Almendros en Flor (Almond-trees in flower)

Municipaltity: Santiago del Teide
Aproximate Time: 5 hours
Maximun Height: 104 m (aprox)
Minimun Height: 51 m (aprox)
Distance (KM): 12,8

Area Information

We are in the Municipality of Santiago del Teide, in the Southwest of the Island. This time we realize this route to visit the event of Almendros en Flor (flowering of the almonds) that takes place between the months in January to February (being able to doubt more or less), due to the fact of the zone and the climatology that has developed.

The almond-trees (introduced in the island) are trees of expired leaf, which can have between 3 and 5 meters of height, with a thin figure that possesses colors between green, yellow, and be more cracked according to the age of the tree. The flowers possess colors between white and pink.

Almond-trees

The flora that prevail all the year are fig trees, sabinas (originally from the islands), brooms, pine tree, bushes, etc. Between the fauna of the zone, we find lizards, ants and diverse birds.

Description of the Path

The drop of the path

We can realize the tour in several ways, since there are different routes that we can choose to come to the zone of Santiago del Teide where the great majority of the almond-trees are located. We have chosen a route of an only one felt across the almond-trees, for what we go out of  population of  Tamaimo, and it is to this one where we return.

In the zone it is possible to enter in car and in public transport, line 462 (from Guía de Isora), 355 (from Buenavista to Valle Santiago). This one has several lines and schedules depending on the step in which this way of transport is taken. If the car is chosen, there is parking along the whole village.

Teide

We go out of  from Tamaimo going through the Camino Real (streets that were built during the XVII century to connect different villages) to Arguayo. Across these ways, which partly it possesses the original stone pavement one does not find any signposting of paths. Passing Arguayo we continue for these paths and arrive to Las Manchas.

Between Las Manchas and Santiago del Teide, we find the major quantity of almond-trees and it is in this part where it is possible to see some of the signposts owning the fact that in that point there are several paths which go across.

Path between Arguayo and Las Manchas

The way is well-defined, and we walk for the volcanic wasch and in others where the land has been saturated for the plantations and the soil is softer at the moment of trading.

Path going to Santiago del Teide

On having finished the path we come to the hulk of Santiago del Teide, being able to enjoy the food in the different bars and restaurants, and  it is possible to relax in the recreative park, where are tables, chair, grills and swings.

We finish the same one in Tamaimo, taking the former royal one that was joining both villages.

Almond-trees