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What to see and do in Granadilla de Abona

What to see and do in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife - Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 4 Nature · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Granadilla de Abona

Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua (Granadilla) 1.2 km

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What to see and do in Granadilla de Abona

Granadilla de Abona
Village
A municipality in southeastern Tenerife built over the old menceyato of Abona. In 1503 Alonso Fernández de Lugo granted this territory to Gonzalo Suárez de Quemada, and in the mid-16th century the Portuguese Gonzalo González Zarco founded the town around the Fuente del Lugar. It became a municipality in 1812 and Alfonso XIII granted it the title of villa in 1908; until that year it was known simply as Granadilla. It is today the fourth most populous municipality on Tenerife.
Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua (Granadilla)
Monument
The main parish church of the town centre of Granadilla de Abona, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), which grew out of a hermitage raised to parish status in 1617.
Convento franciscano de San Luis Obispo
Monument
A convent founded in 1665, destroyed by fire in 1745 and again, after restoration, in 1963 and 1991. The February 1963 fire caused 23 deaths.
Llegada de la flota de Magallanes a La Tejita
Historical milestone
On 1 October 1519 the fleet of Ferdinand Magellan, on his first voyage of circumnavigation, arrived at the beach of La Tejita and put in at the cove of Montaña Roja. The municipal coat of arms of Granadilla de Abona commemorates the episode by depicting the ship Santa María de la Victoria.
Montaña Roja y playa de El Médano
Nature
A Special Nature Reserve formed by a coastal volcanic cone joined to land by an isthmus of volcanic material, with an important dune system linked to the beach of El Médano, one of the best-known windsurfing and kitesurfing spots in the Canary Islands.
Montaña Pelada
Nature
A natural monument formed by an explosion crater created by the interaction between rising magma and seawater, located on the coast of Granadilla de Abona next to Montaña Roja.
Montaña Guajara
Nature
At 2,715 metres, it is the highest point in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona and the second-highest summit on Tenerife after Mount Teide; it lies within the area of the Parque Nacional del Teide and the Parque Natural de la Corona Forestal, which extends into the municipality.
Parque Nacional del Teide en Granadilla de Abona
Nature
Part of the territory of Granadilla de Abona, in its upper reaches, falls within the Parque Nacional del Teide, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 28 June 2007.
Danza de las Varas
Curiosity
A traditional dance performed in the settlements of Chimiche, Los Abrigos, Casablanca and Las Vegas during the festivals of the Virgen del Carmen, Santa Ana and Nuestra Señora del Pilar.
Fiesta mayor de San Antonio de Padua
Curiosity
The main festival of Granadilla de Abona in honour of its patron saint, with galas, a pilgrimage and the Encuentro Insular del Juego del Palo Canario (Island Gathering of Canarian Stick-Fighting).