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What to see and do in Adeje

What to see and do in Adeje (Tenerife - Suroeste, Santa Cruz de Tenerife): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

2 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Nature · 2 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Adeje

Adeje
Village
A municipality in southwestern Tenerife that was the seat of the menceyato of Adeje, one of the nine Guanche kingdoms into which the island was divided. The last mencey, baptised as don Diego de Adeje, made peace with the Castilians and received land in the area. Colonisation began in 1496 with the distribution of land, and the parish was founded in 1560. On 21 November 1655 Juan Bautista de Ponte obtained for Adeje the title of villa y señorío (town and lordship); in 1811 the lordships were incorporated into the nation, and in 1812 it was established as a municipality. In 2007 it received the distinction of Villa Histórica.
Casa Fuerte de Adeje
Monument
A fortification ordered built by Pedro Ponte, authorised in 1555 and raised in 1556 to defend the coast of Adeje from the frequent pirate and corsair attacks. Almost square in plan and covering around 7,200 square metres, it included a keep, storehouses, granaries, stables, a forge, an oven and an oratory, as well as housing for administrators and workers. For three centuries it was the political, economic and social centre of the lordship of Adeje, which Juan Bautista de Ponte y Pagés obtained by royal decree of King Philip IV on 21 November 1655; in 1666 Charles II granted the family the title of Marquis of Adeje. It is declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection).
Iglesia de Santa Úrsula (Adeje)
Monument
The parish church of Adeje, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), which arose from an early hermitage built in the first decades of the 16th century. It houses the Virgen de la Encarnación, patron saint of the municipality, and the only Baroque representation of the Virgen de Guadalupe preserved in the Canary Islands.
Antiguo convento franciscano de Adeje
Monument
A convent founded in 1679 and declared a monument, whose church survives in relatively good condition within the historic ensemble of Adeje.
Reserva Natural Especial del Barranco del Infierno
Nature
A protected area of 1,843 hectares declared a Special Nature Reserve and an Ecologically Sensitive Area under regional Law 12/1994, formed by a deep ravine with very steep walls that is one of the best-known hiking routes on Tenerife. In August 2009 the death of a German tourist from a falling rock forced its closure; since then access has been regulated, with a limited capacity and prior booking required, and it is closed in rain or high wind due to the risk of rockfalls.
Conjunto histórico de Taucho
Village
A rural settlement in the midlands of Adeje documented since 1496, with likely earlier Guanche presence, which preserves a historic ensemble of traditional architecture.
Parque Nacional del Teide en Adeje
Nature
The municipality of Adeje includes in its upper reaches, around the summit of La Sombrera (2,532 m), part of the Parque Nacional del Teide, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 28 June 2007, as well as land within the Parque Natural de la Corona Forestal.
Semana Santa de Adeje
Curiosity
A re-enactment of the Passion of Christ established in Adeje in 1561, involving around three hundred people as volunteers, one of the oldest documented Holy Week traditions on Tenerife.
Fiestas de la Virgen de la Encarnación y Santa Úrsula
Curiosity
The patronal festivals of Adeje held in October in honour of the Virgen de la Encarnación and Santa Úrsula. On 20 January a further votive procession to San Sebastián also takes place down to the sea, and on the third Sunday after Easter a Marian votive procession passes through the municipality's neighbourhoods.