Tenerife Encourages Rural Tourism

The Spanish island of Tenerife is a popular destinationmountain range used by trekkers in the Anaga Rural
for tourists seeking its volcanic sand beaches, lunarPark.
landscape and sub tropical climate. IncreasinglyDiscovering the island is easy. Tenerife Tourism
dependent on tourism, the Tenerife TourismCorporation website provides car, mountain bike and
Corporation are now promoting the attractions of thewalking 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 thetourists and locals on local and long distance bus
Atlantic Ocean. The island contains busy resorts likeroutes. An average short journey by taxi in any of the
Playa de las Américas that benefit from the hottowns will cost between 5 and 10 euros.
weather south of the Island. Resorts such as PuertoCar hire in Tenerife has also become popular. You can
de la Cruz in the north are more humid and mildhire a variety of cars including convertibles, four wheel
offering a comparably relaxed holiday. With andrives or motorbikes from most towns on the island.
average temperature of 23 degrees the climate is theDriving 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 goldenIcod 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 alocal roads you can begin to appreciate the diversity
whole lot more to explore. Some of the highlightsof Tenerife's municipalities via the island's steep and
include: the spectacular cliffs of Los Gigantes inwinding roads, narrow city streets and mountain views.
Santiago del Teide that tower more than 900 metresWith continued coastal development around the island,
over the Ocean; the lunar landscape caused bythe 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