It is the largest and perhaps the most visited of the Canary Islands. Famous for its black beaches, the handsome Teide volcano and the Russian-speaking community. There are 12 climatic zones on the island - tropical forests and volcanic semi-deserts, mountain gorges and dunes, beaches with black and white sand. You won't be bored!

We will find out when it is better to fly, which beach to choose, where the beach is with white sand, and where with black, how to get from the airport, we will compare the main car rental offices. We live in Tenerife, so all the information is first hand.

What to do in Tenerife?

1. Climb up on the cable car
2. visit
3. Sunbathe on the black volcanic sand on or in
4. View killer whales in
5. Watch whales and
6. Go hiking on
7. Swimming at Terrisitas Beach
8. Take a photo with a rock cake
9. Try stewed rabbit, Canarian potatoes and Canarian sauces
10. Swim in a natural volcanic pool

How to get to Tenerife

You can get to the island by ferry (several days) or by plane. The cheapest way to fly to Tenerife is from Madrid, Valencia, Belfast or Porto. I advise you to take a direct flight from Moscow. S7 airlines, Aeroflot and Iberia fly. Fly around 8 hours. Check the low price calendar for cheap dates (check the box for direct flights).

If you are traveling with a family with children, then it is optimal to settle in, there is excellent infrastructure and the best beaches with breakwaters. For romantics, it is suitable with a gorgeous view of the rocks and the black sand beach of La Arena or the city-botanical garden in the north of the island. The best spots for surfers in and. For trips to the north of the island and to Anaga Park, stay for a few days in the modern city in the rocks of Radazul.

My reports on Tenerife

How much do hotels and apartments in Tenerife cost?

The average price of apartments for 2-4 people is €60-80. I usually rent through AirBnB (don't forget on the first booking). Good apartments booked 2-6 months in advance. Highly recommend booking well in advance.

Good hotels cost closer to €100, while options with breakfast and dinner are around €120 per night. The most expensive hotels in Costa Adeje There are also cheaper options out there.

I am using an orange sim. For €10 per month they give you 7Gb. Calls within Spain are also inexpensive. Simka can be bought on the island or.

If your apartment has poor or no internet, then rent with unlimited internet. Enough for the whole family. The issue price is about €5 per day.

What is there in Tenerife that is not in other places?

Of course, unusual volcanoes. There are 12 climatic zones on the island - tropical forests and volcanic semi-deserts, mountain gorges and dunes, beaches with black and white sand. You won't be bored! This is the only place in the European Union where you can swim in winter. Good replacement for Thailand.

Sights of Tenerife

House of balconies

Botanical Garden of Puerto de la Cruz

Hardin Beach

La Laja Natural Pool

Natural pools of Charco del Viento

Natural pools of El Caleton de Garachico

Township of Garachico

Viewpoint Cerfe

Mask Gorge

Resorts Cayao Salvaje and Playa Paraiso

Fanabe beach

Aqualand Costa Adeje

Siam Park Water Park

Las Vistas beach

Ortuno lookout point

Do I need a visa and insurance?

The Canary Islands are the territory of Spain, which means that Russians will need a Schengen visa. How to get a visa to Spain on your own, i.

What currency to carry and how to pay on the island?

Only euros are accepted on the islands, even in banks it is not so easy to change dollars for euros. Please bring euros with you.

I use a Tinkoff Black euro card. I pay for purchases and withdraw cash without commission. Order a card and get 6 months of free service.

How to get from Tenerife airport?

How to get around the island

The bus network of the Titsa company is well developed on the island. It is more convenient to build routes and timetables in Google maps. You can pay for the trip in cash to the driver, or it is cheaper to buy a Ten + card at Titsa kiosks or vending machines. The card needs to be topped up, the card itself costs €2. One card is allowed to pay for tickets for several people at once. Download .

See bus timetables and prices at titisa.com

In order not to depend on the bus schedule, it is more convenient to rent a car.

Where to rent a car?

