the teide natural park central tenerife
teide was first declared a national park in 1954, and the parque nacional de las cañadas del teide includes a massive volcanic rock crater, which is nearly 50km in circumference. mount teide rises out of this at a staggering 3,700m, and is the highest peak in spanish territory....
playa de torviscas adeje coast
playa de torviscas is located on the adeje coast and is a popular tourist beach in tenerife. the golden sand is forty metres in width and one hundred and fifty in length providing an excellent beach for the whole family to visit. torviscas beach is located close to torviscas centre and is situated under the market place, with views of the island of la gomera. the beach has many beach bars along the front for refreshment and a rest from the heat of the tenerife sun, and which also provide an excellent spot from which to watch the sunset over la gomera....
siam water park tenerife
set in a tropical oasis to reflect the ancient kingdom of thailand, the siam water park in tenerife offers visitors some of the most breathtaking rides in europe. you can ride the dragon, the mekong rapids or speed down the tower of power for an incredible adrenalin-rush. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the old world of siam, and enjoy the fabulous attractions and rides on offer. attractions include: siam beach, where you can relax and enjoy mountain views, the tower of power, the dragon, the giant, jungle snakes, lazy river, the lost city, the mekong rapids, wave palace and the naga racer....
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aqualand water park costa adeje tenerife
aqualand water park in costa adeje, tenerife is one of the few parks in spain that also includes a dolphinarium. the daily dolphin show features 15 bottle-nose dolphins performing tricks, and takes place at 3pm every day. main attractions and rides at the park include: the tornado, twister, mini-park, kamikaze, super slalom, rapids, congo river, anaconda and crazy race....
octopus water park tenerife
situated in playa de las americas, octopus park water park can be found near exit 29 of the tf1, by san eugenio. the park boasts a huge number of water slides, huge swimming pools, diving boards and fabulous dolphin shows. sun beds can be hired by the day, and there are a wide range of restaurants, cafés and snack bars to choose from. lockers are also available for a small charge....
casa de los balcones la orotava tenerife
pretty potted geraniums decorate the balconies looking over calle san francisco. it's not the balconies on the outside, though, that give the house its name: enter the impressive front doors and you will find the exquisitely carved wooden balconies of the courtyard. here abundant refreshing greenery, earthenware pots and an old wine press give a cool, elegant air....
garachico tenerife
created as a port by genoese entrepreneur cristobal de ponte in 1496, the original garachico became a prosperous colonial town and so it remained for two centuries. today it lies partly buried beneath the present town. on 5 may 1706 the volcan negro (just south of the town) roared into life, pouring lava through garachico and into its harbour. the islanders laid out new streets on the land formed by the lava. but the harbor originally much larger was never to recover, and garachico, with its fine mansions and cobbled streets, became a handsome relic....
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loro parque puerto de la cruz tenerife
this is one of the original tourist attractions on tenerife, located in the island's first holiday resort. from simple beginnings in 1972 as a parrot park (which is what loro parque means), it is now an award winning zoological park - an extravaganza of tropical gardens, a dolphinarium and sea life centre, with related attractions and rides. covering 12.5ha, with over 2,000 palm trees, it's home to a colony of male gorillas for breeding, and has a water zone where the ever popular sea lions and dolphins seem to relish their role as a holiday entertainment....
anthropology museum tenerife
this beautiful, low canarian farmhouse and country mansion dates back to the end of the 17th century, and is one of tenerife's prettiest architectural gems. the building is an exquisite arrangement of carved wooden doors, balconies, porticos and patios. it stands among tropical gardens in the countryside overlooking the village of valle de guerra. for centuries the home of the carta family of regional administrators, the building now houses the tenerife anthropology museum....
nuestra senora de la concepcion la laguna tenerife
the oldest church on the island, with much outstanding craftsmanship, our lady of the immaculate conception represents a landmark in canarian history and has the status of a spanish national shrine. its greatest claim to fame is that the big glazed 16th century baptismal font, brought here from seville in southern spain, was used to 'convert' defeated guanche warriors to christianity. you'll find it in the baptisterio (baptistery) set to one side of the main entrance, with family trees displayed above....
