Teide National Park

Perhaps there are no tourists who would rest on Tenerife and did not visit the Teide National Park. The main attraction of the island attracts travelers from all over the world not only with its unique flora and fauna. The visiting card of the national park is the eponymous active volcano Teide, whose height is over 3500 meters. Climbing him without exaggeration is considered an obligatory ritual on a trip to Tenerife. When climbing the volcano, you can also enjoy all the beauties of the Teide National Park.

The age of this severe natural monument totals more than 5 million years. In 1956 the territory of 135 square meters. Meters around the volcano was declared a nature protection zone, here was founded the national park of Teide (Cañadas del Teide), which includes a huge caldera Cañadas, whose dimensions are about 17 km in diameter.

Around the volcano, many volcanic fragments of frozen black, white and ocher colored lava have survived, which, under the influence of time and natural factors, have become bizarre. The most famous of them even carries its own name, it is the rock of Los Roques de Garcia, which translates as the finger of God - one of the most common symbols of Spain. In 1979, the country even issued bills with the image of Los Roques worth 1,000 pesetas.

For climbing, it's best to use a car (it's easy to rent), although trained tourists are more likely to want to conquer the volcano on foot. The fact is that there is a good asphalt road, along which you can easily climb to a height of more than two thousand meters. Then you can use the cable car and cross another thousand meters up. The cableway operates at any time of the year, although in winter, in bad weather, it is sometimes closed for security reasons.

The so-called volcanic bombs, which can be found on the territory of the park, impress and interest. During the eruption, they were thrown out of the mouth of the volcano. These bombs have a very unusual stuffing. Inside, under the sintered black shell, is a glossy mineral core of olive color. This mineral is called olivine, and it is referred to semiprecious stones.