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A viewpoint on the TF-21 road, the route that climbs from La Orotava towards Teide National Park. It grew out of a small rest area and was opened in 2014 by the island council of Tenerife together with the town council of La Orotava. The balcony looks out over a broad stretch of mountain woodland that the island council has been replanting, and interpretive panels explain how the area was reforested.
An open-air viewpoint in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on Calle Rodrigo de Manrique. Known as Parque de Pepe el limpiabotas, it serves as an urban lookout point inside the city, on the island of Gran Canaria.
An 18th-century chapel in old Icod, known for the dried caiman behind the «Lizard of Angustias» legend. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: the facade and the square are visible from outside.
Las Playas takes up the south-east of El Hierro, in the municipality of Valverde, and is protected as a Natural Monument. The landscape is an amphitheatre nine kilometres long and over a thousand metres high, open to the sea, left by a series of massive landslides along the coast. The roque de Bonanza rises from the water in front of the valley, and the pebble beaches that name the place run along the foot of the wall. Swimming calls for care: there is no lifeguard.
The Piscina Natural de Caleta de Fuste is a seawater pool set among the rocks along the shore of Castillo Caleta de Fuste, in the municipality of Antigua, on Fuerteventura. It sits beside Avenida José Franchy Roca, on the seafront of the settlement, and serves as a bathing and snorkelling spot on the rocky coast. It makes an easy coastal stop to fold into a walk along the avenue.
Mirador del Cardón is a viewpoint in the municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on the island of Gran Canaria. Miradores are open-air observation points from which the surrounding landscape can be taken in.
Mirador Espigón Atravesado is a viewpoint in Los Sauces, in the municipality of San Andrés y Sauces, on the island of La Palma, and its address is on the LP-1 road. Miradores are open-air observation points from which the surrounding landscape can be taken in.
Mirador Barranco del Carmen is a viewpoint in the municipality of Santa Cruz de La Palma, on the island of La Palma, and its address is on the LP-1 road. Miradores are open-air observation points from which the surrounding landscape can be taken in.
Mirador de la Caldera is a viewpoint in the municipality of Haría, on the island of Lanzarote, in the Canary archipelago. Miradores are open-air observation points from which the surrounding landscape can be taken in.
Natural pool of volcanic rock with clear water on the coast of Los Silos, very close to El Bufadero. It runs about 10 metres long and reaches 2 metres at its deepest point, with an area set aside for sunbathing and several access points built in volcanic stone. Its name refers to Gabino Dorta, an owner of banana plantations.
Playa de los Verilitos is a stretch of the Fuerteventura coast listed under the category playa, the Spanish word for beach, and located in the municipality of La Oliva. It is one of the coastal spots that islas24 gathers for this island, grouped by the municipality they belong to.
The Mirador del Corazón de Jesús occupies the summit of the montaña de La Cilla, in Artenara, and is crowned by a sculpture dedicated to the Sacred Heart. The piece, by the sculptor José Luis Marrero, was installed in 1996, is made of marble dust and stone and reaches eight and a half metres in height including its pedestal. It is reached by a stepped path that starts to the right of the gate of the mirador de La Cilla.
The Mirador de Los Brecitos stands at 1,010 metres in the municipality of El Paso, on the island of La Palma, and is a fitting place from which to take in the Caldera de Taburiente National Park and Pico Bejenao. It is also the starting point of one of the most beautiful trails on the island, the path that descends to the Las Angustias ravine. Parking is not permitted at the viewpoint, so the spot has to be reached by taxi service.
The Mirador de Las Hoyas looks out over the coast of Tazacorte, on the island of La Palma, beside the LP-213 road running down towards La Bombilla. From the terrace the eye takes in the Aridane valley, the banana plantations that reach the sea and, on clear days, the outline of El Hierro on the horizon. A designated parking area lies next to the viewpoint.
The Mirador Barranco de Los Gomeros is a viewpoint in the municipality of Santa Cruz de La Palma, on the island of La Palma. It opens directly onto the LP-1 road, so the stop is made from the carriageway itself.
An urban beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the fishing quarter of San Cristóbal, south of the city centre. Unlike Las Canteras, this is a neighbourhood beach, small and mainly used by locals, set within a district with a fishing tradition. The seafront here is made up of rock and small coves rather than one continuous stretch of sand, and the feel is that of a village inside the capital.
A viewpoint on the GC-150 road, in the municipality of Tejeda, in the mountainous interior of Gran Canaria. A degollada is a saddle, the low point between two heights, and it is exactly that shape in the terrain that opens up the view from the road. This is a roadside stop with no facilities, on a stretch of tight bends where it is best to pull over only in the marked lay-bys.
The Mirador de La Grimona, a roadside viewpoint on the northern motorway of Tenerife, lies on the carriageway towards Icod de los Vinos, past El Socorro beach and the barranco de la Torre tunnel, in the municipality of Los Realejos. It looks over La Grimona beach, the Socorro coast and Punta del Guindaste, along the rugged shoreline of black sand coves that fringes the municipality.
