| Tenerife Car Hire | | | | The museum is housed in a magnificent 16th century |
| This island of eternal spring is best known for its | | | | building. |
| perfect weather and stunning natural beauty. Many of | | | | Masca |
| Tenerife's attractions include outdoor parks or famous | | | | Until recently, this quaint village was inaccessible by |
| resorts. However, the capital city of Santa Cruz has | | | | road, which helped it to maintain its traditional Canarian |
| some historic architecture and a couple of museums. | | | | atmosphere. Although you can now drive here directly, |
| Most people come to Tenerife to simply lie on the | | | | Masca remains popular for its traditional culture and |
| beach and soak up the warm sun, and for this activity, | | | | great views and is a favourite spot with hikers who |
| the island is perfectly suited. | | | | want to walk from here to the base of the cliffs at |
| Cliffs of the Giants | | | | Los Gigantes. |
| These remarkably sheer cliff walls plunge dramatically | | | | Vilaflor |
| into the sea off the west coast of the island. The rock | | | | This old Canarian village, located at 4,921 feet, is the |
| faces are between 500 and 800 metres high. The only | | | | highest town in Spain. The beautiful scenery and cool |
| way to reach these cliffs is by boat. Across the small | | | | weather make it a popular day-trip destination. |
| bay, lies the resort town of Los Gigantes, which is | | | | Taganana |
| famous in its own right for the impressive volcanic | | | | One of the most remote villages on Tenerife, |
| cliffs which rise up to 1800 feet. | | | | Taganana is a botanist's and walker's paradise. |
| Mount Teide | | | | Famous for its fresh fish meals and rose wine, |
| This spectacular snow-covered volcano can be seen | | | | Taganana is a wonderful place at which to explore the |
| from almost anywhere on the island when the skies | | | | culture and beauty of the island. |
| are clear. It is also the highest point in Spain, at 3,718 | | | | Guimar Pyramids |
| metres. Mount Teide is part of the larger National Park, | | | | This strange and mysterious structure lies on the east |
| which has some amazing scenery and cool windy | | | | coast of Tenerife. Thor Heyerdahl, the famous |
| weather. There is a cable car to the top, but it doesn't | | | | ethnographer, investigated this step pyramid, but could |
| run if it's too windy. | | | | come to no conclusive explanation about its origins. |
| Loro Park | | | | Many believe the pyramid was built by a very ancient |
| Located near Puerto de la Cruz, this is Tenerife's most | | | | maritime civilisation that once ruled over the region. |
| popular wildlife centre, home to the world's largest | | | | The Church of Our Lady of Conception |
| collection of parrots and the biggest dolphin habitat in | | | | Has its origins in a chapel, which was first built in 1516 in |
| Europe. The park also has tigers, jaguars and gorillas, | | | | the city of Santa Cruz. Earthquakes destroyed it later |
| and a massive aquarium that houses over 20,000 | | | | in the century and it was rebuilt in 1788. This impressive |
| marine animals, which can be viewed through an | | | | church was designated a National Historic Artistic |
| underwater glass tunnel. Parrot, dolphin and sea-lion | | | | Monument in 1948 and is the oldest and most |
| shows entertain visitors throughout the day, every day | | | | important church on Tenerife. |
| of the year. | | | | Santa Cruz |
| Octopus Aquapark | | | | As the capital city of Tenerife, Santa Cruz has most |
| This Octopus Water Theme park is located near | | | | of the island's cultural and historic facilities. Its port is |
| Playa Las Americas and is open all year. In addition to | | | | one of the busiest in the world and plays host to |
| the wildlife, dolphin shows and marine exhibitions this | | | | annual transatlantic yacht races, firework shows and |
| water park has a huge area of water slides, tubes, | | | | open-air concerts. The city is probably best known for |
| pools and diving boards for family fun. | | | | its shopping, which is tax-free, and it has many famous |
| Las Aguilas Park | | | | retailers from around the world lining the seaside from |
| Situated on 75,000 square metres of tropical gardens | | | | Plaza de Espana to Plaza de Candelaria. The city's |
| in the hills behind the Los Cristianos resort, this | | | | Museum of Natural History has a small exhibition of |
| ecological park combines animals with lovely natural | | | | artefacts from early Tenerife settlements and its art |
| gardens. A number of shows entertain visitors | | | | museum contains a decent collection of art from |
| throughout the day including parrot shows, eagle flights | | | | notable Flemish and Canarian artists. Architecture fans |
| and a penguin feeding performance. | | | | will enjoy the stunning 18th century Baroque Church of |
| Natural History Museum | | | | San Francisco and Palace of Carta, with its |
| This new museum in downtown Santa Cruz has | | | | outstanding balconies and interior courtyard, which is |
| exhibits representing Tenerife's history, from the times | | | | typical of Canary Island style. |
| before the Spanish conquest up to the present day. | | | | |