Tenerife

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El Teide

Together with the islands of La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, Tenerife constitutes the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which together with the province of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria constitutes the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. An island of abrupt landscapes and volcanic origins, its range of varying micro-climates have created a territory of contrasting landscapes, from the Teide National Park, whose 3,718-metre peak is the highest point in Spain, to the dense laurel forests in the Anaga and Teno mountain ranges and the extensive pine forests in the higher mountains, passing through the almost desert-like areas to the south with their drought-resistant vegetation, or the purely volcanic landscapes such as Malpaís de Güímar. Tenerife also has natural beaches the likes of the one in El Médano, with the adjacent protected area of Montaña Roja. Practically half of the island is covered by some form of protection scheme, all of which are included in the Canary Network of Protected Natural Areas.

Known internationally as the “Island of Eternal Spring”, this climatic epithet is due largely to the Trade Winds. Generally speaking, Tenerife’s climate is moderate, warm and very mild all year round. There are no cold periods nor suffocating heat. The average temperatures fluctuate between 17-18°C in winter and 24-25° in summer, although these are relative, average temperatures. There are major contrasts in the winter, when it is possible to bask in the sun on the coast and play in the snow 3,000 metres up on Mount Teide.

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