La Orotava

AUXILIARY BOTANICAL GARDENS

C/ Tomás Pérez s/n . Villa de La Orotava

Tel: 922 324 444(Parks and Gardens Service)

Visiting Times: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. all year round.

Entrance: Free

It is behind the La Orotava Town Hall, with its entrance on Calle Tomás Pérez. The Hijuela del Botánico (or auxiliary botanical gardens) is a romantic garden of 4,000 square metres, created in 1788 on the initiative of the VI Marquis de Villanueva del Prado, Alfonso de Nava y Grimón, whose idea was to make it an auxiliary facility to the La Orotava Acclimatisation Gardens (now the Puerto de la Cruz Botanical Gardens).

There is a network of paths that give visitors the chance to enjoy more than one hundred species planted there, including Indian chestnuts, the fire tree, the zapote, Australian conifers and a lovely specimen of dragon tree.

VICTORIA GARDENS

C/ Tomás Pèrez s/n, Villa de La Orotava

Plaza de la Constitución s/n Villa de La Orotava

Tel: 922 330050 (Municipal Parks and Gardens Service)

Visiting Times: To be established

Entrance: free

Built in the 19th century in an eclectic style, it is a park with a mausoleum built to the plans of French architect Adolph Croquet. It was originally owned by the Marquis de La Quinta Roja, members of the Ponte family.

una. Entrance price includes a tasting session with typical Canary Island produce with wine, and a camel ride around the facilities.