On the main road that joins Tamaimo with Puerto de Santiago you will find the Archipenque Viewpoint, one of the most spectacular of this part from the island of Tenerife. The viewpoint belongs to the Insular Network of Viewpoints and from it you can have one of the most spectacular views of the impressive Cliffs of the Giants. The view offered by this point of Santiago del Teide also allows you to have a nice view of the Los Gigantes marina and see the nearby island of La Gomera in the distance.
The viewpoint also has information panels where you can find out what type of marine fauna can be seen in the waters or the height of the cliffs. It is also possible to buy a souvenir in the small bazaar that is in the same viewpoint. A place of obligatory stop.
Located in the northern part of Tenerife is one of the most incredible and spectacular natural sites on the island. Undoubtedly The Parque Rural de Anaga is a space where visitors will arrive and they will not know if they are really on the island. Specifically the Parque Rural de Anaga has dimensions that exceed 14,400 hectares and is part of three municipal areas, Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Teguese and has its highest point at 1024 meters above sea level with the Cruz de Taborno peak.
Agana not only offers impressive impressive mountain ranges with spectacular valleys, but the dense forest of the park is the biggest attraction, a forest that looks luxuriant, covered with trees with a thick layer of moss on its trunks. , thanks the amount of humidity and the rains that discharge at this point of the island.
Agana is covered with laurisilva, one of the most important in the world, this type of forest is only preserved in Canary Islands, Madeira and some islands of the Azores thermophilic forest, the fayal-heath, cardona-tabaibal.
It has an important network of paths through which you can walk and discover the sovereign beauty that comes from the heart of this forest.
It is known both by the name Casa Fuset and by the name of Casa de Franco and is located in the natural environment of Anaga. This house was a large house that was built in the 40s, in the mountain of Moquinal in the Parque Rural de Anaga and from where it is possible to see Bejia, The Batanes among others.
At first the estate belonged to Benito Pérez Armas who was the father-in-law of Lorenzo Martínez Fuset who was a trusted man of the dictator Franco and was in charge of the security of Carmen Polo and daughter of Francisco Franco. The good relationship made him be nicknamed Casa Franco, although it is believed that the caudillo spent some time in it.
The House Fuset was in good condition until 80, then it was left and is currently in a state of abandonment. Around the building there are several legends like that the murderer hid Dámaso Rodríguez alias Maso or El Brujo, during his escape in the Year 91
The most important religious temple in Tacoronte is the Church of Santa Catalina de Alejandría, the municipality's parent church. The Parish is located at El Calvario, where the well-known Calvario de Tacoronte is located.
The Parish of Santa Catalina Mártir de Alejandría was built at the beginning of the 16th century, until it reached the shape of the current temple and received several enlargements until the end of the century. XVIII. It is one of the churches on the island that has the greatest artistic and architectural importance.
Inside the church you can find a lot of artistic elements, Cross of the Century that presides over the parish, the altarpieces that you can see is Saint Catalina, the of the Virgin of Carmen, the one of San Antonio or the Corazón de Jesús, Altarpiece of Crucified or El Calvary and San Francisco or the Immaculate.
Other important elements are the Chapel of the Virgin of the Rosary, Chapel of the Immaculate or San Lorenzo, the chapel of the Ánimas, the one of the Virgen de El Patrocinio or the one of San José etc.
Other elements are the Choir and the Organ, the Pulpit, the Sacristy, canvases of the life of Santa Catalina among others.
Icod de los Vinos has one of the best-known points of interest in the Canarian Archipelago, one of the most proud elements on the island of Tenerife, is the well-known Drago Milenario. The Millenary Drago is an imposing dragon tree, a living National Monument that is located in the park of the same name in the town of Icod in the northern part of the island.
Experts believe that Drago is 800 years old and is part of the park of the same name, with dimensions that are 18 meters high and 20 meters in diameter. In the vicinity of the Drago there is also a wide variety of species of native flora, so both the tree and its surroundings are a must-visit place.
Near the Millenary Drago test St. Mark's Parish and was declared National Monument more than 100 years ago, in 1917. Known by the Latin name of Dracaena Draco is an arboreal portal plant that is part of the Monocotyledonous group with anomalous secondary growth according to experts.
It is important to highlight the importance of the entire environment in which the Drago is located, a reference point for tourism that visits Tenerife.