On the island, it is customary to rent a car with full insurance, as it is inexpensive here. For example, renting a car with basic insurance will cost from €8-15 per day, and with full insurance €15-30. To get such delicious prices, order a car at least 1-2 months before your trip via the Internet.

Cars with full insurance, without collateral, look at. If you want to travel with a car on a ferry between the islands, then in Cicar, also with full insurance.

If there were no free cars, and this happens often, then select options through search engines and. Budget full coverage for about €18 per day. Buy when picking up the car on the spot.

Driving routes in Tenerife

The roads in Tenerife are of excellent quality. There are almost no primers. There are almost no paid street parking, I met only in Los Gigantes.

I recommend 3 main routes.

1. See through the center of the island
2. Around the island on the highway and stop at Candelaria, La Laguna,.
3. Wave north to , drive along the lookouts.

Hiking trails in Tenerife

Tenerife is a paradise for hikers. I counted at least 80 only official routes. They are all well marked. Along the way, you will come across information boards with maps, signposts, and just markers on rocks.

Start with these 3 routes:

1. Route around
2. In Anaga Park, walk down from Chamorga village to Bermejo beach
3. Climb the Roque del Conde

What excursions to go on in Tenerife?

If you are without a car, then book a bus tour in Russian to the Teide volcano.

Book a day boat trip and.

For one day drive to the neighboring island of La Gomera, the tour already includes a ticket for the ferry, bus, lunch and a guide in Russian. How to order i.

Ride the waterslides at the best water park in the world at Siam Park, tickets .

In Tenerife you can relax all year round. The water temperature is kept in the region of 20 ° - 23 ° С. The air temperature in winter ranges from 20 ° C to 26 ° C, in summer - from 23 ° C to 29 ° C - these are average figures. Due to its geographical location and relief features, weather conditions vary significantly depending on the location on the island. For example, in the north of the island in the forest of La Esperanza, it is usually 10 degrees colder - about 12 degrees during the day.

In the south, it is always a few degrees warmer and there is almost no rain, so for a beach holiday, choose, or my favorite, where the water is even warmer. September or October is the best time for swimming. In winter, you can also swim, but the water is jaunty at 20 ° C, but sunbathing is no problem.

The best months are September and October, while the coldest months are February and March.

28 climate zones - find a place to your liking!

Mount Teide in the snow in March

The island is divided by mountains into two main climatic zones: the humid north and the dry south. The north is distinguished by its rich vegetation and rather cool winter nights. The south is distinguished by a more sunny and dry climate with small differences in daily and seasonal temperatures.

Traveling around the island, in the north you can get under the pouring rain, in the south you can swim in the warm sea under the bright rays of the sun, and go to the center of the island to see the snow-capped top of the Teide volcano.

In addition to the main climatic differences between north and south, there are more than two dozen microclimatic zones on the island. Therefore, Tenerife has many landscapes that are unlike each other: tropical forests and volcanic semi-deserts, mountain gorges and dunes, beaches with black and white sand.

How to go to neighboring islands?

Terisitas beach

It is important to note that all the beaches of the resort island are completely free. It is considered the whitest and most visited beach. It is located near the capital. The presented beach is very unusual: its snow-white sand, brought from the Sahara desert, but the water is colder there and there are no hotels nearby.

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Tenerife rightfully one of the most popular and elite resorts in the world. This is a real miracle of nature: the amazing vegetation of the Cañadas Park, the Anaga Mountains and the Teno Massif is truly amazing. The coastline, along which hotels and tourist complexes are concentrated, is characterized by the alternation of vast open beaches of golden or black sand and rocky steep areas that form grottoes and small bays.

Like a resort Tenerife It has been known since the 19th century, when it became fashionable for rich people to relax in the winter on the seashore. It was hard to find a better holiday destination than Puerto de la Cruz with constant spring weather. As for natural beauty, both the evergreen mountains of Anaga in the northeast and the picturesque Teno massif in the northwest are a true natural paradise. It is here that the famous "dragon tree" - dracaena grows. It reaches 20 m in height and is found only in Madeira and the Azores. The locals call it the thousand-year-old tree and associate legends with it.

