Teide National Park
Visiting Tenerife's volcano at the Canary Islands
Aug. 21, 2018 - Willem L. Middelkoop
This summer holiday brought me to Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. It's a popular destination because of the climate, but it's also the home of Teide, the world's second highest volcano (7500 m, measured from the sea floor). The incredible views reach way beyond earth, into outer space, the Milky Way and other distant galaxies.
Continue reading![Panorama in the Las Cañadas caldera](/blog/2018-08-21_space-travelling-from-el-teide/images/i_12_Panorama-in-the-Las-Canadas-caldera_500px.jpg)
![Some rocks are unbelievable in size and shape](/blog/2018-08-21_space-travelling-from-el-teide/images/i_09_Some-rocks-are-unbelievable-in-size-and-shape_500px.jpg)
![Swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, down at Los Gigantes](/blog/2018-08-21_space-travelling-from-el-teide/images/i_18_Swimming-in-the-Atlantic-Ocean-down-at-Los-Gigantes_500px.jpg)
![Radar image from NASA showing the Teide volcano on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Wikimedia Commons)](/blog/2018-08-21_space-travelling-from-el-teide/images/i_00_Radar-image-from-NASA-showing-the-Teide-volcano-on-the-island-of-Tenerife-Canary-Islands-Spain-Wikim_500px.png)
![This detailed astronaut photograph features two stratovolcanoes, Pico de Teide and Pico Viejo (taken from the International Space Station, public domain)](/blog/2018-08-21_space-travelling-from-el-teide/images/i_01_This-detailed-astronaut-photograph-features-two-stratovolcanoes-Pico-de-Teide-and-Pico-Viejo-taken-f_500px.jpg)
![El Palmar in the valley between Monte del Agua and the Teno mountains](/blog/2018-08-21_space-travelling-from-el-teide/images/i_17_El-Palmar-in-the-valley-between-Monte-del-Agua-and-the-Teno-mountains_500px.jpg)