Tag: Stargazing

First time in Tenerife? Mount Teide, whale watching and the island’s best old towns

Spain's highest mountain doesn't stand on the mainland. It rises straight out of the Atlantic, a few hours' flight from home, and on a...

How to visit Mount Teide - Cable car, summit permit and the hike to Spain’s highest peak

Measured from the seabed, it rises around 7,500 metres. Only two volcanoes on Earth are bigger, and both are in Hawaii.Mount Teide is the...

Visiting Teide National Park - Roques de García, crater viewpoints and some of Europe’s best stargazing

Drive an hour uphill from the beach and the air turns thin and cool, the pines give way to lava, and you find yourself...