Santa Cruz de Tenerife Canary Islands

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Costa Smeralda

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1 March 6 nights Round-trip from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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28 March 11 days One-way from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Genoa
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28 March 17 days One-way from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Civitavecchia-Rome
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29 March 17 nights One-way from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Civitavecchia-Rome
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29 March 10 nights One-way from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Marseille
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Wind Spirit

Wind Spirit

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Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Cruise Port Guide

Seen from the sea, Santa Cruz de Tenerife presents itself in three layers: the port cranes, the spectacular white sail of its auditorium and, far behind, the mass of Mount Teide, Spain's highest peak at 3,718 metres. Tenerife's capital is a lively, commercial city, not merely a gateway: it deserves some of your time before you head off to the island's landscapes. Ships moor at the south pier; a free shuttle links the terminal to Plaza de España, on the edge of downtown; you can also walk along the breakwater to get a sense of the maritime traffic.

The beating heart of the capital

Around the large pool of Plaza de España, designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, pedestrian streets climb toward Plaza de la Candelaria and the shopping artery of Calle Castillo. The Church of La Concepción, with its volcanic-stone bell tower, preserves the memory of the origins of the city, founded in 1494. A little farther on, the Nuestra Señora de África market gathers tropical fruit, island cheeses and churro counters beneath its ochre arcades: it's the best place to feel the city's pulse, a cortado in hand. The stalls overflow with mangoes, papayas and bananas from the archipelago, and the fishmongers cut up the morning's catch amid a cheerful racket.

The auditorium and the gardens

On the waterfront, the Auditorio de Tenerife, a work by architect Santiago Calatrava inaugurated in 2003, spreads its white arc above the waves like a frozen breaker; it has become the city's emblem. At the other end of downtown, García Sanabria Park mixes contemporary sculptures, flame trees and giant ficus: locals push strollers and read newspapers there in the shade of the subtropical vegetation. Botany buffs continue on to the Palmetum, a collection palm garden laid out on a former seaside landfill, a successful example of green reclamation.

La Laguna, the university elder

A tram leaves from downtown and climbs in about forty minutes to San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the island's first capital and a UNESCO World Heritage city. Its grid of colonial streets, a prototype for Spanish cities in the Americas, lines up palaces with carved portals, patios with wooden balustrades and peaceful convents. The student atmosphere — the university draws young people from across the archipelago — fills the cafés on the little squares. It's the simplest and one of the most rewarding excursions of the port call.

From golden sand to volcano

Seven kilometres to the north, Las Teresitas beach unrolls a ribbon of golden sand, imported from the Sahara in the 1970s, between a palm grove and a breakwater that tames the ocean: city buses get there in twenty minutes. More ambitious excursions head for Teide National Park: the road crosses pine forests and lava flows to a lunar landscape of craters and spires, more than 2,000 metres above sea level. Allow a good half day, rewarded with panoramas of rare breadth.

Port call landmarksDetails
DockingSouth pier, free shuttle to Plaza de España
La Laguna (UNESCO)Direct tram, about 40 minutes
Las TeresitasBeach 7 km away, city bus
Teide National ParkHalf-day excursion

A capital that doesn't pose

Santa Cruz doesn't try to charm at all costs: it works, trades, studies and parties — its carnival, one of the largest in the world after Rio's, electrifies the city every winter. Passengers who have taken the time to explore its squares and its market leave with the image of a self-assured Atlantic city, set against its volcano as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Frequently Asked Questions

At the south mole. A free shuttle links the terminal to the Plaza de España on the edge of the centre; you can also walk the breakwater and take in the scale of the port traffic.
It is worth seeing. This is a busy commercial city, not merely a gateway to Teide. Its squares, market and seafront easily fill half a day before you head elsewhere.
Plaza de España and the pedestrian streets up to Calle Castillo, the Nuestra Señora de África market, then the auditorium on the seafront. With more time, the tram to La Laguna is the simplest and one of the most rewarding outings.
A work by architect Santiago Calatrava, opened in 2003, whose white arc rises above the waves like a frozen breaker. It has become the city's emblem, visible from the sea long before you berth.
Under ochre arcades: tropical fruit, island cheeses, churro counters. The stalls overflow with mangoes, papayas and Canary bananas, and the fishmongers cut up the morning's catch in cheerful uproar. It is the best place to feel the city living, cortado in hand.
By tram from the centre, about forty minutes uphill. San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the island's first capital, is a World Heritage site: its grid of colonial streets served as the prototype for Spanish cities in the Americas.
Yes, but allow a good half day. The road climbs through pine forest and lava flows to a lunar landscape of craters and spires above 2,000 metres. Teide itself reaches 3,718 metres, the highest point in Spain. It is a trade-off: that excursion will cost you the city.
Yes, Las Teresitas, seven kilometres north, twenty minutes on a city bus. Its pale sand was imported from the Sahara in the 1970s and a breakwater calms the ocean, which makes for easy swimming.
In García Sanabria park, which mixes contemporary sculpture, flame trees and giant ficus. Plant lovers can continue to the Palmetum, a collection palm garden built on a former coastal landfill — a successful piece of green reclamation.
One of the largest in the world after Rio's. It electrifies the city every winter, usually in February. Outside that season Santa Cruz works, trades and studies without trying to charm anyone, and that is exactly what makes it likeable.