Berlitz: Tenerife Pocket Guide

Turn left at the top of the Rambla for the Casa Fuerte, and then up to Otelo, the restaurant at the entry point to the Barranco del Infiern

Jardín Botánico in Puerto de la Cruz. The Jardín Tropical in Playa de las Américas also has a substantial collection.

Interesting fruit to try includes prickly pear, chirimoya or custard apples and níspero, small yellow medlars that ripen in May.

Parking San Agustín’

prehistoric Tertiary period,

starting point of a visit should be the Plaza del Adelantado.

Calle Obispo Rey Redondo leads along the blank wall of the convent, past three 17th-century mansions which make this the most impressive corner of town.

best view of La Laguna is from the Mirador Jardín in the Monte de las Mercede

Mirador del Pico del Inglés, one of the best viewpoints on the island

Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre E