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 Tenerife - Canary Islands
Tenerife is the largest island in surface area in the
Canaries and is home to Mt. Teide, which, at 3.717 m,
is the highest mountain in Spain. The complex nature of
access and the rugged landscape have led to the conservation
of singular geographical landmarks : the heights of Anaga
and Teno, two lost paradises from the Tertiary Age, where
native plants thrive and the lie of the land is unique.
The crest formed by the north and south slopes is a mountain
chain that culminates in Las Cañadas del Teide
and determines the island's weather.
Despite this, as with practically all the islands, micro-climates
result in the creation of a miniature continent, crammed
with personality, with luxuriant vegetation and scored
by complex terraces, where tradition has forced the local
people to "construct" their own land by "tricking"
the steep hillsides and so be able to grow cereals, vegetables,
potatoes, sugar cane, tobacco, vines, yams, onions and
tomato plants. And when all that was left was a rocky
space, there they built their house. A simple house made
from volcanic stone, with a minimum of wood and tiles,
giving the impression that it has emerged from the basal
pit created by the materials thrown up by the volcano.
 The Islands
Tenerife is one of seven islands that make up the archipelago
known as the Canary Islands, belonging to Spain and located
in the Atlantic Ocean just off the western coast of Africa.
One of the most characteristic aspects of the island -for
which it is considered a genuine paradise- is its year-round
stable climate, ranging from 25º to 28º Celsius
along its coastlines.
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Hotels in Tenerife
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Apartments in
Tenerife
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Rural Houses
in Tenerife
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Rent a Car in
Tenerife
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