Lonely Planet Canary Islands
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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781788687362
Print ISBN
9781786574985

Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Northeast Tenerife

La Laguna

San Andrés

Anaga Mountains

North Coast Tenerife

Puerto de la Cruz

La Orotava

Garachico

Central Tenerife

Parque Nacional del Teide

Vilaflor

Northwest Tenerife

Punta de Teno

Santiago del Teide

Masca

Los Gigantes &Puerto de Santiago

South Coast Tenerife

Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje

Las Galletas

El MĂ©dano

East Coast Tenerife

Candelaria

GĂŒĂ­mar

Tenerife

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Pop 890,000

Why Go?

Tenerife is the striking grande dame in the archipelago family. Attracting over six million visitors a year, the island’s most famous southern resorts offer Brit-infused revelry and clubbing, combined with white sandy beaches and all-inclusive resorts. But get your explorer’s hat on and step beyond the tourist spots and you’ll discover an island of extraordinary beauty and diversity, with remote mountain-ridge villages, cultured port settlements and charming ancient towns.
This potpourri of experiences continues with tropical-forest walks and designer-shop struts, dark forays into volcanic lava, a sexy and sultry Carnaval celebration that’s second only to Rio’s, and a stash of museums and temples to modern art. But above all else, this is an island of drama, and nothing comes more dramatic than the snow-draped Pico del Teide, Spain’s tallest mountain and home to some of the most fabulous hiking in the whole country.

When to Go

A December to February is pleasantly warm, except on El Teide, where deep winter can result in snowfall closing the mountain.
A March to April is spring and is good for hiking and seeing wildflowers. Surfers are rewarded with the best waves in March.
A In the summer months, from May to September, expect around 11 hours of daily sunshine. The average temperature is 28°C in August; it’s a few degrees cooler during the surrounding months.
A As autumn turns, from October to November, temperatures fall to around 21°C. There are fewer tourists, and some hotels may drop their prices slightly.

Best Places to Eat

A Guaydil
A Kazan
A Guannabi
A Tito’s Bodeguita
A Tas-k

Best Beaches

A Playa de las Teresitas
A PorĂ­s de Abona
A El MĂ©dano
A Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
A Los Gigantes
A Puerto de la Cruz

Tenerife Highlights

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1 Anaga Mountains Doing a Darwin and exploring the verdant expanses of the oldest geographical region on the island.
2 Parque Nacional del Teide Hiking around the staggering moonscape of Spa...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to the Canary Islands
  3. Canary Islands’ Top 17
  4. Need to Know
  5. Accommodation
  6. Getting Around
  7. If You Like

  8. Month by Month
  9. Itineraries
  10. Activities
  11. Travel with Children
  12. Eat & Drink Like a Local
  13. Regions at a Glance
  14. Gran Canaria
  15. Fuerteventura
  16. Lanzarote
  17. Tenerife
  18. La Gomera
  19. La Palma
  20. El Hierro
  21. Understand Canary Islands
  22. The Canary Islands Today
  23. History
  24. Canarian Arts & Culture
  25. Life on a Volcano
  26. Directory A–Z
  27. Transport
  28. Language
  29. Glossary
  30. Behind the Scenes
  31. Our Writers