Teide National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007, surrounding Teide (3,715 m), Spain's highest peak. Lava flows, the Roques de García and the cable car that climbs to 3,555 metres.
Top attractions in Tenerife
What you can't miss in Tenerife, with photos and context.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
The island's former capital and a World Heritage Site: a colonial grid of streets that became a model for cities in the Americas, with mansions, churches and a lively student scene.
Masca and the Teno massif
A hamlet clinging to the mountains, reached by one of the most spectacular roads in the Canaries. From here the Masca Gorge runs down to the sea.
Los Gigantes Cliffs
Volcanic rock walls hundreds of metres high dropping sheer into the Atlantic. They're best seen from the sea, by boat or kayak.
Garachico
Once the island's main port until the 1706 eruption buried it. Today it keeps its historic centre and El Caletón's natural lava pools.
La Orotava
A stately northern town with wooden-balconied mansions such as the Casa de los Balcones, and views over the valley running from Teide to the sea.
Anaga
A Biosphere Reserve at the north-eastern tip: laurel forest, rock pinnacles such as Taborno and wild black-sand beaches such as Benijo.
Icod de los Vinos and the Drago Milenario
The largest and oldest dragon tree in the Canary Islands, a symbol of Tenerife, stands in a park in the centre of Icod. Nearby is the Cueva del Viento, one of the longest lava tubes in the world.