Tenerife, situated right in the centre of the Canarian archipelago, is the island with the most surface area (2,050 square km.). This is where we find Mt. Teide, which, in addition to being the highest peak in all of Spain at 3,717 metres, also belongs to one of the most important natural national parks in existence, Las Cañadas, which covers in the centre of the island at an average altitude of 2,200 metres.

The climatological variety of the island is reflected in the landscape, the northern coast being green and cool with a great variety of crops, while the southern part of the island offers us an arid and desert-like scenery influenced also partially by its volcanic terrain.

In Tenerife, in addition to its capital city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, one finds various other cities of character and importance. These include La Laguna (a cultural city and part of the national heritage, since it was the first to be contructed), La Orotava (noted for its great houses built in a pure Canary style with beautiful balconies and its marvellous valley), El Puerto de la Cruz (one of the most important touristic areas on the island which still preserves part of its charm as a fishing village and in which the "Lago Martiánez" is one of the highlights), Icod de los Vinos (with its famous Drago tree and its butterfly sanctuary), and El Sauzal (considered one of the cleanest and prettiest towns to be in Spain. The area of El Sauzal is also known for having one of the best climates on the island.