La Culata Cliffs Protected Landscape

The La Culata Cliffs form a broad protected escarpment across the northwest of Tenerife. The cliffs preserve an ancient marine edge now raised above the present shoreline, making the landscape especially valuable for reading the island’s geological history.

Traditional rural land use survives on gentler sections, while native thermophilous vegetation occupies rocky slopes and inaccessible ledges. The area creates a strong visual backdrop to Garachico, El Tanque, Los Silos and Icod de los Vinos.