| The Spanish island of Tenerife is a popular destination | | | | mountain range used by trekkers in the Anaga Rural |
| for tourists seeking its volcanic sand beaches, lunar | | | | Park. |
| landscape and sub tropical climate. Increasingly | | | | Discovering the island is easy. Tenerife Tourism |
| dependent on tourism, the Tenerife Tourism | | | | Corporation website provides car, mountain bike and |
| Corporation are now promoting the attractions of the | | | | walking routes complete with useful trail maps. A |
| island's lesser known regions - called municipalities. | | | | network of buses called 'Guaguas' will transport |
| Tenerife is one of the largest Canary Islands in the | | | | tourists and locals on local and long distance bus |
| Atlantic Ocean. The island contains busy resorts like | | | | routes. An average short journey by taxi in any of the |
| Playa de las Américas that benefit from the hot | | | | towns will cost between 5 and 10 euros. |
| weather south of the Island. Resorts such as Puerto | | | | Car hire in Tenerife has also become popular. You can |
| de la Cruz in the north are more humid and mild | | | | hire a variety of cars including convertibles, four wheel |
| offering a comparably relaxed holiday. With an | | | | drives or motorbikes from most towns on the island. |
| average temperature of 23 degrees the climate is the | | | | Driving in Tenerife is made easy by the motorway |
| main reason for visiting Tenerife at any time of the | | | | (autopista del sur and autopista del norte) that circles |
| year. | | | | the island. This links all main towns except Adeje to |
| However, Tenerife is more than just long golden | | | | Icod de los Vinos in the West which is reached by a |
| beaches. With volcanic areas, abrupt ravines, | | | | small mountain road. Away from the motorway on |
| black-sand coves and nature reserves there is a | | | | local roads you can begin to appreciate the diversity |
| whole lot more to explore. Some of the highlights | | | | of Tenerife's municipalities via the island's steep and |
| include: the spectacular cliffs of Los Gigantes in | | | | winding roads, narrow city streets and mountain views. |
| Santiago del Teide that tower more than 900 metres | | | | With continued coastal development around the island, |
| over the Ocean; the lunar landscape caused by | | | | the more adventurous tourist can appreciate the |
| erosion on the volcanic rock in Granadilla de Abona; | | | | change from resort holiday to island discovery. |
| and the network of ancient tracks over the Anaga | | | | |