Taganana and its interpretive trail

Taganana is the big village of the northern slope of Anaga: white houses hanging in a valley closed in by mountains, terraced market gardens and, below, the sea. It lived from exporting sugar and wine, and that is the history told by the interpretive trail the Cabildo has marked out in the village: a 1.08 km circuit, half an hour at a strolling pace, with posts and panels. Its core lies within the Anaga Rural Park and some of its buildings are assets of cultural interest.

What to see

The centre of the village is the parish church of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, where the path down from El Bailadero also ends. From there the walk goes up and down narrow streets and stairs between traditional houses, with views of the rock stacks that close off the valley. Allow an hour if you stop.

Getting there

By car, from Santa Cruz via San Andrés and the TF-12 to El Bailadero, and then the road that drops to Taganana: about 35 minutes. There is little room to park in the village; leave the car where it does not obstruct the locals. Without a car, TITSA bus 946 leaves the Santa Cruz interchange and passes through Taganana; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays it leaves at 6:45, 9:10, 11:40, 14:15, 17:05 and 19:55, and takes about an hour to Almáciga.

What to combine it with

Walking down from El Bailadero along the Azanos path brings you right to the church. And ten minutes by car away is the beach at Roque de las Bodegas, with its eateries.