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The town of Santa María de Guía offers various leisure and sightseeing activities for tourists who enjoy architectural works and natural spaces. If you take a walk through the streets of Santa María de Guía you will discover its beautiful buildings, especially the houses in the town centre which have been painted and decorated. You can lose yourself in a world full of colour and joy, transporting us to the splendour of bygone days. The historic centre was declared a National Historic-Artistic Monument in 1982. The Parish Church is an interesting building to visit, with its neo-classical facade flanked by two lateral towers.

El Julan, a place of great natural beauty and ethnographic importance, is in the southwestern part of El Hierro, next to the Mar de las Calmas. The hillside has been made by a volcano and contains the best hiking trails on the island. The presence of human remains in the local area points to the presence of the Bimbaches, the aboriginal people of El Hierro. There are also petroglyphs of incalculable historical value that indicate the important cultural accomplishments of the ancient people.

Tacoronte is located on the northern slopes of Tenerife. It stretches from the sea and its prominent cliffs, to the Dorsal mountain range, reaching an altitude of 1,200 metres. Tacoronte has haphazardly spread out with the roads and paths that have been added over time. Some old important neighbourhoods are El Casco Urbano, made up of Santa Catalina (the foundation of the city), El Calvario and El Cristo, San Jerónimo, San Juan and La Caridad.

Located in the municipality of Gáldar, this 150-metre-long beach is one of the island’s hidden treasures. Strong waves make it a favourite among expert surfers, and its natural pools of saltwater of varied depths also make it a paradise for swimming. You’ll find a coastal town by the same name next to the beach.

As it is based in the middle of a primarily farming area, winegrowing has become the biggest economic activity for its inhabitants. It also has a traditional bakery. It has an important heritage, including its 18th century single-nave main church, in honour of the Holy Cross, which houses the Holy Wood giving the neighbourhood its name, and a venerated 18th century image of Our Lady of Mercy.

Corona Forestal Natural Park, on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), is a protected environmental area. With a total of 46,612.90 hectares, it is the largest protected natural area in the Canary Islands, 1 extending from about 300 meters above sea level to 2718 meters at Alto de Guajara. The protected area is located on the ridges of Pedro Gil, Abeque and Adeje.

Chipude is a village in the upper part of Vallehermoso which spans the upper midlands in the south-east of the island, bordering the Garajonay National Park. It was one of the first big towns on the island after the Spanish arrived, but in Pre-hispanic times, it was already an important region for ancient Gomerans because of the sacred place for rituals, the Monumento Natural de La Fortaleza. The Feast of the Virgin of Candelaria is celebrated on 15 August, which coincides with the middle of summer, and as Chipude is in the centre, it has become one of the biggest events on the island.

45 hectares of continuous beauty await you at Rambla de Castro. You will walk among a multitude of endangered species such as Canary Island palm trees, tabaibal-cardonal and dragon trees that populate this area. It is also inhabited by a varied fauna, among which you will find birds such as Scopoli's shearwater. And if all these natural values and the spectacular surroundings have pleased you, you should not miss the constructions that you will find in this territory. Visit the chapel dedicated to San Pedro that rises on a hill and dominates the landscape.

Created in 1996, this reserve protects the richest marine area of El Hierro, which has a highly diverse and well-preserved underwater fauna and flora. There are also important populations of cetaceans, including beaked whales, one of the most elusive marine mammals.