How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Berlitz Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Tenerife, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Tenerife, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Tenerife are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Tenerife. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Tenerife's Top Attractions
Top Attraction #1
La Orotava La Orotava's Casa de los Balcones is the best example of a traditional town mansion (For more information, )
Top Attraction #2
El Teide This dramatic, snowcapped volcano is Spain's highest mountain (For more information, )
Top Attraction #3
Castillo de San Miguel The castle in Garachico has great views out to sea (For more information, )
Top Attraction #4
San Cristbal de la Laguna With many lovely old buildings, the former capital is a Unesco World Heritage Site (For more information, )
Top Attraction #5
Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre Located in Santa Cruz, this is Tenerife's largest museum (For more information, )
Top Attraction #6
Masca A dramatically-located village with a challenging hike down to the sea (For more information, )
Top Attraction #7
Los Gigantes Beneath sheer cliffs that give it its name, the resort is a major centre for diving and boat trips (For more information, )
Top Attraction #8
Parque Etnogrfico Pirmides de Gmar These structures are thought to be pyramids built for sun worship (For more information, )
A Perfect Day in Tenerife
9.00am
Breakfast
Soak up the sea views at Playa de las Vistas and breakfast at the Water Melon in San Telmo, Los Cristianos.
10.00am
Adeje
Take the main TF1 north and divert to the unspoilt hill town of Adeje, former seat of the Guanche tribe and later stronghold of the Counts of Gomera. Visit the remains of their Casa Fuerte and amble along the steep Rambla with its bars and cafs. Adeje is the entry point to the Barranca del Infierno (Hell's Gorge), a popular 4-mile (6.3km) return hike which should be saved for another day.
11.30am
Arguayo
Rejoin the main road going north. After Chio head right via the village of Arguayo, home to the Museum of Cha Domitila where you can watch potters at work and purchase ceramics.
12.30pm
Masca
Carry on north via Las Manchas to Santiago del Teide. From here continue to Tenerife's most picturesque village Masca, at the head of a dramatic gorge. Enjoy the breathtaking views from one of the roadside restaurants Chez Arlette is a good bet.
2.00pm
Garachico
Return to the main road and head north (TF-82) for the charming coastal village of Garachico. Spend a couple of hours here, taking a dip in the lava rock pools, visiting the ex-Convent of San Francisco, admiring the views from Castillo de San Miguel or cooling off with a drink in the Plaza.
4.00pm
West Coast
Head back south on the main road, then at Tamaimo turn on to the TF454 down the valley for Los Gigantes. The Giants is named after the soaring volcanic walls that drop sheer into the sea. Continue south along the coast, pausing perhaps at the fishing village-cum-beach resort of Playa de San Juan.