Island guide · Canary Islands
The largest island: Teide, La Laguna, Garachico and Puerto de la Cruz, and the resorts and starred tables of Adeje.
The island guide
The largest island: Teide National Park, the World Heritage town of La Laguna, Garachico and Puerto de la Cruz in the green north, and the resorts and starred tables of the south-west.
UNESCO World Heritage since 2007
The highest peak in Spain and its lava fields, World Heritage since 2007, above a sea of clouds.
Towards the summit
The cable car that climbs towards the summit of Teide, run by Teleférico del Pico del Teide.
UNESCO World Heritage since 1999
The first “ideal city” laid out on a grid, with churches and houses of the 16th to the 18th century.
Thor Heyerdahl’s pyramids
Stepped stone platforms, a garden and a museum of Thor Heyerdahl’s voyages, in the south-east of Tenerife.
Calle Chacona s/n, 38500 Güímar, TenerifeExplore View on map
Orchestra, opera and the Phantom
Santa Cruz’s concert hall: the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, the Ópera de Tenerife and touring musicals.
A World Heritage grid
A walk from the unplanned Upper Town into the grid of the Lower Town, the first ideal city-territory.
Two MICHELIN stars
M.B cooks contemporary food at The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama in Guía de Isora; it holds two MICHELIN stars.
María Zambrano 2, Carretera TF-47, 38687 Guía de IsoraExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN stars
El Rincón de Juan Carlos cooks creative food at the Royal Hideaway Corales Resort in La Caleta; it holds two MICHELIN stars.
Avenida Virgen de Guadalupe 21, La Caleta, 38679 AdejeExplore View on map
One MICHELIN star
San-Hô cooks fusion food at the Royal Hideaway Corales Resort in La Caleta; it holds one MICHELIN star.
Avenida Virgen de Guadalupe 21, La Caleta, 38679 AdejeExplore View on map
One MICHELIN star
Il Bocconcino by Royal Hideaway cooks contemporary Italian food at the Royal Hideaway Corales Resort in La Caleta; it holds one MICHELIN star.
Avenida Virgen de Guadalupe 21, La Caleta, 38679 AdejeExplore View on map
One MICHELIN star
Nub cooks creative food in Adeje; it holds one MICHELIN star.
Avenida de Bruselas, 38660 AdejeExplore View on map
One MICHELIN star
Taste 1973 cooks creative food in Playa de las Américas; it holds one MICHELIN star.
Avenida de Rafael Puig Lluvina 38, 38650 Playa de las AméricasExplore View on map
One MICHELIN star
Donaire cooks contemporary food in Adeje; it holds one MICHELIN star.
Fernando López Arvelo 1, 4th floor, 38660 AdejeExplore View on map
One MICHELIN star
Haydée by Víctor Suárez cooks contemporary food in Adeje; it holds one MICHELIN star.
One MICHELIN star
El Taller Seve Díaz cooks contemporary food in Puerto de la Cruz; it holds one MICHELIN star.
San Felipe 32, 38400 Puerto de la CruzExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
El Rebojo serves traditional food in Garachico; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Francisco Martínez de Fuentes 17, 38450 GarachicoExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
Furancho La Zapatería serves Galician food in Icod de los Vinos; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Paseo Canarina 18, 38430 Icod de los VinosExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
La Bola de Jorge Bosch serves traditional food in Tegueste; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Lomo 18, 38280 TeguesteExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
Silbo Gomero serves contemporary food in La Laguna; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Volcán Elena 9, 38108 San Cristóbal de La LagunaExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
Moral serves contemporary food in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Jesús Nazareno 20, 38003 Santa Cruz de TenerifeExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
San Sebastián 57 serves seasonal food in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Avenida de San Sebastián 57, 38005 Santa Cruz de TenerifeExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
El Aguarde serves traditional food in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Costa y Grijalba 21, 38004 Santa Cruz de TenerifeExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
El Secreto de Chimiche serves traditional food in Chimiche; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Carretera General del Sur 4, 38594 ChimicheExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Codeso serves contemporary food in Los Gigantes; it is in the MICHELIN Guide’s Canary Islands selection.
Pasaje Jacaranda 2, 38683 Los GigantesExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Lava at Gran Hotel Taoro serves contemporary food at the Gran Hotel Taoro in Puerto de la Cruz; it is in the MICHELIN Guide’s Canary Islands selection.
Carretera Taoro 2, 38400 Puerto de la CruzExplore View on map
A family of winemakers since 1750
A family winery at La Hollera in El Sauzal, with views of Teide, a restaurant and events.
2,500 square metres
The Ritz-Carlton Abama’s 2,500-square-metre spa and fitness centre, with treatments inspired by nature and local traditions.
Home of M.B, two MICHELIN stars
459 rooms, suites and penthouses between the Atlantic and Mount Teide, with a 2,500-square-metre spa and its own beach.
María Zambrano 2, Carretera TF-47, 38687 Guía de Isora, TenerifeExplore View on map
Three starred kitchens
A resort at La Caleta whose restaurants El Rincón de Juan Carlos, San-Hô and Il Bocconcino all hold MICHELIN stars.
Avenida Virgen de Guadalupe 21, La Caleta, 38679 Adeje, TenerifeExplore View on map
The Oriental Spa Garden
A five-star garden hotel in Puerto de la Cruz, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, with its Oriental Spa Garden.
Art in an old house
A historic house in Garachico where contemporary art lives with the old architecture, a few streets from the Atlantic.
Calle Esteban de Ponte 32, 38450 Garachico, TenerifeExplore View on map
A family spa resort
A five-star family spa resort in Costa Adeje, now part of Domes Resorts.
Engel & Völkers
Engel & Völkers’ shop in Puerto de la Cruz, for homes to buy and rent on Tenerife.
Calle Obispo Pérez Cáceres 4, 38400 Puerto de la CruzExplore View on map
Engel & Völkers
Engel & Völkers’ shop in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, for homes to buy and rent on Tenerife.
Calle La Marina 21, local 5, 38002 Santa Cruz de TenerifeExplore View on map
Engel & Völkers
Engel & Völkers’ shop in Playa Paraíso, for homes to buy and rent on Tenerife.
Avenida Playa Paraíso 50, Edificio El Grand Azul, local 12, 38678 Costa AdejeExplore View on map
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