The first stop of the day was the capital of Tenerife, Santa Cruz. The roads were busy, as was parking, but we found somewhere close to the promenade, although there is no beach at this point: an Opera house, a leasure pool and a large mound take up most of the area, not to mention an oil platform and the docks.
There was a vantage point, but this appeared to be some sort of commercial enterprise. We decided to go and have a look. In fact it is a botanical garden of palms. The mound was not natural, but was constructed. The palms come from all over the world and are arranged by continent. The garden was started in 1995, but after some financial problems and difficulties establishing the trees, it finally opened in 2014. It is well worth a visit.
We finally tore ourselves away from the palms and went down to the Auditorio de Tenerife (Opera House). It was very much in use while we were there, people were using the space around and eating outside the restaurant. There is an old castle castle close to the Opera House, appropriately known as the black castle. Both the shapes and the way that it was being used, reminded me of the Sydney Opera house.
Nearby, is the football stadium
We moved on the to San Andre, a beach resort close to Santa Cruz with normal coloured sand which was imported from the Sahara.
We didn't stay here for long, but drove on up to and through the Anaga mountains, which form the oldest part of the island.
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