Tenerife information - Resorts - Marsca, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Information and photographs of the picturesque hillside village of Marsca
Tenerife information - Resorts - Marsca, Tenerife, Canary IslandsInformation and photographs of the picturesque hillside village of Marsca |
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Tenerife information - Resorts - Marsca, Tenerife, Canary IslandsMarsca is a very picturesgue village that is a photographers dream come true, so don't forget your camera. Located on a steep hillside on one of those secondary roads that seem to consist only of haipin bends. The bends are so tight that big coaches can not use them and small coaches have to do a bit of reversing to get round some of the bends. Most of the village is situated below the road down steep zig zag local roads and paths. Remember as you go down you have to walk back up, which takes longer. Because Marsca is reguarded as Tenerife's prettiest village set in it's gorge it is well worth visiting. Marsca is rated as the second tourist spot in Tenerife. Teide being the first.
Marsca is approximatly 30 km inland on the nearest road that runs roughly parallel to the coast. Head towards the Teno peninsular from Santiago del Teide. This road has several excellent viewpoints and was only built in 1991. Before then it was a lomg walk.
Although small, Marsca caters for the tourist, with souvener shop, cafe and bar |
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For the very fit, they say that the 6 hour return hike down the gorge to the coast is a spectacular walk. The gorge narrows down to 20 metres wide in places and rich in weid rock formations. One way of doing a one way (downhill) trip is to go on an organised outing, where a coach is provide to Marsca, hike down the ravine to the sandy beach, and get a boat back. Keep your fingers crossed for a calm sea so the boat can pick you up. Buses2 buses a day from Santiago del Teide and 4 from Buenavista del Norte. |
View from Marsca This restaurant probably
has the best view in Tenerife 