Tenerife. Norte. Mesa del Mar - downhill to beach - El Pris

Start at Calle Baldomera Garcia Fuentes

One of my favourite plants - Euphorbia Ingens.

Drago tree

Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago,[ is a subtropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, western Morocco, and is thought to be introduced in the Azores. Its closest living relative is the dragon blood tree of Socotra, Dracaena cinnabari. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762 as Asparagus draco. In 1767 he assigned it to the new genus, Dracaena. Dracaena draco is native to Macaronesia and southwest Morocco, where it is commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant. On the Canary and Madeira archipelagos, wild endemic populations today are known only in Tenerife and Madeira after recently going extinct in the wild in Gran Canaria. Wild populations in Morocco extend to the southwest Atlas Mountains. Its origin on the Azores is uncertain but it is thought to result from an introduction made by the Portuguese prior to 1500 with seeds from Madeira and Cape Verde, as some individuals were observed to have similarities with the Cape Verdean subspecies (subsp. caboverdeana); there are around 200-300 individuals on remote sites in the island of São Jorge and a few more on other islands and is unknown if these populations can be considered native or the result of an early introduction. Source: Wikipedia

Opuntia ficus-indica, Bougainvillea, Palmera Canariensis

Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world.[3] O. ficus-indica is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus.[2][3] It is grown primarily as a fruit crop, and also for the vegetable nopales and other uses. Cacti are good crops for dry areas because they efficiently convert water into biomass. O. ficus-indica, as the most widespread of the long-domesticated cactuses, is as economically important as maize and blue agave in Mexico. Opuntia species hybridize easily, but the wild origin of O. ficus-indica is likely to have been in central Mexico, where its closest genetic relatives are found.[ Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family, Nyctaginaceae. It is native to eastern South America, found from Brazil, west to Peru, and south to southern Argentina. Different authors accept from 4 to 22 species in the genus. Phoenix canariensis, the Canary Island date palm or pineapple palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco. It is a relative of Phoenix dactylifera, the true date palm. It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary Serinus canaria. Spanish: Opuntia ficus-indica, comúnmente conocida, entre otros nombres, como nopal, higuera (de pala), palera, penca, tuna,2​ chumbera e higo, es una especie arbustiva del género Opuntia de la familia de las cactáceas.

Trail leading to dirt road

climb over the guardrail and follow the trail

trail

follow the trail for about 200 m

Lookout El Pris

El Pris es una entidad de población perteneciente al municipio de Tacoronte, en la isla de Tenerife —Canarias, España Su nombre deriva del término del dialecto canario porís, por síncopa de la o, y cuyo significado es 'embarcadero o pequeño puerto natural' Source: Wikipedia

The trail meets gravel road

follow the gravel road

ocean view

Mesa del Mar

Lovely Mesa del Mar, one of the best spots on the North Coast of Tenerife

El Pris

fisher village

Piscina natural - nature pools

well protected from the waves it offers a safe place to swim all year round

piscina natural de Mesa del Mar

la terraza de Mesa del Mar

on this deck you can sun bath and meet the locals, residentes and tourists alike

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger is a vocational home offered by the author of this trail. If you are interested in renting contact me.

Multitienda Mesa del Mar

get your drinks for the beach here

Tunnel to the beach

playa de la arena

volcanic sand and accessible most of the year

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger is the vocational home offered by the author of this trail

public bathrooms

end of promenade

the promenade is closed by a barrier due to damaged path

damaged path

watch out!

damaged path

watch out!

End of path

Villa Oscar Dominguez

collapsing ruin formerly used by the Dominguez family. Access not possible. Óscar M. Domínguez (3 January 1906 – 31 December 1957) was a Spanish surrealist painter. He lived during his youth in Tacoronte before going to Paris where he started his career. You will find his art work in the city and paintings in the TEA in Santa Cruz

the apartments of Mar y Sol

formerly a hotel nowadays holiday apartments

Cliffhanger

Mar y sol

imagine - the balcony on second floor once had been destroyed by a huge wave!

tunnel entrance underneath the building

return to natural pool using the tunnel. A bit spooky.

the tunnel

Mesa del Mar parking lot

Apartments underneath street

Bathrooms without service

very poor service in Mesa del Mar. Public bathrooms closed almost all the year except for summer.

Stairs back to gravel road

follow the steps

the beach near El Pris

natural pool of El Pris

beach line of El Pris

a very calm village

restaurant el pescador

fresh fish with papas arugadas and lots of garlic sauce

Foto

Restaurant Prixlolo

promenade of El Pris

just relax as the locals do

natural pool

El Pris

From here just walk back to starting point.