Tenerife Tourist Guide

Tenerife photos from tourists and locals

Flickr has an important collection of photos of Tenerife. We found these pictures far more real than the typical tourist guides photos, as they show the Island of Tenerife from the point of view of tourists and locals. If you click in the photo below, it will be shown the author and a link with the original location.

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Teide national park

If Tenerife is famous for anything, apart from being an exceptional tourist resort, it is for possessing the highest mountain in Spain and one of the most highest in the European Union. The area which surrounds Teide is of volcanic origin and created a ‘lunar’ landscape which is both spectacular and beautiful. In this privileged spot there are many species of animal and plant that only exist in the Canary Islands such as the Teide Finch, the most beautiful bird to be seen here, or the Teide violet. It has been necessary to institutionalise these treasures of nature in order to preserve them, and thus the National Park of the revines of Teide was created. The meteorological Observatory and the International Astrophysics Observatory are to be found at one end of the valley. It is possible to be really close to the summit by the teleferico, like a ski-lift. The view at 3,555 metres (11663 feet) is a must-see: In a clear day, or even through the sea of clouds it is quite easy to spot most of the Canary Islands at simple sight.

Today the Teide National Park has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (official page here). The north city of La Laguna is the other place in Tenerife already inscribed in the same list.

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Some tourism numbers about Tenerife

In 2006, 2.6 Million of tourists visited Tenerife. Grouped by the main countries of origin, the tourist were coming from:

- Spain (mainland): 37%
- United Kingdom: 27%
- Germany: 16%
- Belgium: 3%
- Italy: 3%
- Netherlands: 2%
- France: 2%

Interesting facts:

- The months of maximum occupation are April and August
- The months of minimum occupation are February and May
- British prefer Christmas season to visit Tenerife, on the other hand August is the less popular month

Source: Instituto Canario de Estadistica (Institute of Statistics of the Canary Islands)

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Tenerife municipality

Tenerife is composed by 31 counties or municipalities, commonly grouped in three categories:

Metropolitan zone: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna, El Rosario, Tegueste.

North zone: Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Victoria de Acentejo, Santa Ursula, La Orotava, Puerto de la Cruz, Los Realejos, San Juan de la Rambla, La guancha, Icod de Los Vinos, Garachico, El Tanque, Los Silos, Buenavista del Norte.

South zone: Santiago del Teide, Guia de Isora, Adeje, Arona, Vilaflor, San Miguel de Abona, Granadillade Abona, Arico, Fasnia, Guimar, Arafo, Candelaria.

As a curiosity, Puerto de la Cruz is the smallest county in the Canary Islands with 8.73 Km2. It was before part of La Orotava county, which is the largest municipality (207.31 Km2).

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Tenerife video from the sky

We recorded this video just a few minutes after taking off from Tenerife South airport. The Teide vulcano is an easy point of reference in the Island, it is not so easy to get lost here. The bottom of the image shows the Anaga mountains in the North side of the Island.

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