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What to see in Icod de los Vinos in one day
What to see in Icod de los Vinos: the Millennial Dragon Tree, the listed old town, Plaza de la Pila and San Marcos beach, all easy to walk in one morning.
Tenerife · North-west
Icod de los Vinos
The municipality where Finca Julia stands holds the largest known dragon tree, a listed historic quarter, Europe's largest lava tube and its own wine denomination of origin. It also has land inside Teide National Park.
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01The place
A town halfway up the slope
Icod sits between the sea and the summit, and that explains most of it. The coast is below, with San Marcos beach tucked into a cove; the old town is halfway up; and above it begin the midlands, the fruit trees, the lava fields and the pine woods. Finca Julia is on that middle stretch.
It is one of the twelve municipalities with land inside Teide National Park, and it gives its name to the Ycoden wine district. The surname "de los Vinos" is not decorative.
02The essentials
The dragon tree, the cave and the square
The Millennial Dragon Tree has been a National Monument since 1917 and is partly visible from the square, free; the full visit is through the Parque del Drago. The Cueva del Viento is in the same municipality and needs advance booking. And Plaza de la Pila, with its 1716 fountain, is the town's real centre.
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Guides for this area
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Cueva del Viento: how to visit and what to expect
Visiting the Cueva del Viento in Icod: what the official site leaves out, from how long it takes and what to wear to children, parking and claustrophobia.
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Cueva del Viento with children: what to expect
Cueva del Viento with children: the minimum age, how much walking there is, whether the dark frightens them and when not to bring them. Written from Icod.
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Where to stay near the Cueva del Viento, in Icod
Where to stay near the Cueva del Viento: Finca Julia is in Icod de los Vinos, the cave's own municipality. Why sleeping close helps and what else is near.
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Beaches near Icod de los Vinos: black sand and rock pools
Beaches near Icod: San Marcos, Charco del Viento, El Caletón, Playa Jardín, El Bollullo and Benijo. Which ones are safe, and when to swim at each of them.
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Charco del Viento: getting there and when to swim
The north's most photographed rock pool, minutes from Icod. Access changed in 2025, there is no lifeguard, and the swell decides whether you swim.
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Guachinches and wine: eating in the north
What a guachinche actually is, what the law says, how to find one open, and why Icod is called 'de los Vinos'. With the Ycoden-Daute-Isora denomination.
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Wineries near Icod de los Vinos and its wine
Why Icod is surnamed 'de los Vinos', what grows in the Ycoden-Daute-Isora denomination, and which wineries you can visit. Plus a 2025 fact no guide has.
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Pharmacy, hospital and supermarkets in Icod de los Vinos
Hospital del Norte, how to find the on-duty pharmacy in Icod, where to shop and which number to ring in an emergency. All from official sources.
Finca Julia sits in the midlands of this same municipality, about five minutes by car from the old town.
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.