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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital and largest city of Tenerife. It's also the capital city of the Canary Islands, together with Las Palmas. Wikivoyage

Population 211,957 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Spain

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Spain
Tourist office · 130 m Oficina de turismo

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    February – March

    The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spanish: Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is held each February–March –depending on the year– in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the largest island of the Canary Islands, Spain and attracts people from all…

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Tenerife International Film Music Festival

    July

    The Tenerife International Film Music Festival (Fimucité) (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Música de Cine de Tenerife) is an international film music festival that is held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Santa Cruz de Tenerife); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • La Rambla Azul

    1. Monday: 09:00–21:30
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–21:30
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–21:30
    4. Thursday: 09:00–21:30
    5. Friday: 09:00–21:30
    6. Saturday: 09:00–21:30
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–21:30

    450 m from the centre

  • Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    460 m from the centre

  • Mercado La Abejera

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    2.6 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 94 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.