What to see in El Rosario
Laurel forest on the way to Teide
Here are the 11 places in El Rosario that we have on record, with how long each one takes, the bus that stops nearby and what to know before you go; and below, 12 places to eat. If you would rather have it all put together into one day, with lunch and the way back, that is what Naira does.
Let Naira plan your dayFor a swim
Playa de La Nea
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
Gravel / dark sand, 295 metres. Moderate waves.
Facilities: toilets, parking · step-free access
Bus: stop JUAN SEBASTIÁN EL CANO, 170 m away · lines 138, 139, 905, 906
Playa de Radazul
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
A small, sheltered beach next to the marina, good with children.
Facilities: showers, toilets, parking, play area · step-free access
Bus: stop COLÓN, 30 m away · lines 138, 139
Playa de Tabaiba
beach · about 2 hours · good with kids
A pebble beach next to a residential area, quiet and never crowded.
Facilities: parking
Bus: stop TABAIBA, 200 m away · lines 138, 139
Nature, trails and viewpoints
Camino Los Panascos
trail · about 40 min · good with kids
Official Cabildo trail: SL-TF 303 · linear · 2.6 km · 17 m of climb · easy difficulty.
Bus: stop CRUZ LOS CANTOS (T), 2.8 km away · lines 127, 142
Circular Las Erillas
trail · about 55 min · good with kids
A loop through the monteverde, pine and eucalyptus woods of the Las Lagunetas Protected Landscape, ending among vegetable plots in Las Erillas, with views of La Laguna, Santa Cruz and Anaga on a clear day.
With kids (in Spanish): Los primeros 600 m van por una pista que comparten bicis, caballos y coches; hay que ir con cuidado hasta el desvío.
Bus: stop LAS LAJAS, 2.6 km away · lines 50, 51, 54, 57
Circular Área Recreativa Las Raíces
trail · about 2 hours
A loop through the dense pine forest of La Esperanza; where the woods open up you see the Güímar valley and the Socorro mountain. It crosses the Maravedís ravine and climbs wooden steps to Bedijo.
Getting there (in Spanish): Empieza y acaba en el Área Recreativa de Las Raíces (carretera Escuela Hogar, El Rosario), con aparcamiento en el área.
At weekends about 75 cars come in, 8 times more than on weekdays, and most arrive from 13:00 onwards. It is quieter in the morning. (Visitor numbers measured by the Cabildo in 2026.)
Bus: stop CRUZ LOS CANTOS (T), 2.9 km away · lines 127, 142
Circular Las Barreras
trail · about 2 hours
A loop among scrub and vegetable plots through the area of El Rosario's first settlements, with views of the south-east coast on the way up. It passes through Barranco Hondo and along a stretch of the old Candelaria road.
Getting there (in Spanish): Empieza y acaba en la ermita de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, al final de la carretera La Ermita (Machado), con aparcamiento en el inicio.
Bus: stop MACHADO, 990 m away · line 933
Cueva Ahumada
trail · an hour
Guanche shepherds used this lava tube for centuries to sleep and light fires, leaving the stone roof permanently stained black with soot.
Bus: stop EL CONVENTO, 1.1 km away · lines 260, 939
Mirador de Radazul
viewpoint · about 25 min · best at sunset
Above the Radazul marina, with the island's east coast opening out to the south.
Bus: stop COLÓN, 150 m away · lines 138, 139
The old town and its history
Casco de La Esperanza
old town · an hour
It is the northern gateway to the Teide: the road up to the summit begins here.
Bus: stop LA MILAGROSA, 2.2 km away · line 54
Las Raíces
old town · an hour · good with kids
Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in the Historic Ensemble category.
Bus: stop CRUZ LOS CANTOS (T), 3.3 km away · lines 127, 142
Where to eat
Osteria Italiana Nannaré
italian · 17:30-22:30 · Fri to Sun also lunchtime · Mon and Tue closed
Varadero Bar Radazul
beach · 14:00-21:00 · Thu to Sat until 22:00 · Monday closed
THE ROOTS Restaurante
argentinian · 13:00-23:00 · Sunday until 18:00 · Mon and Tue closed
Guachinche El Marchante
canarian cooking · 12:30-17:00 · Fri and Sat also evening · Wed and Thu closed
El Jeito
creative canarian · 9:30-17:30 · only from Thursday to Saturday · closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
Abre Tu Corazón
italian · 20:00-24:00 · from Thursday to Sunday also lunchtime · open every day
Guachinche La Esperancera
canarian cooking · 13:00-23:00 · Mon and Sun until 17:00 · open every day
And for an ice cream: Heladería La Habana.
Getting there by bus
From Puerto de la Cruz
lines 363, 104 and 711, changing at Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 2 hours
From La Orotava
lines 104 and 711, changing at Santa Cruz de Tenerife · an hour and a half
From Icod de los Vinos
lines 363, 104 and 711, changing at La Orotava and Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 3 hours
From San Cristóbal de La Laguna
line 126, direct · about 15 min · last bus back: 20:27 (the last direct one)
From Santa Cruz de Tenerife
line 711, direct · about 10 min · last bus back: 01:20 (Sat & Sun 01:22)
From Adeje
line 711, direct · an hour · last bus back: 00:55 (the last direct one)
From Arona
line 711, direct · about 60 min · last bus back: 00:55 (the last direct one)
Weekday timetable, taken from the official TITSA timetable. Where you have to change buses we do not give the last one: a night-time journey back with changes is not one you can plan.
Let Naira plan your dayTell her what you fancy, where you are starting from and whether you have a car, and she builds the day with lunch and the way back.