Viewpoints

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Mirador del Río

César Manrique viewpoint over El Río and La Graciosa.

Mirador de Izcagua

Mirador de Izcagua stands in the El Pinar area of Puntagorda, in the north-west of La Palma, right beside the Mercadillo del Agricultor farmers' market. The website of the La Palma Biosphere Reserve presents it as a set of floating viewpoints: walkways edged with glass railings that reach out over the ravine and give a sensation of flight. It is reached by car from the village centre heading north, along the camino del Pinar.

Mirador La Llanía

A viewpoint on the central plateau of El Hierro, inside the Frontera rural park, looking out over the escarpment of the El Golfo valley. From the rim you take in at a glance the huge landslide that dropped half the island's flank and left the valley at the foot of the wall. It is reached on a circular trail through a south-facing laurel and heath forest of tall tree heathers, ferns and lichen.

Mirador de La Punta

The Mirador de La Punta looks over the valley of Hermigua from the GM-1 road, roughly halfway between Hermigua and Agulo. Below lie Playa de Santa Catalina, the pillars of the old loading crane and a carpet of banana plantations climbing the terraces. Montaña del Hueco and the headland of Hermigua close the background, and across the water Tenerife appears with Teide on a clear day.

Mirador Lomo de las Chozas

A viewpoint inside the Caldera de Taburiente National Park, in the municipal district of El Paso. The park's visitor guide places it on the Cumbrecita-Lomo de las Chozas itinerary, which returns by the Mirador de los Roques: a circuit of 2,880 metres, graded low in difficulty, averaging an hour and a half, with signposts at the notable points along the way.

Mirador de Tajaqué

Mirador de Tajaqué is a roadside viewpoint on the GM-2, within the municipal district of San Sebastián de la Gomera, on the island of La Gomera. The island council describes that road as the route linking San Sebastián with the Degollada de Peraza, giving access to the southern municipalities of the island, to the airport and to the Garajonay National Park.

Mirador de El Julan

Mirador de El Julan sits at 850 metres above sea level in the municipality of El Pinar, in the south-west of El Hierro, beside the HI-400 road. The island tourism portal describes it as opening onto panoramic views over the hillside, whose sheer gradient runs down towards the cliff that meets the Mar de Las Calmas. The volcanic field of La Restinga closes the view. There is parking at the spot.

Mirador de los Pinos de Gáldar

A summit viewpoint on the rim of the Caldera de los Pinos de Gáldar, at around 1,500 metres and ringed by centuries-old Canary pines. It commands the north and west of Gran Canaria, from the volcano down to the coast. It is also one of the island's official astronomical viewpoints.

Mirador Degollada de Peraza

Road pass and viewpoint in San Sebastián de La Gomera, overlooking the Barranco de La Laja and the southern valleys, with the Teide visible on clear days. It closes the first stage of the GR-131.

Mirador de La Sorrueda

A viewpoint over the Sorrueda reservoir and its palm grove, one of the most photographed landscapes in southern Gran Canaria.

Mirador de las Playas

A viewpoint perched above the great amphitheatre of Las Playas bay on El Hierro, with sheer views of the cliff and the sea.

Mirador de La Tarta del Teide

A roadside viewpoint on the TF-21 climb to Teide, famous for the bank of coloured volcanic strata that looks like a layered cake.

Mirador de Femés (Balcón de Femés)

A viewpoint in the mountain village of Femés, at 361 m in the Ajaches massif, overlooking Playa Blanca, the Papagayo coast and the strait towards Fuerteventura.

Mirador de El Bailadero

An Anaga massif viewpoint in Tenerife, overlooking the village of Taganana and the rugged north-east coast.

Mirador de Las Penitas

Viewpoint over the Las Penitas ravine and dam, an unusual green oasis in Fuerteventura.

Mirador de Guinate

Wild northern Lanzarote viewpoint overlooking the Chinijo archipelago and La Graciosa.

Mirador Astronomico de Sicasumbre

Astronomical viewpoint between Pajara and La Pared, ideal for stargazing.

Pico de Bandama

Summit with a panorama of the Bandama Caldera and Gran Canaria's northeast coast.

