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Spotted lizard
Spotted lizard
An endemic reptile living in the cliffs of Teno Country Park
The spotted lizard (Gallotia intermedia) is an endangered endemic species in Tenerife. It can mostly be seen on the cliffs of Teno Country Park in the north-west of the Island, which is where it was discovered in 1995. These large lizards measure 45 to 75 cm (17.7 to 29.5 inches) and their colouring is dark brown to black with small yellow or blue spots which give it its name. Although today they are few in number, there is archaeological evidence to suggest that the spotted lizard has populated the Island since before mankind.
Canarian palm
Canarian palm
An endemic tree growing all over the Island
The majestic Canarian palm tree (Phoenix canariensis) can grow to heights of up to 30 m (100 ft) and is an endemic species and symbol of the Canary Islands. Its ability to adapt to different ground conditions means you will find it all over Tenerife, from the coast to altitudes of roughly 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level, both in the wild and ornamentally. Its sap is used to produce palm honey, whilst its huge leaves are great for sweeping the streets.
Red bugloss
Red bugloss
An endemic plant species growing in Teide National Park
The curious shape of the red bugloss (Echium wildpretii) and its bright flowers stand out against the volcanic landscape of Las Cañadas del Teide, the only place in Tenerife where this shrub grows. The red bugloss is endemic to the Island and can grow up to 2 m (6.5 ft) high, making it the highlight of many pictures and post cards, especially in springtime.
El Valle de la Orotava
Overlooked by the peak of nearby Mount Teide, the Orotava Valley descends towards the sea amidst a spectacular landscape of green palm groves, black volcanic soil, and the deep blue of the ocean. The Orotava Valley, also known as the Taoro Valley, a name which the Guanches gave to this region, is a wide depression in the north of the island of Tenerife which has the Teide at its back and the ocean at its feet. It contains three towns – La Orotava, Puerto de la Cruz, and Los Realejos – which share this geological, scenic, and agricultural area. (περισσότερα…)
Teide National Park
The Canary Islands and Tenerife’s most visible landmark, Mt Teide, have been a point of reference for those who sailed between the Straight and the Atlantic coast since antiquity. On a world-wide level, the park is one of the island’s few volcanic areas featuring ecosystem zones above the timberline, giving rise to unique ecosystems such as the alpine broom, and alpine ecosystems.
The use of plant species, water and snow as well as the extraction of minerals for diverse purposes marked a period of exploitation of the area’s natural resources which came to an end when the area was declared a National Park in 1954, via a regulation governing the use of protected natural areas, and particularly, the Law on Reclassification of 1981 and the Use and Management Master Plan of 1984. (περισσότερα…)
La Laguna, Tenerife
San Cristóbal de La Laguna has an exceptional, universal value due to the concept of its town plan. This historical site is the archetype of city-territory. It is the first example of a non-fortified town, conceived and built according to a plan inspired by navigation, the science of the time. Its layout is based on peaceful new social order, inspired by the religious doctrine of the millennium of the year 1500.
The town map can actually be read as a “stellar map” in which the dots indicate particular points in the city and the links between these points and the town as a whole. It has a symbolic meaning and should be interpreted as a marine map or a map of the constellations of the time. The characteristics of the city of La Laguna, the archipelago’s first capital city, set the tone for the new cities in America. The city is home to approximately six hundred well-preserved original Mudejar buildings and is a living example of the exchange between European and American culture, a culture the city has maintained strong ties with over the centuries.
All of this led the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), to announce, on the 2nd of December 1999, in Marrakech (Morocco), its approval of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife as a World Heritage City.
History of Tenerife, Canary Islands
The Canary Islands have always been present in myth and legend, like those mythical lands beyond the Pillars of Hercules in the Strait of Gibraltar, the gateway to the Mare Tenebrosum. Classical writers have placed Paradise, the Elysian Fields and the Garden of the Hesperides here, although one of the first reliable accounts of the islands we owe to Pliny the Elder, in the 1st century AD.
When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Tenerife, the island was divided into nine small kingdoms, or menceyatos: Taoro, Abona, Güímar, Anaga, Tegueste, Tacoronte, Icod, Daute and Adeje, with a king, or mencey, in charge of each, advised by his council of elders, or tagoror. The Guanches, the pre-colonial inhabitants of Tenerife, wore animal skins and, as far as the documented evidence goes, had not dominated the art of navigation. However, they did have elaborate burial rites for their dead, with mummification techniques that proved very effective in some cases. (περισσότερα…)
Erasmus KA210 Eco school Οικολογικό Σχολείο
The main aim of the project is to create an Eco school.
Directorate of Secondary Education in the Dodecanese together with 4 schools, two Greek and two Spanish work together to apply successful environmental practices.
Secondary School of Gennadi Rhodes and 1st Lyceum of Papagou Athens from Greece together with IES Sobradillo and IES Guimar from Tenerife Spain study how to to promote
α) Interventions in the school environment, to create an eco-school as an example of small-scale improvements
b) Educational activities to foster environmental awareness at school and at home
The results relate to the objectives as follows
A) interventions at all partner schools, learning from each other
B) educational activities for environmental awareness in schools that relate with the environmental interventions
C) dissemination and support of similar interventions and educational activities in other schools in the area
