Discover 8 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Macizo de Anaga (Spain). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Playa de Benijo, Semáforo de Anaga, and Playa San Roque. Also, be sure to include Punta de Anaga Lighthouse in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Macizo de Anaga (Canary Islands).
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Playa de Benijo
Benijo beach is a wild beach located on the coast of the hamlet that gives it its name, north of the Anaga district, in the vicinity of the village of Taganana, to which it belongs, in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Specifically, it is located between Roque Benijo and Roque La Rapadura, in the rural park of Anaga.
Address: Carretera de Taganana TF-134, Macizo de Anaga
Semáforo de Anaga
The Semáforo de Anaga or Semáforo de Igueste is a former semaphore station located near Igueste, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Opened in 1895, it operated until 1970, after which it was abandoned.[1]
Playa San Roque
Roque de las Bodegas beach, or Roque beach, is located between Almáciga and Taganana, in the north of the Anaga massif, Tenerife. With fine, dark-coloured sand of volcanic origin, Roque beach is the most popular and familiar of the bathing areas in the north of Anaga, as its swell is usually lower than on the nearby beaches of Almáciga and Benijo.
The beach has a jetty (located on a rock that enters the sea) and an offer in bars, restaurants and apartments.
Punta de Anaga Lighthouse
Also known as: Faro de Anaga
Tourist attraction in Spain. The Punta de Anaga Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Tenerife, in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Punta de Anaga is the most northerly point on the island, and is where the Anaga mountain range meets the sea.
It was originally proposed to construct a second order lighthouse on the Savage Islands, which lie 165 km north of Tenerife. But the sovereignty of the islands was an issue, so a first order light was commissioned at Punta de Anaga instead.[2]
Playa de Antequera
Antequera beach is located on the southern coast of the Anaga massif, belonging to the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and located near Igueste de San Andrés.
It is characteristic for having a fine golden sand of volcanic origin, unusual on the island of Tenerife. Since there is no access by road, and on foot is very complicated, it is usually accessed by boat from Santa Cruz or San Andrés, counting the beach with a pier.
Its natural beauty and its difficult access make this beach a frequent destination for hikers and nudists.
Roque Anambro
The Anambro rock is a volcanic dome located in the Anaga massif, on the island of Tenerife -Canary Islands, Spain-. It reaches an altitude of 864 meters above sea level. It is a phonolitic piton in the shape of a vertical needle with a visible height of about 75 m. The Anambro rock, together with the Roque Chinobre, establish the southern border of the integral natural reserve of Pijaral, and constitute two singular elements of the landscape, of scientific, geological and geomorphological interest.
Roque Chinobre
Piedra Chinobre is a volcanic rock or piton located in the massif of Anaga, on the island of Tenerife -Canary Islands, Spain- that reaches an altitude of 910 meters above sea level. The Piedra Chinobre together with the Anambro rock establish the southern border of the integral natural reserve of Pijaral, and constitute two singular elements of the landscape, of scientific, geological and geomorphological interest.
Although in the past it was accessible on foot along a narrow path and from it you could have a panoramic view of the entire Anaga massif, its ascent has been prohibited because at the apex of the rock, occupying a small area, grows one of the few populations of the Anaga violet Viola anagae, an endemism of the island very scarce that can only be found in the surroundings of this rock, being the top of this the only place where it is abundant.
Roque de Taborno
Roque de Taborno is one of the most characteristic geological features of the Anaga Massif, on the island of Tenerife.
This rock, also formerly known as Fortaleza de Taborno or Anaga, is a basaltic rock shaped pillar of 706 meters above sea level, product of the erosion of the land of which it was part in a remote time.
It is located on a ridge that separates the ravines of Taborno and Tamadiste, near the hamlet of the same name.