Tenerife offers a truly limitless choice of hotels of all categories. Giant tourist cities appeared in the south of the island, hosting more than 100 thousand guests at the same time. In addition to hotels in Tenerife, a network of apartments for any choice is developed. Playa de las Americas is a real tourist center that can accommodate tourists of all tastes and abilities.

The most luxurious hotel Gran Hotel Bahia del Duque "The idea of ​​creating a small town was a new word in hotel construction, which previously gave preference to high-rise buildings. The hotel itself covers an area of ​​7 thousand square meters, parks and gardens - 56 thousand square meters. 19 buildings were built in the local style of the early 19th century ., which is an original combination of Victorian and Venetian architecture.
Las Americas and Los Cristianos formed a huge city, consisting of some hotels, the center of which, however, retained the atmosphere of an old fishing village.

national park Las Cañadas - a reserve of rare beauty, spread around the Teide volcano. At the very foot of the volcano, a view of the bizarre fantastic lagoons, once formed by hardened lava, opens up.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife - the capital of the island, where its main commercial centers and the largest shops are located. In the vicinity of the city of San Andres there is a beautiful beach - Playa de los Tenerife.

Puerto de la Cruz - a fashionable resort and a beautiful old town in the north of Tenerife. Here are the famous artificial lakes Lago Martinez and Lago Park.

Icod de los Vinos And Garachico - small towns in the north Tenerife that have retained their originality. On the narrow powerful streets of these cities you can see many sights. Icod de Los Vinos is also famous for the fact that it is here that one of the oldest and miraculously preserved specimens of subtropical flora grows - the "dragon tree".

Los Gigantes - a picturesque resort town on the west coast Tenerife at the famous coastal cliffs of Los Gigantes, impressive for their gigantic size. The city has many beautiful snow-white villas, surrounded by blooming greenery. The city has a small beach of black volcanic sand.

Mask - an amazingly beautiful and mysterious gorge, lost in the mountains in the north-west of the island. A serpentine alpine road leads from the city of Los Gigantes to this gorge, in which a picturesque village is comfortably located. There are several amusement parks outside the resort villages. Camel safari, cactus garden visits, zoo visits and trained falcons are offered. Children are delighted with the water park "Octopus".

320 sunny days a year , sparkling avenues, noisy discos and bars, huge shopping centers, amusement parks and at the same time the beauty of pristine nature - all this Tenerife a true tourist paradise.

The one who decided one day to visit Tenerife, will forever keep in memory the charm of this legendary land of sailors, discoverers and poets!

Tours in Tenerife - the center of the Canary Islands - is a unique chance to be in the thick of resort life. The season here lasts all year round, offering guests opportunities for beach holidays, extreme sports, excursions and trips to national parks. The resort offers a full range of destinations - from quiet family vouchers to a youth format with round-the-clock discos, open-air dances and vibrant show programs.

What to watch

The ancient pyramids of Guimar and thousands of concert halls, botanical gardens with rare endangered species of flowers and the famous black sand on the beaches - there are a huge number of options for what you can see in Tenerife. If you get bored of wandering the earth - go on a yacht cruise to see whales and the mighty Hell Walls in the town of Los Gigantes. Read more interesting information about the capital of the Canary Islands.

Popular places

Popular places in Tenerife combine the cuisines of dozens of peoples of the world. Here it is customary to combine European, African and South American traditions. Prices in most establishments are moderate, although there are Michelin-class restaurants. Among the popular places tourists note: "La Ola", "Niu Cafe", "Plazale" and "Casa Tagoro". Vegetarians also have nothing to worry about - everywhere there is a menu without meat and fish dishes, as well as signature fruit desserts.

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name, the island of Tenerife, and one of the two capitals of the Canary Islands. Surrounded by the steep cliffs of the Anaga mountain range, the city lies on the gentle slope of one of the mountains, descending to the harbor of the same name in the northeastern part of the island. The city got its name from the silver Holy Cross of the Conquistadors (Spanish: Holy Cross - Santa Cruz), which Alonso Fernandez de Lugo erected after landing on the coast of Añaso in 1494. In common parlance, the city is called Santa Cruz, despite the fact that there are many cities with this name in the world. The official prefix to the name "de Tenerife" not only distinguishes it from others, but also symbolizes the status of the capital of the island.

