Puerto de la Cruz

El Puerto de la Cruz is a small coastal town of the northern coast of Tenerife. It is a town with a pretty historical area, besides this, it receives a lot of tourism in its numerous hotels.

In general, the southern coast is more popular, since the weather is usually better in the south of the island, but in Puerto de la Cruz there is a lot of tourism. The majority of people go there for the day, to visit the famous Loro Parque. But the center of town, with its ancient colonial houses, the port and streets are also worth a visit.

The town is near the city of Orotava, and it is reached with the Titsa buses.

I found really surprising the port of this city. The city is built around it. However, at first I thought it was a bit small but, one must know that it is an ancient Atlantic port, so you can’t really compare it to other Mediterranean ports (like I did at the beginning).

The city receives a lot of tourism, but if I closed my eyes I could imagine galleons making a stop on its way to America. In the port’s surroundings there were many places where one could drink an aperitif under the warm sun of Canarias. You could also see the remainders of some festival. It was, without a doubt, a special

Puerto de la Cruz is a small coastal town located in the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife. This town (very focused on tourism) is perfect as a base for our visit to Tenerife.

It is located only 30 km away from the airport and, most importantly, it has not been invaded by the massive tourism of the south of the island (the Cristianos area).

It has a very nice promenade and historical center, great for an evening walk since it is full of stores, bars and restaurants.

The fishing port of Puerto de la Cruz is located next to the old part of the town. It is great for walking and usually has a fair.

There are good places to eat and there's also a beach, a special one for its black sand. There are also pools, artificial ones but the water is 100% natural. I would definitely recommend.

Much greener than southern side.