Routes around the municipality
Strolling through the city centre of Santa Cruz, visitors will come across the traditional street of
Calle de La Noria, with its wide array of restaurants and bars, the shopping areas all around
Calle del Castillo, and pretty gardens decorating the squares and parks. But one of the things that most takes tourists by surprise is the amount of
sculptures by international artists adorning the avenues of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
There is a walking route to explore them all starting at
Rambla de Santa Cruz, a boulevard that crosses the city and is full of thriving Indian laurels. At the point where it crosses
Avenida Reyes Católicos you will see
“Móvil”, a spectacular work of art by
Francisco Sobrino, standing near to the bronze statue of
“Femme Bouteille” by Joan Miró. Walking on along the boulevard you will come to the
“Guerrero Goslar” by Henry Moore, “Ejecutores y ejecutados” by Xavier Corberó, “Nivel” by Joaquín Rubio, and more. Near to this last figure is the
García Sanabria Park, which also houses a series of works from the
1st International Street Sculpture Exhibition. After a slight detour through the park, visitors can return to the boulevard to see the striking work of
Jaumé Plensa called “Islas” which shows a series of artists' names hanging from trees, and
“Lady Tenerife” by Martín Chirino.
Approved trails in the municipality
Santa Cruz de Tenerife lies near the Anaga mountain range, a humid forest area of great natural and geographical significance. The municipality therefore has a number of approved trails in Anaga Country Park, such as the PR-TF 2 linking the hamlet of Taborno to the district of Valleseco, on the city's coast. This trail leads hikers through various ecosystems with vegetation such as Macronesian heath and tree heath, as well as several old hamlets. This is an intermediate trail where it is advisable to wear reflective clothing as part of the trail is by the roadside. The downhill walk of PR-TF 5 Chamorga - Igueste de San Andrés is suitable only for more experienced hikers: The route starts at La Cumbrilla and El Lomo de las Bodegas, where it heads downwards to Igueste de San Andrés over a series of steep hills and uneven terrain. There is also the circular PR-TF 6 trail that journeys across Las Palmas de Anaga and El Draguillo. The PR-TF 8 is another circular trail that takes 7 hours and is intermediate in difficulty, passing Afur, Taganana and the Tamadite ravine.