Every year, the second most important carnival in the world after Rio de Janeiro is held here, which once even entered the Guinness Book of Records. And there are the main architectural gems of the island - the Auditorio concert hall, the Santa Cruz Towers and the Iglesia de la Concepción Cathedral.

It is not for nothing that Tenerife is called the “island of eternal spring”: in winter the temperature here does not fall below +20 °C, and in summer it does not rise above +25 °C. The water in the ocean is +20…+22 °C, not higher. The exceptionally mild climate of Tenerife makes it possible to recommend rest on the island even to people of mature age, including those suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

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Auditorio de Tenerife

This futuristic dome is one of the most impressive buildings in Spanish architecture. A work of architecture made of concrete and metal is even depicted on national postage stamps. The opening of the Auditorio was attended by the heir to the royal throne of Spain. Inside there are two halls - symphony and chamber. The main hall impresses with its size: the stage is 17 meters high, the depth of the orchestra pit is 14. Music lovers will appreciate the effect of "sound around". The Small Hall practically copies the "big brother" and differs only in scale. Recently built nearby "Palmetum" - a palm botanical garden with five hundred varieties of palm trees, which borders on the previously built complex of pools with ocean water on the coast.

Church of the Iglesia de la Concepción

The only church in the Canary Islands with five naves. The church was built on the site of the first chapel built by the Spanish conquistadors after they landed in Tenerife. The high bell tower allows you to notice it from afar, and, moreover, for a very long time. Although it is contrary to Catholic rules, the church is popularly called the "Cathedral of Santa Cruz". After all, it is the main temple of the capital of the island, and it houses the shrine of the same name - the cross that laid the foundation of the city. In architectural terms, the temple is considered a mixture of Tuscan style and Baroque.

Plaza de la Candelaria

This is the front square of the "light-bearing" patroness of the Canary Islands. On it rises the marble monument “Triumph of Candelaria”, depicting the Mother of God, before the pedestal of which four leaders of the Guanches bowed (they went over to the side of the Spaniards during the conquest of the islands). An interesting architectural ensemble around the square is formed by the Tenerife government building, the Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, and the Baroque Churches of the Immaculate Conception and St. Francis. On the left side stands the palace of Rodriguez Carta, built in the 17th century (today it houses the office of the bank). It is worth at least five minutes to run into the palace building to see the luxurious courtyard with stairs and dark wood verandas.

black castle

This is one of the oldest attractions in Santa Cruz. San Juan Bautista Castle (named after John the Baptist), built in 1641, is also known as the Black Castle. Located in the heart of the city, this powerful fort with a massive round tower, parapets and loopholes for five artillery pieces played a crucial role in protecting against invaders. Every year in July, it hosts a reenactment of the Battle of Santa Cruz, during which the legendary British Admiral Horatio Nelson was defeated while attempting to invade the city.

The beaches of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

In the immediate vicinity of the city there are two magnificent beaches: Taganana with volcanic black sand, common for these places, and the only yellow sand beach in Tenerife - Las Teresitas, one of the most popular beaches in the archipelago. This is a one and a half kilometer artificial beach, to which yellow sand from the African Sahara was brought by barges in the 1970s to replace the local black volcanic origin. There are several diving centers around Santa Cruz de Tenerife suitable for divers of all skill levels. Also in Tenerife you can go surfing, windsurfing and other water sports. In the local waters there are beautiful coral reefs.

shopping

Many tourists come to Santa Cruz de Tenerife for shopping - the capital of the Canary Islands is firmly entrenched in the fame of a "shopping paradise". There are especially many shops, shops and boutiques on Plaza La Candelaria and the pedestrian street Calle de Castillo, perpendicular to the square. In the Mercado de Nuestra Señora de Africa city market, located on San Sebastian Street, you can buy fruits, vegetables, flowers and, mainly, spices. The covered market, which looks like a spacious courtyard decorated with arches, is not at all like a European one and attracts tourists with its exoticism.

