Tenerife Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide Tenerife is home to Spain's highest mountain. Find your favourite guanchinche, where locals know which family restaurants serve their own wine and which mountain trails avoid the crowds. Updated 2025. Skip the overpriced restaurants in Las Am ricas and crowded cable car queues. This local expert guide reveals traditional guachinches in La Orotava where farming families serve homemade Canarian food with their own harvest wine, authentic fishing villages like La Caleta where Casa del Mar has served the freshest catch for 40 years, and mountain trails through ancient laurel forests that feel prehistoric. Navigate Tenerife's incredible diversity with Marco Polo's signature pull-out maps connecting coastal villages to volcanic highlands. From north coast guachinches where locals gather for grilled rabbit with salmorejo sauce to hidden black volcanic beaches where Atlantic waves crash against dramatic cliffs, experience authentic Canarian island life. What You'll Discover: Secret Tenerife authentic dining - family-run guachinches serving traditional rabbit, fresh local cheeses with honey, and homemade harvest wines Tenerife navigation mastery - Marco Polo's pull-out map with mountain routes, coastal connections, and village access Authentic Canarian food culture - guachinche customs, local wine traditions, and farming family recipes passed down generations Tenerife cultural confidence - Canarian customs, volcanic knowledge, and essential Spanish phrases for connections Budget-friendly volcanic adventures - free national park trails, local transport wisdom, and money-saving secrets Perfect for nature lovers, couples, or adventure seekers wanting authentic Spain - this guide reveals why locals call their restaurants "guachinches" and open them only during harvest season. From sunrise hikes through ancient forests to evening meals where wine flows from family barrels, discover the Tenerife tourists rarely find. Tenerife is more than package holidays and volcanic tours - it's morning mist rolling through laurel forests, gatherings in family guachinches sharing harvest stories, and the deep satisfaction of eating and drinking somewhere where the ingredients and people are passionately local. Find your way with Marco Polo.
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36 Regional Overview 38 The Northwest & Teide National Park 42 Puerto de la Cruz & Around 50 La Orotava & Around 54 Icod de los Vinos & Around 56 Garachico & Around 61 Parque Nacional del Teide 66 The Northeast 70 Santa Cruz de Tenerife & Around 76 La Laguna & Around 81 Tacoronte & Around 83 Bajamar & Punta del Hidalgo & Around 84 Montanas de Anaga 86 The Southeast 90 Candelaria 91 Gueimar & Around 93 El Medano & Around 96 Vilaflor 98 The Southwest 102 Los Cristianos & Around 107 Playa de las Americas/Costa Adeje & Around 116 Los Gigantes & Around
