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Teide National Park
National park in the center of Tenerife, with the Teide volcano at 3,715 meters, the highest point in Spain, lava fields, the Roques de García and a cable car. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Puerto de la Cruz
In the destination Tenerife.
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The city
What to expect from Puerto de la Cruz.
Puerto de la Cruz is Tenerife's oldest tourist town, on the north coast, at the foot of the La Orotava valley. It has been receiving visitors since the 19th century, attracted by the climate, and features César Manrique's Lago Martiánez, the 1788 botanical garden, Loro Parque and black-sand beaches. It is the most practical base for ascending the Teide.
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The local experience
What to see in Puerto de la Cruz
Park
Lago Martiánez
Seawater pool complex on the waterfront of Puerto de la Cruz, designed by César Manrique and opened in 1977, with a central lake, lava islets, palm trees and sculptures.
Garden
La Orotava Aclimatization Garden
Botanical garden created in 1788 by order of King Carlos III to acclimatize tropical plants brought from the colonies, with a giant fig tree and century-old palm trees.
Park
Loro Parque
Private zoological park opened in 1972 as a parrot park, a few minutes from the center, with a large collection of birds, a penguin enclosure, dolphins and other animals.
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Historic village
La Orotava
Colonial town perched above the valley, 6 km from Puerto de la Cruz, with houses featuring wooden balconies, the Casa de los Balcones, baroque churches and carpets of flowers and colored earth for Corpus Christi.
Beach
Playa Jardín
Beach of black volcanic sand on the west side of Puerto de la Cruz, with gardens, palm trees and waterfalls designed by the studio of César Manrique, next to the Castillo de San Felipe.
Park
Drago Milenario de Icod de los Vinos
Canary dragon tree of about 18 metres and uncertain age, a symbol of Tenerife, in a park in Icod de los Vinos, 25 km from Puerto de la Cruz.
Village
Masca
Remote village in the Teno mountains, in the northwest of the island, squeezed between cliffs and a deep ravine that descends to the sea, reached by a road with tight bends.