Loro Park

Loro Parque is a world-famous animal park worth a visit even if you come to the island without children. The main living creatures here are 4000 species of parrots (after which the park is named). Killer whales (predatory dolphins) live in a large aquarium, penguins live in a huge aquarium with ice blocks (it is believed that the penguinarium in Loro Parque is one of the largest in the world), and passing through the built-in transparent tunnel, you can see stingrays swimming overhead, sharks and tropical fish. A full-fledged zoo occupies the rest of the territory: gorillas, jaguars, tigers and turtles live in large pavilions. Be sure to visit the exciting shows that take place throughout the day.

Medieval Castle of San Miguel

This is a real medieval castle. And immersion in the Middle Ages will also be real. At the entrance to the castle of San Miguel, visitors are given a cape of a certain color - which color they got, which of the knights you need to root for. Guests are escorted through the armory, where each will be greeted by the king. After that, they find themselves in the hall where the tournament is held. Six brave knights are fighting for the title of the very best, but the one who has the loudest support group will win: you can not limit yourself in showing emotions. This will be facilitated by an unlimited amount of red and white wine, issued in iron mugs. After the tournament, lunch awaits - chicken soup, which must be eaten without utensils. Immersion in the era, what do you want?

Old town of La Laguna

The historic center of San Cristobal La Laguna consists of many quarters built up hundreds of years ago with houses, churches and noble mansions. This part of the city has been perfectly preserved to this day, and the entire Old Town of La Laguna has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Almost every building has its own name and history. Many sights of La Laguna are associated with the name of its founder, the Spanish conquistador Alonso de Lugo. It is best to see the Canarian architecture with traditional wrought-iron fences and facades, and at the same time feel the colonial atmosphere while walking along the old streets with cobbled pavements and cozy nooks of green courtyards.

Rocks of Los Gigantes

The steep cliffs of Los Gigantes (Rocks of the Giants) are located on the west coast of Tenerife. In fact, they belong to the Teno mountain range, which itself is the western slope of the Teide volcano. Sheer stone walls 10 kilometers long and up to 600 meters high are a truly amazing sight! Many tourists experience a real catharsis here, feeling the full power of the universe. No wonder the local Guanches called these hills the "Walls of Hell" and believed that the world ends here. Like many things in Tenerife, the cliffs of Los Gigantes are the highest in all of Spain.

Excursion to the Teide volcano

Traveling to the foot of the dormant Teide volcano has long been a must for all guests of the island. Once having been here, I want to come back here again and again. On a scenic road through dense pine forests and mountain villages, you will rise above the clouds, stopping at several observation platforms above the clouds, where you can enjoy for hours the dizzying view of the “sea of ​​clouds of the white plain” below. Then you will find yourself among amazing volcanic landscapes - these are rivers of solidified lava, lunar valleys, rocks of various shapes and colors that have turned into heroes of local legends. Teide is located in the center of the crater of the ancient volcano "Las Cañadas", and the entire area around it is declared a National Park and is the largest reserve of the Canary Islands.

Sightseeing tour of the island

Informative excursion during which you will see the main beauties and sights of the island. You will get an idea of ​​its history and culture, as well as get acquainted with the life of its inhabitants. During the tour you will travel around the perimeter of Tenerife, making stops in the most famous and symbolic places of the island. The first stop awaits you in the west of the island in the breathtaking Mask Gorge, which was considered a haven for pirates and smugglers. Next, you will stop at the observation deck of the city of Garachico - the largest city and port of the island until 1706, when a volcanic eruption buried the old city under lava. From here you will proceed to the nearby Icod de los Vinos, famous for its thousand year old dragon tree and the Church of Saint Mark. It is here, in one of the wine cellars, that you will have a tasting of local wines and liquors. Don't forget swimwear and towels. If you wish, you can swim in the natural lava pools of the city of Garachico.

You can find a more detailed list of excursions and prices for them after booking a cruise in your "Personal Client Account".

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