Taganana is a small village inside the Anaga mountains, in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, reached from Santa Cruz by a winding road or from La Laguna through laurel forest (Tenerife tourist board, read 7 November 2026). It is a day-trip place: black-sand beaches below, an old church in the centre, and trails across the north-east of the island. Its hamlets are dispersed and small, so expect a quiet drive rather than a town.
Highlights
The village and its church
The church of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves is described as one of the oldest in Tenerife, with a triptych painted in the 16th-century Flemish style.
The El Bailadero viewpoint
A panoramic lookout over the mountains and the coast, on the road from Santa Cruz.
Benijo
A hamlet of about two dozen inhabitants whose settlement records go back to 1536. Several restaurants serve Canarian cuisine, and the beach is a black-sand surf spot rated intermediate and expert.
Almáciga
A farming hamlet with a chapel to Nuestra Señora de Begoña. Its beach has large waves and the tourist board rates it for beginner, intermediate and expert surfers, all year, over a sand bottom.
Roque de las Bodegas
A small beach reached along the coast from Taganana, listed by the board among the island's top waves.
Las Vueltas de Taganana
The historic route that was once the only link between Taganana, Santa Cruz and La Laguna.
Practical info
Tips
- Taganana sits inside Anaga, so one day can combine the village, a beach lunch at Benijo and a walk. The guided hike in the Anaga Rural Park is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 279 reviews on GetYourGuide (read 7 November 2026) and covers the mountains around the village rather than the village alone; the price depends on date and group. For the park itself, rules and visitor centre, see Anaga Rural Park. Some protected areas in Anaga have restricted access: the Tenerife government's environment department takes questions on +34 922 843 097.
How to get there
By car from Santa Cruz: TF-11 to San Andrés, TF-12 to Igueste de San Andrés and El Bailadero, then TF-134 to Taganana and Almáciga. Buses to Anaga from Santa Cruz are lines 945 and 947, and from La Laguna lines 076, 077, 273, 274 and 275; check which line stops in Taganana with TITSA before you go.
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