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Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a very friendly town with 211.930 inhabitants. The first things to call your attention will be its beautiful parks, as Park García Sanabria, and its lively streets. Many cruisers from all the world touch at its picturesque port, which is surrounded by high rocks. The port area is the town's real center:Plaza de España, with its Cabildo Insular,  eat of the museums of archaeology and anthropology, and Plaza de la Candelaria with its impressive 17th century Carta Palace.More sights are the baroque church Iglesia de la Concepción, the Museum of Painting and Scultpure and the castle Castillo de Paso Alto Close to Santa Cruz there are the beaches Las Gaviotas and Las Teresitas, and a nice destination of an excursion might be the mountain Monte de la Esperanza, located at 20 kilometers from the town, offering an outstanding view over all the island. |
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Puerto de la Cruz is Tenerife's most visited site, and due to its favored climate one of the most visited towns of Spain all the year through. Its picturesque townscape alone makes it worth a visit, but there are many attractions more: The famous Playa de Martianez is a most beautiful complex of natural basins, with the exciting architectonical works of Cesar Manrique and most modern installations as additional attractions.Loro Park is another main attraction. Its name comes from the numberless parrots in those beautiful tropical gardens, but most impressive are certainly the spectacular performances of dolphins. Highly interesting as well is the park Jardín de Aclimatación, between Puerto de la Cruz and Orotava, which was created in 18th century and offers a great variety of plants from all the world. Worth visiting are as well the navigation museum Museo Naval de la Casa Iriarte, the fortress Castillo de San Felipe and the church Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia. |