Experience · A morning
A morning of mystery in Icod
The three mysteries of the north closest to the house, with what is known and what is not said plainly. The only thing to book is the cave, and it books up in advance.
- 4–5 happroximately
- 4places
- Yescar needed
The plan, step by step
First thing
Cueva del Viento, with a guide
The largest lava tube in the European Union runs under the town. You can only go in on a guided visit booked on the official website; no children under 5 and no backpacks.
Mid-morning
The dragon tree and the unanswered question
They call it a thousand years old, but it has no rings: estimates run from 350 to 2,500 years. Partly visible for free from the square and in full from the Parque del Drago.
To finish
Garachico, on the lava of 1706
On 5 May 1706 seven lava flows buried the island's most important port. Walk the old town and go down to El Caletón, the pools the lava left when it met the sea. The legend of the marble street is told here.
Good to know
The stories and their sources, each marked as legend, history or hypothesis, are in 'Mysteries and curiosities of the north'.
Goes with
A morning
A morning among dragon trees and stone
Breakfast in the old town, the dragon tree before the crowds, Icod on foot and Garachico for lunch. Four hours, six kilometres of driving.
An evening
Garachico at dusk
The town once the coaches leave: a walk through the listed old quarter, the seafront with the pools below, and dinner at one of its twenty-nine restaurants.
Finca Julia · Icod de los Vinos
And at the end of the day,
the terrace.
An old Canarian house on the hillside, with the Atlantic in front. Availability and price are on the official Airbnb listing.