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Guinate

The village of Guinate is in the north of Lanzarote. It’s a small farming village set in a fertile meseta at an altitude of around 300 metres with gorgeous views of the Chinijo Archipelago.

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Fataga Ravine

The Fataga Ravine is a peculiar geomorphological unit, which due to its characteristics and high scenic value, forms a landscape of first magnitude and great beauty. It is home to well-preserved natural habitats, such as the magnificent palm groves along the riverbed and the escarpment habitats. The latter is home to some rare and endangered plants such as the Limonium preauxii or the Ruta oreojasme. Also noteworthy is the presence of junipers at the top of the eastern slope of the middle zone of the ravine.

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Tanajara Viewpoint

This lookout point offers a wide perspective of the Sea of Las Calmas, and the slope of El Julan, topped at this southern end by the volcanoes of La Restinga. From here we can see the strength of the volcanic ridge or riff, which culminates in La Restinga with more than 200 volcanic cones. This lookout point was a privileged vantage point to watch the volcanic stain over the sea during the submarine eruptive episode of La Restinga. The sunsets contemplated from Tanajara have a special charm.

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San Antonio Viewpoint

The San Antonio volcano lookout point is located in the south of La Palma, in the area known as Cumbre Vieja, in Fuencaliente, at an altitude of 633 meters above sea level. The San Antonio volcano lookout point has a visitor center. The lookout point is located on a trail above a volcano that erupted in 1677. From there you can see another, much more recent one (the Teneguía, which awoke in 1971). One of the two malvasia grape-growing areas on the island is located on the lava flows of the first one. While during the day this lookout point offers spectacular views of the crater and the slopes of the volcano, at night it becomes a real window to the universe.

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Roque Nublo Viewpoint

Located in the central municipality of Tejeda, on the island of Gran Canaria, Roque Nublo is considered one of the largest natural crags in the world. Of special significance for the islanders, this volcanic rock rises eighty meters above its base and 1,813 meters above the sea. A former place of worship for the aborigines, the entire area around it was declared a protected natural area in 1987 and a rural park seven years later. Its enormous presence is only surpassed in height by the peak of Las Nieves, with 1,949 meters, the highest place in Gran Canaria.

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Montaña Colorada Viewpoint

Here you will find a south-facing lookout point that offers suggestive views of Montaña Bermeja and the slopes of Arafo. Located in the Natural Park of the Corona Forestal, you have a large parking lot where you can park without hassle and granting you a beautiful view of the southern pine forest.

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Los Andenes Viewpoint

Los Andenes Lookout Point is located in the north of the Caldera de Taburiente a few kilometers from the Roque de Los Muchachos Lookout Point and is located at an altitude of 2,000 meters. From here you can see, almost in its entirety, the bed of the Angustias Ravine in the interior of La Caldera de Taburiente National Park and the Integral Natural Reserve of Pinar de Garafía to the north of it.

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La Corona Viewpoint

You are before one of the most spectacular lookout points of the island, which will allow you to see the entire Orotava Valley, as well as the beautiful and fertile northwest of the island. It is also one of the favorite spots for paragliders to start a flight. Feel the thrill of flying just by looking out and watching.

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Isora Viewpoint

In the town of Isora, in Valverde, there is an amazing lookout point at the top of a 1,000-metre-high cliff with views towards the area of ​​Las Playas and the entire Atlantic Ocean.

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Guise y Ayose Viewpoint

The viewpoint of Guise and Ayoze is along the FV-30, at the top of the pass used to access the historic town of Betancuria. The monument contains two four-metre-tall bronze sculptures of aboriginal kings. Towards the north, the location is a great place to appreciate the rugged hills of the local landscape and, to the south, there is a vista of the ravine that descends towards Betancuria. The area is protected under the declaration of the Betancuria Rural Park. Such is its natural beauty, the location was put forward as one of the first cases in the Spanish Arid Zones National Park proposal.