Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest island of the archipelago. There are most varied landscapes: a mountain range with the mighty volcanic crater Canãdas del Teide, with a diameter of 20 kilometers, and the 3.718 meters high Teide in its center; extremely fertile valleys with important cultures of bananas and tomatoes; and a seaside offering as well beautiful steep coasts as wide beaches of fine sand. Santa Cruz, the island's capital, and Puerto de la Cruz, are the centers of international tourism. The islands greatest and best known beaches, among them Playa de las Americas and Los Cristianos. National Park El Teide is an incredible landscape of volcanos, showing unusual forms of life.