| INTERESTING PLACES TO VISIT Il Pico del Teide, Risco Bello, Punta Taganana, Jardín Botánico "Las Tosquillas", Playa de Las Teresitas, Parque San Roque, La casa de los balcones, El Drago Milenario, El mariposario del Drago, La Bananera, Jardín Botánico, Playa Bollullo, Abaco, Acantilado de Los Gigantes. |
To get an excursion on Natioanl Park of Teide it's strongly why we consider one of more important and interesting.
First of all it's important to remember Teide is a volcano (its last activities dated 1798 and 1909).
The landscapes that characterize this park are various and very different among them; lunar landscapes are alternated with small desert of sand, small woods of secular Canarian pines are born onto several cliffs creating not usual views.
Cliffs and sand are characterized by particular colors which change varying the incidence of light on their surface, for this reason changing your position of few meters you have the impression to be in a completely different place.
Just for these characteristics these landscapes have been used like set for various films; among the most famous we cite "Stellar Wars".
The fauna substantially it's represented by wild canaries goats.
It's possible to get the top of Teide (using the cable way also to visit the important astronomical observatory; sometimes during winter season, for effect of cold wind currents coming from the north, it's possible to see snow.
Following the main road it does across the park you can get the north of the island where you can admire a big canyon and progressively the landscape become green till arrive the first town
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THE OROTAVA. It's possible to join a very nice view from Cuesta de la Villa: a splendid panorama about the "Orotava Valley" and Puerto de la Cruz.
All around beautiful sights, with nice garden, balconies and typical houses.
Extraordinary it's the collection of objects hand made coming from all over Canaries and Spain can be admired in the "Casas de los balcones" it does take name why the two residential buildings (17° Century) has balconies made with wood of old typical Canaries pines.
Leaving from the Orotava, it is impossible not to visit Las Cañadas of the Teide passing through the Aguamansa forest.
ICOD DE LOS VINOS . This beautiful place it's located at foot of Mount Teide and it's famous for its wines produced in that Area; this place it's in competition with La Orotava about beaty.
Sights of interest are the Church of Saint Marcos, El Christ de las Aguas in the Franciscan Church, the Convent of Saint Agustín, the Public square El Pilar.
Here there is the symbol of Tenerife, "El Drago" or more easy tree it has more than 3000 years!!
Following old inhabitants of Tenerife belief the liquid of this tree it have had magical powers.
This old tree is situated inside of an ancient park.
GARACHICO. It is like a pearl to the sea and was a very important centers of the island.
Beautiful place with interesting sights to visit like the Castle of San Miguel and an old church.
El Puertito is a beach of black sand; there are sea natural swimming pools to El Caletón.
GU IMAR . Piramides de Guimar (the Pyramids of Guimar). (click)
SANTIAGO OF THE TEIDE. This locality includes the "Acantilados Gigantes", more commonly "Los Gigantes" (Cliffs of the Giants); a view o f extraordinary beauty.
COUNTRY MARKETS
In order to live moments of true authenticity of local people of daily life you must visit a Country Market.
On this ambient countrymen; situations, colors, taste and smell as well as authentic people behaviors can give you exact references on what truly it's the culture and tradition of the Island you're visiting.
Alacalà: Every Mondays morning.
La Matanza: Every Saturdays morning.
Los Abrig os : Every Sunday Morning.
Playa de Las Americas: Every Thursdays and Saturday morning near the C.C. Torviscas.
Saint Isidro: Greengrocers Market; every Saturday and Sunday morning.
Saint Cruz de Tenerife: Close Building Multiplos 2 (to the end of the Avenida 3 de Mayo), every Sunday morning; market of every thing.
Tacoronte: Every Saturday and Sunday morning, the agriculturists expose and sell their typical products: vegetables, fruit, wine, etc. etc.
LA GOMERA ISLAND
Many people who's in vacation in Tenerife do not take advantage about the possibility to take the ferry, it does leaves every day from "Los Cristianos", to visit La Gomera island.
Isolated, yes, completely isolated this island.
La Gomera depends in fact in everything by the small ferry that it does colleague the island to Tenerife: food, medicines ………. and naturally the tourists.
Only from few years la Gomerra has gas, electricity, and water; only from 1996 the island has telephone service.
Although these new facilities the life among its mountains is still a lot hard; if you're looking for relax and silence La Gomera is the place you're looking for.
Many natural sites and old villages and towns are the places that's possible to visit in this island where the time it does seems stopped
You must consider also that it's possible, organized bu yourself or by a local Travel Agent, you can visit La Gomera, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.