Valley, Village, Lookout
The village of Masca, drowned between mountain peaks and ravines, is a popular tourist destination in Tenerife. The tiny village with a few white houses lies under a rock outcrop in the middle of a steep valley and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside on all sides. Masca itself is 600 metres above sea level and can be reached by a winding mountain road. Masca village Apart from the spectacular views, the main tourist…
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the island, is quite different from the typical tourist towns that can be found on the north and south coasts. Santa Cruz still retains its unmistakable charm with its ornate streets, exotic shops and picturesque parks. You can also see one of the island's greatest architectural masterpieces, the Auditorio de Tenerife, a post-modern building with a concert hall that has become a symbol of the city. Two…
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Punta Teno is the westernmost tip of Tenerife and a small peninsula a few hundred metres long and a few dozen metres wide, jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. The dry, open, windswept landscape is covered only by low vegetation, giving it the feeling of the desolate end of the world. [btn "The cheapest accommodation in Tenerife" https://www.booking.com/region/es/tenerife-island.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-tenerife-punta-teno] On the Punta…
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