Mirador del volcán Lomo Negro is one of the viewpoints of the island of El Hierro, in the municipal district of La Frontera. From it one can make out the colourful layers of the steep walls that drop towards the sea. The different colours come from different types of eruption: the ochre rock was formed where magma came into contact with water. It is one of the natural balconies from which the volcanic origin of the island can be read.
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.
Playa El Remo is one of the beaches in the municipality of Los Llanos de Aridane, on La Palma. The town council describes it through its calm, clear water and the callao, the rounded pebbles that make up the shore, and ranks it among the best places in the municipality to watch the sunset. Restaurants in the same coastal settlement serve traditional Canarian cooking.
From the Mirador de La Atalaya, in the centre of Artenara, the hamlets of Las Cuevas, Caidero and Chajunco come into view. A careful look at these districts is enough to work out that this is a cave dwelling village, where most of the residents live in modern caves that are cool in summer and warm in winter. The village also sits in the middle of the pine woods of inland Gran Canaria.
The Mirador de los Canarios occupies a small esplanade at the pass of the Barranco de los Canarios, in the municipality of Pájara, inside the Parque Natural de Jandía. The point looks out from the cliff that faces the windward coast, at the south western end of Fuerteventura, and from the area the view reaches the Cofete valley and both sides of the peninsula, Sotavento and Barlovento.
Playa de la Veta is a secluded cove of black sand in the municipality of Tijarafe, on the western coast of La Palma. It is reached from the Aguatavar neighbourhood, and on foot only: the surfaced track ends almost at the edge of the cliff, and from there a footpath drops to the shore in fifteen to twenty minutes. The size of the cove is seasonal, since it loses metres in winter and wins them back in summer.
A black sand beach beside the fishing and leisure harbour of Puerto Espindola, on the coast of San Andrés y Sauces in the north-east of La Palma. The settlement served for centuries as the commercial port of the municipality. There is parking nearby, and divers and snorkellers use the beach as their entry point to the water beside the breakwater. The Charco Azul pools lie a short walk away.
A ridge viewpoint in the north of the municipality of Arafo, on the central spine of Tenerife. It is reached from the TF-24, the road linking La Laguna with El Portillo, at about kilometre 26, where a turning leads down a track to the mirador itself. There is space to park at the end. On clear days the view reaches the Güímar valley, the summit of the island and Gran Canaria across the water.
A viewpoint in the heart of the Tamadaba pine forest, beside the GC-216 road that skirts the Pico de La Bandera, within the municipality of Agaete in north-west Gran Canaria. It looks out widely over the western side of the island. Several walking routes start from the surrounding area, among them the climb to the Pico de La Bandera itself and the classic San Pedro route, which drops down towards Agaete.
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.
The Hoya de Fileba volcano rises in the municipality of Valverde, on the ridge that separates the summit of El Hierro from the El Golfo escarpment. Its crater, at around 1,330 metres above sea level, measures some 450 metres across and about 160 metres deep, and is regarded as one of the best preserved on the island. A viewpoint of its own looks into the caldera.
A beach on the west of Gran Canaria, in La Aldea de San Nicolás, the westernmost municipality on the island. Its most recognisable feature is the Charco de La Aldea, a lagoon of filtered water lying beside the shore. The backdrop is made by the great cliffs of this coast, the least populated part of the island. The municipality keeps a strong farming and fishing tradition, with tomatoes as its export crop.
A small beach in the municipality of Haría, on the north coast of Lanzarote. The island's official tourism portal places it next to Caletón Blanco, close to the fishing village of Órzola, and names it alongside Punta Prieta among the coves of that stretch of coast. The same portal reminds visitors to keep a responsible attitude at all times and not to put their safety at risk in these less frequented parts of the shoreline.
A hiking area in the north of the municipality of Puerto del Rosario, around Montaña de la Muda. The official Canary Islands tourism portal places this mountain at the southernmost vertex of the Vallebrón ridge and marks it as a site of historical interest, because it holds an archaeological deposit with an unusual burial system. The Vallebrón Protected Landscape is shared between Puerto del Rosario and La Oliva and covers almost 1,680 hectares.
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 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.
Playa de Veneguera closes the ravine of the same name in the municipality of Mogán, in south-western Gran Canaria. The town council describes it as an isolated beach some 370 metres long, of black sand and pebbles, with moderate swell and comfortable conditions for bathing. It is reached along an unpaved track, and both the beach and the ravine belong to the Parque Rural del Nublo.
Piscina natural Coloseo sits at Charco del Palo, on the north-eastern coast of Lanzarote, in the municipality of Haría. The official Canary Islands tourism portal describes this stretch of coast as a group of natural pools spread across three small coves, rocky underfoot and with very little sand, with calm water and open to the wind. It is a naturist area, it has parking and there is no lifeguard service.
The Ruta de La Plata is a network of footpaths, drovers' tracks and royal roads that crosses the interior of Gran Canaria and links the south of the island with the north. The routes were laid out by the island's early inhabitants and were widened and improved at the end of the nineteenth century. The itinerary passes through places of high scenic and cultural value, among them Cruz de Tejeda, Cruz Grande and the town of Tunte.
