EL DRAGO PARK

Next to the parish church of San Marcos

The Parque del Drago, or Drago Park, is the main attraction of Icod de los Vinos.

The famous "thousand-year-old Dragon" (although its age is officially 800 years) is one of the most important natural, cultural and historic symbols of the Canary Islnds.

The Icod Dragon tree (Dracaena draco canariensis), considered the oldest specimen on the islands, is 17 metres tall and measures some 20 metres around the base.

A garden of endemic species has been created around the tree, which is especially enriching and illustrative for visitors, with small dragon trees, cactus spurge, sweet spurge, etc.

There are other interesting plants in the church square.

EL DRAGO BUTTERFLY HOUSE

Avenida de Canarias, s/n
38430 Icod de los Vinos
Tel: 922 815167 Fax: 922 815167
Visiting times: 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daily

An indoor tropical garden. Nearly 100 species of free flying butterflies in the garden, from every continent. You can also visit the breeding station and see the different phases of their biological cycle (egg, caterpillar, pupa).

LORO PARQUE (Zoo & Show)

Punta Brava, Puerto de la Cruz
Tel: 922 37 38 41
Fax: 922 375 021

Opening Times:
Entrance: from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closes: 6.30 p.m.
Transport: Free from Playa Martiánez (Avda. Colón) - Loro Parque, every 20 minutes.

Loro Parque is a paradise of tropical gardens and a new zoo concept, with many attractions and the largest collection of parrots in the world, all in an area of 120,000 square metres.

An incomparable dolphin show, parrot show, free-flying birds, sea-lion show, Lorovision, Orchid House, the best Aquarium in Europe, sharks viewed from the longest underwater tunnel in the world (18.5 metres), tiger island, gorilla jungle, bat cave, Gambian market and Thai village.

Sea-lion show: 10.50 a.m. - 12.20 a.m. - 2.20 p.m. and 4.20 p.m.
Dolphin shows: 10.10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Parrot shows: 10.05 a.m. - 11 a.m. - 12.55 a.m. - 2.10 p.m. - 3 p.m. - 4.10 p.m. and 5.50 p.m.

This magnificent zoo has recently been awarded the City´s Gold Medal.

AGUILAS DEL TEIDE ECOLOGICAL PARK

Carretera de Los Cristianos - Arona Km 3
ARONA Tenerife South
TELEPHONE: 922 753131 / 922 753001 / 922 753063
VISITING TIMES: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Summer: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A tour around 72,000 m2 or exuberant vegetation, with a remarkable collection of birds of prey as the outstanding feature. Penguins, hippopotamus, pelicans and crocodiles also on show in surroundings that faithfully reflect the natural habitat of each species.

Pueblo Chico (Theme Park)

Northern Motorway TF-5 (Exit 35)
Camino Cruz de los Martillos, 62
38300 La Orotava
Tel. 922 334 060 ; Fax 922 320 669

PUEBLO CHICO is the first city to be created in miniature in the Canary Islands, reproducing emblematic landscapes and buildings from all the islands in 60 1:25 scale models. It brings together History, Culture, Art, Technology, Nature and Leisure under the same roof, as part of a new and highly spectacular theme concept. It is designed as an open air museum where visitors can contemplate the most representative architecture, customs and sites of the islands with special effects of lighting, sound and movement, all in a total surface area of some 20,000 square metres. Another interesting point about this park is its interactive nature: all the attractions are supported by special lighting, sound and movement effects. Services - Cafeteria - Halls for presentations - Souvenir shop - adapted to the needs of the disabled - Botanic gardens on the premises.

GARCIA SANABRIA PARK

Address: In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, between Calle Numancia, Calle Méndez Núñez,
Calle Dr. José Naveiras and Rambla del General Franco.
Tel: 922 606099 (Parks and Gardens Office)
Open: Permanently open
Entrance: Free

It covers an area of 67,230 square metres. It was started thanks to a popular collection. The project was approved by Mayor García Sanabria in 1926.

There are several valuable sculptures in the park, some from the I Exhibition of Street Sculptures, by artists like Pablo Serrano and José Guinovart. It also contains busts of famous people of the city, and many plants and trees that are catalogued like in a Botanical Gardens.

There is a monument to García Sanabria (1938) in the centre of the park, the work of expressionist sculptor Francisco Borges Salas, and designed by architect Marrero Regalado, "La Fecundidad" is next to the monument.

La Rosaleda makes an interesting walk, as does Los Bambúes and Las Casuarinas paths, the latter is near the floral clock.

LA GRANJA PARK

Built in 1976, it covers 64,310 square metres.

There are tree lined paths, including species of Canary Island palms, dragon trees.

There are also exotic species in the park, such as American walnut, ombu, groves of royal palms, etc. In one of its, squares, there is a sculpture dedicated to Felix Rodríguez de la Fuente, the work of María Belén Morales.

BOTANICAL GARDENS

C/ Retama, 2 38400 Puerto de la Cruz
Open: (daily)

Gardens
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (1st of April - 30th September)
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (1st October - 31st March)
Closed: 1st January, Good Friday and 25th December

Library and Herb Garden: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Tel and Fax: 922 383572 / 922 371596

La Orotava Acclimatisation Gardens was created by Royal Order of Carlos III on the 17th of August, 1788, due to the need to cultivate species from the tropics somewhere in Spain with a suitable climate. The intervention of Alonso de Nava y Grimón, VI Marquis de Villanueva del Prado was essential both in the decision making and also to establish and develop the gardens in the early stages. In 1790, the plans and memo were drawn up and work starts on the plans drawn by Nicolás Eduardo, architect from La Laguna. In 1792, 35 new plantations are started.

It has major collections of tropical and sub-tropical plants, with special emphasis on varieties of palms such as Bromeliacea, Araceas and Moracea. There are many plants and trees that are interesting because of their beauty, size, age, rarity or remote place of origin.