Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Art, Nature and Carnival

At the heart of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, a centre for contemporary art. Its offerings include exhibitions, films, workshops, guided tours, and activities for children and families. TEA has a core collection of works by Óscar Domínguez, an artist from Tenerife.

Culture and History

MUNA, the Museum of Nature and Archaeology, is housed in a historic building and has extensive collections on Guanche archaeology and the natural sciences. Parque García Sanabria is home to an important open-air sculpture museum; the park features works by contemporary artists alongside palm trees and other tropical plants. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is recognised as a festival of international tourist interest.

Casa del Carnaval in Santa Cruz de Tenerife opened in 2017 to provide year-round information about and interpretation of the city's carnival. The fantasy costumes of the groups and the costumes of the carnival queens were intended to be the central exhibits at Casa del Carnaval. Castillo de San Juan, also known as Castillo Negro, is a circular defensive structure built from volcanic ashlar blocks in the first half of the 17th century. Art, archaeology, sculpture, festival culture and architectural history provide different cultural focal points for planning a day.

Nature and Trails

Santa Cruz's Palmetum was transformed from a former landfill into a place for leisure and botanical culture. It is home to more than 2,000 plant species from tropical and subtropical climates, including more than 500 palm species. The Palmetum also offers views of the sea and the city, as well as waterfalls, lakes and streams.

The Anaga trail network offers self-guided hikes and walking routes of varying lengths and layouts—from short walks to long hikes. The range of routes can serve as a simple basis for comparing the desired duration of your own activities.

City and Sea

The port of Santa Cruz receives ferries with connections to the eastern Canary Islands. Parque Marítimo César Manrique is a pool complex located directly by the sea and designed by César Manrique, an artist from Lanzarote. Ferry connections and the pool complex can be considered separately as two distinct maritime themes.

Typical Canarian cuisine served in Santa Cruz de Tenerife includes papas arrugadas and mojos. The two specialities complement the cultural and scenic range with a culinary dimension.

When searching for a holiday apartment in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, you can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective listing pages; the three details can be checked separately.

Further Places

Further local pages: Igueste De San Andrés, Maria Jimenez, San Andres, Santa María Del Mar, Taganana, El Draguito, Benijo, Cueva Bermeja, Barranco Hondo.

To the higher-level travel overview: Tenerife.