Exploring Tenerife: Short Trip to the Quaint Town of Garachi, Garachico, Spain

A small town on the northern coast of Tenerife, Garachico is a charming oceanside place to spend a few hours. If you’re looking for a peaceful half-day trip, Garachico is the perfect destination.

Guaguas make it easy to reach almost every place in Tenerife. Guagua is the Canarian name for buses; make sure to memorize it as everyone uses this word. If you don’t have a car (a good option for shorter trips), make sure to get a Ten+ transportation card that you can recharge and use all over the island.

With the Ten+, you get a discount on all fares, so it’s worth having one if you take lots of guaguas. The easiest way to reach Garachico is from Puerto de la Cruz, with Guagua 363. You can check Titsa.com for all public transportation options. 

The town has a long and unfortunate history. Garachico was founded by a Genoan banker, Cristóbal de Ponte, soon after the conquest of Tenerife in 1496. Though it may not look like it now, Garachico was Tenerife’s biggest commercial harbor. Its flourishing economy abruptly stopped in 1706 when the Trevejo volcano (also known as the Arenas Negras volcano) erupted. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).