Parc National du Teide
Spain's highest volcano and UNESCO World Heritage site, with lunar landscapes and Europe's best stargazing.
Things to Do21
Lever de soleil sur le Teide en téléphérique
Sunrise from the top of Spain
Roques de García
Iconic volcanic formations
Téléphérique du Teide
Ascend to 3,555m in 8 minutes
Pico del Teide (cima)
Summit of the Teide volcano at 3,715 m above sea level, the highest point in Spain and in the whole Atlantic.
Montaña Blanca
Pale-coloured mountain at around 2,748 m that gives its name to trail PNT-07, the main walking route up towards the summit of Teide.
Pico Viejo
Second large stratovolcano of the Teide–Pico Viejo complex, with a crater over 800 m in diameter.
Le Teide de Nuit et Observation des Étoiles
Night tour to Teide with stargazing
Sentier de Pico Viejo
Second highest volcano in the Canaries
Ruta de las Arenas Negras, Teide
Walk on volcanic black sand in a lunar landscape at Teide
Centro de Visitantes El Portillo
Visitor centre at El Portillo with a small museum on the park's geology, flora, fauna and archaeology, including a recreation of a volcanic tube.
Iglesia de San Agustín
Baroque church of the former Augustinian monastery of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, built between 1671 and 1694; the convent complex is now a cultural centre.
Mirador de La Tarta del Teide
Viewpoint on the TF-24 road up to Teide, facing the rock formation known as La Tarta ('the cake'), a road cut showing coloured layers (black and reddish basaltic lapilli and white pumice) from different eruptions.
Mirador de Humboldt
Viewpoint opened in 2010 on the TF-21 road at around 320 m altitude, with panoramic views of the La Orotava Valley, banana plantations, Puerto de la Cruz and Los Realejos, with Teide in the background.
Volcán Chinyero
Volcanic cone of the Chinyero Special Nature Reserve, site of Tenerife's last eruption in 1909; encircled by the PR-TF 43 loop trail through lava flows and Canary pine forest.
Route vers Alto de Guajara (Sentier PNT 15)
Mountain trail to Spain's third highest peak
Sentier Montaña Blanca - Pico del Teide (PNT 7)
Itinéraire de randonnée vers le sommet du Teide depuis Montaña Blanca; permis obligatoire.
Llano de Ucanca
Wide sedimentary plain within the Las Cañadas caldera, one of the most extensive open landscapes in the park, surrounded by the caldera walls and dominated by Teide.
Minas de San José
Former mining workings of ochre and whitish tones at around 2,350 m, forming a much-photographed lunar-like landscape within the park.
Observatorio del Teide (Izaña)
Astronomical observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias at Izaña (about 2,390 m), operating since 1964 and one of the largest solar observatories in the world.
Montaña Guajara (Alto de Guajara)
Tenerife's fourth-highest peak (2,718 m) on the rim of the Las Cañadas caldera; a classic ascent from the Parador with sweeping views of Teide.
Observation des Étoiles au Teide
Astronomy with professional telescopes