The greenish and fruitful Orotava Valley (Spanish: Valle de la Orotava) is a beautiful valley filled with gullies and cliffs located in the northern part of the Canary island of Tenerife

Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...

, in Spain

Spain

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. The valley is 10 by 11 km.

The valley stretches from the sea up to the mountains at 2,000 m which begins near Las Cañadas up to Pico del Teide

Teide

Mount Teide , is a volcano on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Its summit is the highest point in Spain, the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic, and it is the third highest volcano in the world measured from its base on the ocean floor, after Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea located in...

 at 3,718 m is Spain's tallest mountain. The valley includes the municipalities of Los Realejos

Los Realejos

Los Realejos is a medium-sized town in Spain, located on the north side of the island of Tenerife and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife...

, Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality located in Spain, on the north coast of Tenerife island, in the Orotava Valley...

 and La Orotava. The valley is also a park area.

The valley in the era of the Guanches

Guanches

Guanches is the name given to the aboriginal Berber inhabitants of the Canary Islands. It is believed that they migrated to the archipelago sometime between 1000 BCE and 100 BCE or perhaps earlier...

 was known as Taoro until the final conquest July 28, 1496. The mencey of Taoro agreed to the release of the hostilities by Alonso Fernández de Lugo

Alonso Fernández de Lugo

Javier Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo was a Spanish military man, conquistador, city founder, and administrator. He conquered the islands of La Palma and Tenerife for the Castilian Crown; they were the last of the Canary Islands to be conquered by Europeans. He was also the founder of the towns...

 (1456-1525).

The valley is situated in the tectonic zone.

The superhighway cuts through the valley and has several interchanges as well.

Places and Tourism

The name of the valley is the traditional and a representative city of La Orotava is located at 340 m above sea level with about 38,000 people. Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality located in Spain, on the north coast of Tenerife island, in the Orotava Valley...

is a small place of La Orotava, the old main port in the valley and a tourist area in northern Tenerife.