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Tenerife (/ ˌ t ɛ n ə ˈ r iː f / TEN-ə-REEF; Spanish: [teneˈɾife]; formerly spelled Teneriffe) is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 42.9% of the total population of the archipelago.
- 2,034.38 km² (785.48 sq mi)
- 978,100 (2022)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Teide
Tenerife. Spain, Europe. Tenerife is the striking grande dame in the archipelago family. Attracting over six million visitors a year, the island’s most famous southern resorts offer Brit-infused revelry and clubbing, combined with white sandy beaches and all-inclusive resorts.
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- Explore Tenerife's popular tourist resorts. If you're staying in the southern part of Tenerife, which is where the island's main tourist resorts are located, it's quite easy to get around and explore various areas.
- Siam Park. The famous Siam Park was named as the best water park in the world for the second year in a row. You can visit the park at any time of the year, as the pools are heated to a comfortable 24 Celsius.
- Aqualand Costa Adeje. Aqualand is usually best suited for people traveling with younger kids, as they also have included access to a dolphin show at the same price.
- Loro Park. Loro Parque is considered to be the best zoo in the world, as it was voted on first position by Tripadvisor users who have visited. We have visited Loro Parque several times and we loved it every time, all the animals are well taken care of and they have several shows that you can attend.
- Discover Canarian flavors at Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África. Settle into Tenerife life at Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África, the capital’s fresh produce market.
- Get creative at Santa Cruz’s Tenerife Espacio de las Artes. Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron – in collaboration with Canarian Virgilio Gutiérrez – are behind the boundary-pushing design of Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, the island’s unmissable art gallery housed in a bold concrete-clad building inspired by the surrounding volcanic landscapes.
- Hike through age-old laurel forests in the Anaga mountains. Welcome to the oldest (and arguably most spectacular) part of the island. Shrouded in mist and ancient laurisilva (laurel forest), the isolated Anaga mountains stretch across the northeasternmost tip of Tenerife, protected as both the 144-sq-km (56-sq-mile) Parque Rural de Anaga and, since 2015, as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve.
- Cool off in the Atlantic sea pools. One of Tenerife’s greatest joys are its twinkling natural sea pools, where you can join the tinerfeños for a dip in the emerald Atlantic.
Jul 27, 2022 · Jul 27, 2022 • 10 min read. With these top tips, it's easy to get the best out of a trip to Tenerife © Westend61 / Getty Images. Dominated by the sky-high summit of El Teide, Spain’s tallest peak, Tenerife evokes everything that makes Spain’s sun-dappled Canary Islands such an endlessly enticing destination.
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