About Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

Where the sea ends and the valley begins lies a little coastal village… …..there and then I ask for a grace: The grace to be able to return:

A famous woman writer dedicated these words to Puerto de la Cruz, in what was to be her leave taking of the village that had captivated her. Many years have passed and we have changed a lot. However the tourists who come every year still have the same feeling about the place. Many fulfil a promise in finding here a sensation of comfort and rest which makes Puerto a favourite tourist resort. We like to come back to the fishing harbour, the walks along the boulevards next to the sea and see the café terraces open all year round and perhaps enjoy those books we never had time to finish and let one minds relax in the agreeable coming and going of passers by and the silence of the coastal horizon.

Our visitors are charmed by the different pace of time they find here, where there is no hurry and they can pass the time in agreeable contemplation of the scenery, and savour a fresh fish and a good glass of wine on the balcony of a restaurant.

Puerto is a mixture of sea and old and new streets in unchanging time which blends surprisingly with a modern tourist industry. Nearly a million tourists use the 30000 (thirty thousand) beds available and in spite of progress, Puerto is still an attractive place to visit.

The Canaries are the only area of Europe where one can really enjoy a good climate in winter. Puerto de la Cruz, situated on the coast, has the privilege of an all year round temperature climate into a medium of 19ºC in winter and 25ºC in summer. Our special microclimate is defined as “healthy and agreeable, not to hot and not too cold” and was recommended in the XIX century by the British Medical Society for the recovery of many patients who needed a benign climate.

The peak of Teide is the higher mountain in Spain, overlooking the valley of Orotava and only 9 km away from Puerto and the sea we have many suggestions for places to visit (visit “Donde ir”) but you must see the fishing harbour, Botanical Gardens, Playa Jardín, Costa Martiánez, Plaza del Charco, Parque Taoro, Loro Parque and Playa San Telmo.