Mirador Astronómico del Llano del Jable

Volcanic-sand plateau in El Paso, one of the best spots on La Palma for stargazing.

Mirador de Chipeque

High mountain viewpoint on the Teide road, famous for the sea of clouds that often fills the valley below.

Mirador de las Dunas

Overlook above the Maspalomas Dunes Special Nature Reserve, with views of the sea of sand and the Atlantic.

Mirador del Pico de las Nieves

One of the highest points on Gran Canaria, with panoramic views of Roque Nublo and, beyond, the Teide.

Mirador Cruz del Carmen

Viewpoint and visitor centre at the gateway to the Anaga Rural Park, amid laurel forest and overlooking the La Laguna valley.

Mirador de El Palmarejo

Viewpoint designed by César Manrique above Valle Gran Rey.

Mirador de San Bartolo

Mirador de San Bartolo, also known as Mirador del Salto del Enamorado, sits in the municipality of Puntallana in north-eastern La Palma, on the hillside of La Galga. It stands at about 439 metres above sea level, above a crag of the Barranco de Nogales, and offers one of the widest panoramas of the island's eastern side. It also belongs to the island network of astronomical viewpoints.

Mirador Maspalomas

A lookout on Calle Canadá, within the tourist area of Maspalomas, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, on the southern side of Gran Canaria. It stands inside the resort, set back somewhat from the beach front. The municipality runs from the coast up to the summit of the island and combines beach and mountain tourism. Its coastal strip holds the Special Nature Reserve of the Maspalomas dunes.

Mirador Cuatro Cañones

An urban lookout in the Ciudad Alta district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Schamann and San Antonio sector, next to the housing estate that gives it its name. It corresponds to the watch point forming the north-eastern vertex of the ridge on which the neighbourhood is built, between the slopes of the Barranquillo de Don Zoilo and those of the Cornisa de San Antonio. The official city guide lists it alongside the Altavista and El Cardón lookouts.

Mirador de Montaña Grande

A lookout point in the municipality of El Rosario on Tenerife, on the TF-24 road at kilometre 13, on the climb towards Teide. The stopping place occupies a clearing in the pine forest, with centuries-old specimens around it. The view takes in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the farmland of El Rosario and the steep flank of the Anaga massif, and to the south it reaches the Malpaís de Güímar and the coast at El Médano. There are interpretation panels, parking and step-free access.

Mirador de Somada Alta

Mirador de Somada Alta is a viewpoint in the municipality of Puntallana, on La Palma, set within the surroundings of the Cubo de La Galga. According to Puntallana town council, it opens up a broad panorama over the landscape of the northern part of the island, in an area of considerable environmental and scenic value. The council describes it as a reference point within the path network of the municipality and of the island.

Mirador de La Tosca

Mirador de La Tosca sits at 700 metres above sea level on the LP-1 road towards Gallegos, within the municipality of Barlovento in the north of La Palma. From it you can see the typical hamlets of rural areas with steep terrain, the districts of Topaciegas, La Palmita and Gallegos, and the cliffs of the northern coast. Below the viewpoint an ageing stand of dragon trees grows beside stone houses.

Mirador Paseo La Cornisa

Mirador Paseo La Cornisa is an urban viewpoint on the Paseo de La Cornisa, in the Ciudad Alta district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. From it opens a wide panorama of the city, of the Atlantic Ocean and, above all, of the Puerto de Las Palmas. The municipal tourism website adds that the viewpoint was renamed in 2010 in honour of the Italian town of Martinsicuro, a place linked to the city by fishing history.

Mirador de Puerto de Mogán

A balcony above Puerto de Mogán on the slope of the Lomo Quiebre, taking in the fishing harbour and marina, the white village and the south western coastline of Gran Canaria in a single view. It is reached on foot from the centre, up the narrow lanes that climb behind the quay, and it is one of the most sought after outlooks here in the last hours of the afternoon.

Mirador del Emigrante

A viewpoint on the Garachico coast built around the monument to the Canary emigrant, at the Risco Partido. The council's tourism site dates its inauguration to 3 August 1990 and credits the sculptor and poet Fernando García Ramos: a two metre bronze human figure standing on a stone base of the same height, with a plaque alluding to emigration.

