Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands and is a great place to travel. British, Nordic and German tourists come in their tens of thousands every year to visit its spectacular beaches and lively nightlife.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
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Popular Destinations
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital and largest city of Tenerife.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna, informally known as La Laguna, is a city in Tenerife.
Teide National Park
Teide National Park is Europe's most visited national park with over 4 million visitors in 2016.Destinations
Candelaria
Candelaria is a city on the east shore of the island Tenerife in the Canary Islands archipelago.Puerto de la Cruz
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Puerto de la Cruz is a city of the island of Tenerife.
La Orotava
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La Orotava is a city of 42,000 people in Tenerife. Its historic centre is included in the Inventory of the European Cultural Heritage Protection, and much of the Teide National Park is in the municipality.
Icod de los Vinos
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Icod de los Vinos is in northwest Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Garachico
Garachico is a municipality and town on the northern coast of Tenerife, about 52 km West of the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 50 km from Tenerife North Airport and 67 km from Tenerife South Airport.Güímar
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Güímar is a town on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands archipelago.
Santiago del Teide
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Santiago del Teide is a town of 11,000 people on the west coast of Tenerife.
Guía de Isora
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Guía de Isora is a town in the southern region of Tenerife.
Granadilla de Abona
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Granadilla de Abona is a town of 5,600 inhabitants in southern Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands.
Vilaflor
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Vilaflor is a town on the flanks of El Teide on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands.
El Sauzal
El Sauzal is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.Playa de las Américas
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Playa de las Américas together with Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje is a city in the south of Tenerife.
Los Cristianos
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Los Cristianos is one of the most popular tourist centres in the south of Tenerife, and has become known for its sandy beaches.
Masca
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Masca is a mountain village in the west of Tenerife and regarded as the most beautiful and picturesque village on the island.
Los Gigantes
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Los Gigantes is a resort town in Tenerife. The greater area includes Puerto de Santiago and Playa de la Arena to its south, all of which nowadays have merged together into one connected entity.
El Médano
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El Médano is a town in Granadilla de Abona. El Médano is one of the world's best windsurfing and kitesurfing locations, with three different windsurfing spots, the Bay, the Harbour Wall, and Cabezo Beach.
San Andrés
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San Andrés is coastal town on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands.
Tenerife
- Type: Island with 907,000 residents
- Description: largest of the Canary Islands
- Categories: volcanic island, administrative division and tourist destination
- Location: La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
28.3298° or 28° 19' 47" northLongitude of centre
-16.5097° or 16° 30' 35" westPopulation
907,000Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)GeoNames ID
2510529Wikidata ID
Q40846Tenerife Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Abkhazian: Tenerife
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- Spanish: Achineche
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Tenerife. Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.