Viewpoints

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Mirador del Río

César Manrique viewpoint over El Río and La Graciosa.

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 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 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.

Mirador Altos de Baracán

Viewpoint on the ridge of the Teno massif, on the TF-436 road towards Masca, in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte on Tenerife.

Mirador de Porís de Candelaria

Clifftop viewpoint in Tijarafe looking down on Porís de Candelaria, a cluster of white houses set inside a natural cave some 50 metres high on the north-west coast of La Palma.

Mirador de La Garañona

Viewpoint inside the town centre of El Sauzal, above the cliffs of the Acentejo coast, looking down on Playa de La Garañona, with a bar-cafeteria and parking.

Mirador de Jinama

Glass viewpoint at 1,250 metres over the El Golfo valley.

Mirador de Igualero

Viewpoint at 1,300 metres over Valle Gran Rey and Garajonay Park.

Mirador de Haría

Viewpoint over the Valley of a Thousand Palms, bearing Cesar Manrique's mark.

Mirador de la Concepción

Balcony 600 metres above Santa Cruz de La Palma and its harbour.

Mirador de Garachico

Panoramic balcony over the town of Garachico and its islet on the north coast.

Mirador de La Ruleta

The most visited viewpoint in Teide National Park, next to the Roques de Garcia.

Mirador El Guriete

An official viewpoint on Gran Canaria's Mirador Network, beside the GC-65 in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, with sweeping views over the island's inland valleys and ravines.

Mirador de Jardina

The first viewpoint at the gateway to the Anaga Rural Park, with sweeping views over La Laguna, Los Rodeos airport and, on clear days, Mount Teide.

Los Azulejos de Veneguera (Fuente de los Azulejos)

A naturally multicoloured rock formation beside the GC-200 in Mogan, with green, blue, yellow and pink veins that glow in the afternoon light.

Mirador Cruz de Tejeda

A summit viewpoint at 1,580 m in the geographic centre of Gran Canaria, with views of the Roque Nublo and Roque Bentayga and a starting point for many hiking routes.

Mirador de Unamuno

Viewpoint in Artenara, Gran Canaria's highest village, dedicated to the writer Miguel de Unamuno, looking towards Roque Nublo and Roque Bentayga.

Mirador Roque de La Bonanza

Viewpoint on the eastern coast of El Hierro overlooking the Roque de la Bonanza, a striking volcanic sea stack rising off the Las Playas valley.

Mirador de Los Andenes

High-mountain viewpoint on the rim of the Caldera de Taburiente, overlooking the volcanic amphitheatre and, on clear days, Tenerife's Teide.

Mirador Guise y Ayose

A viewpoint atop the pass towards Betancuria, with two large statues of the aboriginal kings Guise and Ayose and views over the valley.

El Charco de San Ginés

Natural seawater lagoon in the heart of Arrecife, ringed by fishermen's houses and remodelled following César Manrique's ideas.

Mirador del Molino

Viewpoint in Artenara, the highest village in Gran Canaria, overlooking the caldera and Roque Bentayga.