Teide
Teide rises to 3,718 metres, making it Spain’s highest peak, and it dominates the centre of Tenerife with a profile you can recognise from almost anywhere on the island. The Spanish name, El Teide, usually refers to the volcano itself, while the surrounding landscape is protected as Teide National Park, one of Spain’s most visited national parks. This mountain is also a reminder of how young the island’s surface really is in geological terms: Teide grew out of volcanic activity that shaped Tenerife’s interior into lava fields, cones, and stark high-altitude plains. The park’s surreal colours and exposed rock earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 2007, and the summit area has long drawn scientists as well as travellers. If you hear people mention the Teleférico del Teide, they mean the cable car that climbs partway up the volcano and has turned this into one of the island’s most famous viewpoints. …
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