Mirador La Fortaleza

A lookout point inside Teide National Park, in the municipality of La Orotava, reached by a 0.4-kilometre surfaced path that starts at La Rambleta. The walk is linear, graded low difficulty, takes around twenty-five minutes and needs no permit. From the top you look out over the northern side of the National Park and much of the island, with the reddish crags of La Fortaleza standing in the foreground.

Mirador de Los Dragos

A viewpoint in the El Roque neighbourhood of Puntagorda, in north-western La Palma. A huge, emblematic dragon tree presides over the spot and gives it its name, and from here a magnificent view opens over the Barranco de El Roque. An old camino real runs right alongside, one of the tracks that linked the hamlets before today's roads existed. A small car park at the base makes it an easy stop on a drive through the municipality.

Mirador Norte de Las Coloradas

An urban balcony in the Las Coloradas district, set on a volcanic hill inside the protected landscape of La Isleta, at the northern end of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Its viewpoints give one of the best outlooks over the city and over the island's north coast, with the Atlantic opening up ahead. It is one of the capital's favourite spots for watching the sun go down, and it is reached on foot from the neighbourhood itself.

Mirador de Manaderos

A roadside balcony above the ravine that drops from the summits towards San Sebastián de La Gomera, right beside the GM-1 at the mouth of the Aguajilva tunnels, around kilometre 7.5. From the railing four reservoirs line up along the valley floor (Llano de la Villa, Chejelipes, Izcagüe and Palacios), with the hamlets of Lomito Fragoso, Honduras and Chejelipes on the slopes. There is no car park of its own: you pull into the lay-by and walk a minute.

Mirador de Las Breñas

On the northern edge of the La Primavera estate, Mirador de Las Breñas opens one of the widest panoramas in northern Tenerife: the island's peaks on one side, the Atlantic straight ahead. The platform covers 266.73 square metres on two levels, with planted terraces of endemic species. The Sendero de Las Breñas starts here, six kilometres down the cliff of the Costa de Acentejo protected landscape.

Mirador El Mulato

Perched 687 metres up beside the GC-605 road, Mirador El Mulato looks straight into the head of the Barranco de Mogán. The valley falls away below and opens into a narrow window onto the Atlantic above the town, framed by the ridges of Tauro, Cruz de Mogán and Pinar de Ojeda. After dark it switches roles: this is one of Gran Canaria's astronomical viewpoints, with a clean southern horizon.

Mirador Lomada del Camello

A viewpoint at around 620 metres above San Sebastián de La Gomera, on the road that leaves the capital towards the south of the island. From the platform you look over much of the town and its harbour, the ravine dropping to the sea and, on the horizon, the outline of Teide on Tenerife. There is parking and a recreation area at the viewpoint itself. The clearest panoramas come on days without calima haze.

Mirador de Morro Jable

The Mirador de Morro Jable looks out from the cliff edge of the old town, in the municipality of Pájara in southern Fuerteventura. From the railing you take in the old houses below, the seafront and the long Jandía shoreline, with Playa del Matorral, the protected saltmarsh and the lighthouse further along. It sits on Calle los Guanches, beside the church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, and is reached on foot from the town itself.

Mirador de los Poleos

A roadside viewpoint fitted out by the island council in the upper part of Santiago del Teide, in north west Tenerife, with a small parking area beside it. It looks out over the badlands left by the eruption of the Boca Cangrejo volcano, with Teide rising behind and the Atlantic away to the west. A short spur of path links it to the routes towards Boca Cangrejo and the Chinyero special nature reserve.

Mirador de Mataznos

A roadside viewpoint at kilometre 19 of the TF-21, the road climbing from La Orotava towards Teide, at about 1,248 metres above sea level. It stands inside the Corona Forestal nature park among Canary pines, fayas, tree heath, rockrose and strawberry trees. The view takes in the whole Orotava valley, from El Rincón in Puerto de la Cruz across to the Tigaiga slope above Los Realejos. There is parking and there are interpretation panels.

Mirador de la Curva del Queso

A roadside viewpoint on one of the wide bends of the GM-1, between the Yorima and Arure tunnels, on the descent into Valle Gran Rey. The semicircular platform is shaped like a round cheese, which is where the name comes from. From the railing the whole valley opens up: terraced fields, palm groves and the road zigzagging down to La Calera and the shore. It sits roughly 550 metres above the sea.

