Roque de Garachico
The Roque de Garachico is a small volcanic islet rising just off the coast of Garachico, and it has become the emblem of the town. Protected since 1987 and today a Natural Monument, its silhouette accompanies any walk through the historic quarter, with the sea breaking at its base and the village nestled beneath the volcano. It is best seen from the seafront, beside the castle of San Miguel and the natural pools of El Caletón. There is no need to climb the roque: you enjoy it from land, strolling along the coast.
Did you know? Its walls are a nesting site and refuge for threatened seabirds such as Bulwer's petrel, the little shearwater and the Madeiran storm-petrel. That is why the islet is protected and not open for climbing.
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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.
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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 El Lagarito
Mirador El Lagarito is a roadside viewpoint in the municipality of El Tanque, in the north of Tenerife. It opens onto Garachico and the Isla Baja, in particular towards the Volcán de Taco in Los Silos and over the lava flow that swamped the harbour of Garachico in the 1706 eruption. It also gives a clear line of sight into the protected area of the Acantilados de la Culata.
Mirador El Lagarito
Mirador El Lagarito is a roadside viewpoint in the municipality of El Tanque, in the north of Tenerife. It opens onto Garachico and the Isla Baja, in particular towards the Volcán de Taco in Los Silos and over the lava flow that swamped the harbour of Garachico in the 1706 eruption. It also gives a clear line of sight into the protected area of the Acantilados de la Culata.
Mirador El Guincho
A small coastal spot in the municipality of Garachico, on the northern side of Tenerife. On one side the view opens over Garachico and its rugged coast, with the outline of the Roque in the foreground, the cliff of El Guincho and the sport and fishing harbour; on the other it settles on abandoned terraces that recall the crops once grown in the area. There is parking, a bus stop, adapted access and an interpretive table.
Mirador El Guincho
A small coastal spot in the municipality of Garachico, on the northern side of Tenerife. On one side the view opens over Garachico and its rugged coast, with the outline of the Roque in the foreground, the cliff of El Guincho and the sport and fishing harbour; on the other it settles on abandoned terraces that recall the crops once grown in the area. There is parking, a bus stop, adapted access and an interpretive table.
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Panoramic balcony over the town of Garachico and its islet on the north coast.
Mirador de Garachico
Panoramic balcony over the town of Garachico and its islet on the north coast.
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