An urban beach of about 150 metres in Corralejo, in the municipality of La Oliva, in the north of Fuerteventura. It has golden sand and calm waters, and the spain.info record also describes it as windy. The services listed include showers, footwash, a telephone, a sports area and a zone set aside for surfing, as well as hire of parasols, sun loungers and water craft. According to spain.info, access on foot is easy and it can also be reached by car.
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.
A beach on the coast of Ingenio, in the south-eastern sector of Gran Canaria, running for about 500 metres over sand and pebbles. The official Gran Canaria tourism portal considers it well suited to sailing and windsurfing because of the wind and the swell in the area. Ingenio council keeps a lifeguard and surveillance post here during the summer season, along with public toilets, an environmental education room and sports facilities.
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.
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 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 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.
Playa de Montaña Bermeja belongs to the El Golfo stretch of coast, in the municipality of Yaiza on Lanzarote. According to the town council listing it is around 455 metres long and about 40 metres wide on average, and its surface is sand and gravel, with black sand of medium grain. The same listing describes it as a windy beach with strong surf, with low occupancy and a rustic, undeveloped setting.
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.
Playa de San Telmo, in Puerto de la Cruz, is described by the official Tenerife tourism website as the most traditional and picturesque bathing spot in the town. It is a very small cove, around twenty metres across, with black sand and picón, the local volcanic grit. Its most distinctive feature is the set of natural pools that form among the rocks at low tide. It was once a small landing place.
Hiking area at Teno Alto, in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte, inside the Parque Rural de Teno. The town council describes a route here that runs mostly along tracks with an almost imperceptible gradient and takes about an hour and a half, passing the hamlet of Los Bailaderos, threshing floors with an aventadero, goat pens, rock cut cisterns and a tile kiln. The descent of the Barranco de Masca is a separate route with regulated visits.
Playa de Montaña Roja forms part of the Montaña Roja shoreline in the municipality of Yaiza, in the south of Lanzarote, next to the Flamingo, La Mulata and La Campana beaches. The town council records it as 260 metres long with an average width of 7 metres, and fine golden sand. Bathing conditions are described as calm waters, and the stretch includes an anchoring zone.
Playa de Garcey lies on the coast of the municipality of Pájara, in Fuerteventura. The town council includes it in the Playa Garcey and Fayagua sector, which is licensed for surf schools, and the licensed school takes on assistance and lifesaving duties in the area. Garcey is also one of the municipal beaches where camping is allowed, always with prior council authorisation.
The circular path around the Caldera de Bandama follows the rim of this volcanic crater across the municipalities of Santa Brígida, Telde and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. According to the official Canary Islands tourism portal it covers 4.2 kilometres, takes around two and a half hours, is graded low in difficulty and has an average gradient of 18 per cent, walkable all year round.
The Sendero Circular Las Raíces appears in the trail network of El Rosario council under the reference PR-TF 25.1, part of the waymarked network of Tenerife. It runs through the surroundings of the Área Recreativa de Las Raíces, on the Las Lagunetas hillside, a gathering point for open air recreation among the pine woodland typical of the higher ground of the island.
Cruz del Dornajito is the end point of the Camino Real de Chasna itinerary published by La Orotava town council in its La Orotava SlowTours collection. The cross marks the start of the monteverde, the laurel woodland, and the point where private land is left behind. A natural spring here once quenched the thirst of walkers climbing towards the Teide, and the spot still holds moisture.
A sheltered cove at the foot of the cliffs of Los Realejos, inside the protected landscape of the Rambla de Castro on the north coast of Tenerife. No road reaches the shore: you walk down from the coastal path that runs along this stretch, a low difficulty route linking the San Fernando fort, the San Pedro chapel and the site of La Gordejuela.
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.
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.
A coastal rock pool on the cliff bound shoreline of Arucas, described in beach guides less as a beach than as a run of clear water pools set among the rock. It is an isolated spot with no development around it, reached only on foot along the coast, and one where the swell of the north coast of Gran Canaria makes itself felt strongly on many days of the year.
Natural pools beside the village of Alcalá on the coast of Guía de Isora, also known as the La Jaquita pools. The municipal tourism site describes them as one of the most emblematic spots on this stretch of shoreline, carved out by lava and time, with sheltered water in direct contact with the ocean and La Gomera outlined on the horizon on clear days.
A leafy park of exotic species on the Plaza de Juan González de la Torre in Garachico, laid out around the gateway known as the Puerta de Tierra. The municipal tourism site presents it as one of the most picturesque corners of the town: the gate is what remains of the major port that began in the sixteenth century, and everyone and everything entering or leaving Garachico once had to pass through it.
Walking country in the high north of Gran Canaria, around the Monte Pavón recreation area, which the island council places at 1,200 metres above sea level. The S 01 trail runs through here, linking Cruz de Tejeda with Pinos de Gáldar and Saucillo over thirteen kilometres, and shorter stretches branch off from the area through replanted pine woods and high pastureland.
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