Mirador de Cofete

The Cofete viewpoint looks out over one of the most isolated scenes in Fuerteventura: Cofete beach, fourteen kilometres of fine white sand protected by the bulk of the Jandía mountains. It lies in the municipality of Pájara, inside a protected natural area covering almost the whole Jandía peninsula, formed by the island's oldest volcanic massif. Access is by unpaved track, a journey of roughly an hour and a half.

Mirador de las Narices del Teide

The Narices del Teide viewpoint looks out over the eruptive vents of the last eruption recorded inside the National Park, that of the Chahorra volcano in 1798, which lasted ninety-nine days and was the last the islands saw until well into the following century. From here you see the black flow that ran down the flank of Pico Viejo, a crater eight hundred metres wide, and the contrast between that recent lava and the rest of Las Cañadas.

Mirador de Sámara

The Sámara viewpoint sits on the Boca Tauce road, the TF-38, at kilometre 7.5, and marks the western entrance to Teide National Park. Facing it rises Montaña de Samara, a volcanic cone with a striking profile whose crater is open to visitors. The PNT 13 trail starts here, a loop over dark layers of tephra that is largely flat with a few gentle slopes. Parking spaces at the viewpoint are limited.

Mirador de los Roques

A viewpoint on the GM-2 road, on the stretch that crosses the surroundings of Garajonay National Park, facing the group of rock towers formed by Agando, Ojila, La Zarcita and Carmona. These are solidified volcanic conduits left standing once erosion carried away the softer material around them, and from here they line up one behind the other. The stop is a roadside one and takes only a few minutes. Trade wind cloud can cover the rocks within minutes, so an early view is usually the clearest.

Mirador de la Montaña de Arucas

A viewpoint on the summit of a 412 metre volcanic cone above Arucas, with four stone balconies facing the four cardinal points. From the top the whole north of Gran Canaria unfolds, from La Isleta to Montaña de Gáldar, with banana plantations below and Teide on the horizon on clear days. You can drive up or walk from the town.

Mirador de Vallebrón

A balcony over north-western Fuerteventura from the slope of Montaña de la Muda, in La Oliva, with the solitary Montaña de Tindaya as its main subject. It carries one of the eight public telescopes installed around the island. Below it lies the protected landscape of Vallebrón, with its knife-edge ridge and dry-stone field terraces.

Mirador Cruz Grande

A pass viewpoint on the GC-60 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, with a double outlook: the Caldera de Tirajana on one side, the Chira basin and the Pinar de Pilancones on the other. It is also a historic crossroads of old paths and one of the busiest trailheads in the southern highlands. Part of the official Red de Miradores of Gran Canaria.

Mirador del Salmo

A roadside viewpoint in the municipality of Pájara, looking down on the lagoon and sandbar of Playa de Sotavento. The tide redraws the water completely, so it never looks the same twice. Its rainbow bench has become one of the most photographed corners in the south of Fuerteventura.

Mirador de Los Helechos

Viewpoint at 557 metres in the municipality of Haría, in northern Lanzarote, taking in the village and the so called valley of a thousand palms. There is a restaurant serving Canarian cooking on site.

Mirador de La Corona

Roadside viewpoint above Icod el Alto, in Los Realejos, looking out over the whole Orotava Valley and the fertile north western coast of Tenerife. It is also a well used paragliding launch site.

Mirador Piedra de la Rosa

Roadside viewpoint at kilometre 22.5 of the TF-21, on the climb from La Orotava towards Teide. It pairs a clear view of the volcano with the rosette shaped basalt formation behind its name.

Mirador de Tajuya

Viewpoint at El Paso over the 2021 Tajogaite lava flow, with the new cone and the Aridane valley in sight, on La Palma.

Faro de Fuencaliente

Two lighthouses side by side at the southern tip of La Palma, in Fuencaliente, beside working salt pans and an open volcanic landscape.

Mirador del Risco de las Peñas

Natural viewpoint over the ancient Betancuria massif, near Vega de Río Palmas and inside the Betancuria Rural Park, on Fuerteventura.