Betancuria, Tindaya, Corralejo, Jandia, Ajuy and the salt pans are places to read the island's history, nature and symbolism.
Among its main reference points are Historic Betancuria, Pastoral tradition, Open coasts, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. These places are not presented as a tourist list, but as points from which to read historical, natural and cultural processes.
Each site links landscape, heritage, settlement and memory within a coherent reading of the island.
Key points
Betancuria
The historic inland municipality, with a cathedral, manor houses and museums that recount the first permanent European presence in the Canary archipelago.
Tindaya
The sacred mountain of the majos, with rock engravings, the controversy over its artistic intervention and a symbolic weight that makes it an unavoidable reference on the island.
The dunes of Corralejo
The dune natural park at the northern tip of the island is the largest dune system in the Canaries and a landscape of enormous ecological and scenic value.
Ajuy
The fossil-bearing cliffs of Ajuy, on the west coast, contain the oldest geological materials in the archipelago, along with caves that can be reached at low tide.
Jandia and Cofete
The far south holds the island's largest expanse of unspoilt landscape, with Cofete beach among the longest and least altered shorelines in the whole of the Canaries.