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San Blas Environmental Reserve, the home of Barceló Tenerife
Environmental Reserve
The San Blas Environmental Reserve, in Tenerife, is a jewel of the nature and culture of the Canary Islands. More than 500,000 square meters of a protected area in which you can see the traces of the island's volcanic past, the endemic flora and fauna that settled in this area thousands of years ago and the vestiges that human beings have left in the territory: from the Guanches to the present day. San Blas is a true example of heritage conservation.
- Information
- History of San Blas
- Fauna and flora
- Geology
- Activities
- Gallery
The fact that it has undergone hardly any transformation and remains in a state similar to that of hundreds of thousands of years ago has contributed to the survival of very characteristic ecosystems typical of this place, contributing to its enormous archaeological, biological, geological and historical interest. In the reserve we can see endemic species that have been preserved to this day, numerous archaeological sites, aboriginal caves and vestiges of a more recent past that helps us understand what life was like here in earlier times.
To live a unique experience and discover the San Blas Environmental Reserve, the best option is to stay at the Barceló Tenerife hotel, located next to the Reserve and perfectly integrated into the Tenerife landscape, betting on sustainable and regenerative tourism.
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922 09 70 40
Information
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9.15 to 13.00 hrs. *Check schedules.
San Blas Environmental Reserve houses numerous archaeological sites from the Guanche period that have been preserved, protected and researched to obtain from them all the possible information about the first humans who inhabited this space: the Guanches. From the caves where they lived to ritual areas where they invoked their gods, they are part of the rich archaeological heritage of San Blas. The ravines and hills of San Blas also hide vestiges of a more recent past in which human beings found in this place where they could grow their food, obtain materials from nature or store rainwater. Cereal and tomato orchards, threshing floors, stone quarries, tajeas route or the dam itself are part of the cultural heritage of this place.
Millions of years ago, the same species of flora and fauna that populated Macaronesia settled in this place, later adapting to the environmental conditions of the place and adopting new forms, creating a landscape of endemic species that have been preserved to this day. The tabaibas and spectacular cardones are the great protagonists of the flora in this arid territory in the south of Tenerife. As for the fauna, birds and lizards are the most represented species in the Reserve.
The San Blas Environmental Reserve is a unique volcanic landscape that began to take shape
It has been 4 million years since the first basaltic flows descended from the summits to reach the ocean. The waves of ash more than 500,000 years ago gave the yellowish color that this territory has today. The wind and water were responsible for sculpting what is now known as the lunar landscape of San Blas.
The orography of San Blas, in addition to being spectacular for its modelling, is also part of the legacy that has been developed over the centuries and that has been on many occasions an important condition in the life or activity that took place here in the past.
Nature, creativity, fun, emotion, culture and technology come together in one of the island's best-kept secrets to enjoy a unique experience in the middle of the volcanic landscape.
Activities
Visit to the Environmental Reserve
Interpretation Centre
Barranco de San Blas
Historical experience tunnel
Stargazing
Interpretation Centre
San Blas Environmental Reserve has a very
avant-garde worldwide. It consists of different rooms in which to learn the secrets
which houses the natural space that surrounds it and is provided with the means
more avant-garde audiovisuals, recreation of interactive spaces, 3D, etc.
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