Spain 🇪🇸 Where to Stay in Tenerife: North Coast, Old Towns, South or Teide For exploring Tenerife, base yourself in the north (Puerto de la Cruz or La Orotava) and add a night at Teide or in Santa Cruz; choose the south only if guaranteed sun and a resort pool matter more than the island itself.
Spain 🇪🇸 Masca, Los Gigantes & Teno: Tenerife's Wild West Coast The serpentine TF-436 to Masca, the towering cliffs of Los Gigantes and the red headland at Punta de Teno — the Teno peninsula is the wildest, most cinematic corner of Tenerife, and the perfect day out from the north coast.
Spain 🇪🇸 North Tenerife: Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava & Icod de los Vinos Puerto de la Cruz and its black-sand beach, La Orotava's baroque streets tumbling down to the sea, a thousand-year-old dragon tree in Icod, and Garachico lit up for New Year's Eve — the green, cultured side of Tenerife.
Spain 🇪🇸 Anaga Rural Park & Northeast Tenerife: A Complete Guide Ancient laurel forest, mountain roads in the clouds, a white village on a knife-edge ridge, and a black-sand beach stacked with sea rocks — Anaga Rural Park is the oldest, greenest, and most mysterious corner of Tenerife.
