capital in former times, and has the most important University of Canary Islands. Though small in size, it has numerous monumental buildings and a tourist center with beautiful natural basins to offer.

In Candelaria , a well known place of pilgrimship, is located the church consecrated to the island's patroness, Basílica de la Virgen de la Candelaria.

Güimar, located in a valley, is surrounded with breathtaking canyons and large plantations of bananas. Close to it there is the small village Los Realejos, with the island's oldest church and several monuments of interest more.

Orotava is an extraordinarily nice town with manorial houses in the island's traditional style. Particularly well-known are the Casas de los Balcones, 17th century buildings with those typical balconies of Canarian pine-wood. The best time to visit Orotava is during the celebrations of Corpus Christi, when it is ornamented with innumerable flowers and the streets are covered with earths of six different colors which are found in the surroundings.

The town is located in the really paradisiac valley Valle de la Orotava. When the peak of nearby Teide is still covered with snow flowers are in full bloom here. Scientist Alexander von Humboldt, after whom is named a viewpoint here, reported that he was on his knees in front of so much beauty when he visited Orotava.