This is the Tenerife chapter from Lonely Planet’s Canary Islands guidebook.

Step beyond Tenerife’s lobster-red sunloungers, lap dancers and best bitter on tap and you’ll find a cultured and civilised island of extraordinary diversity, including tropical-forest walks, designer-shop struts, volcanic lava and a stash of museums and old colonial towns.

• do a Darwin and check out the magnificent Anaga mountains, the oldest geographical region on the island
• maps
• put on your party frock for a night on the town at the neon-framed hot spots in Playa de las Américas
• transport
• restaurants & accommodation
• hike around the fabulous moonscape of El Teide

Coverage includes: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, The Northeast, La Laguna, San Andrés & around, Taganana & the Anaga Mountains, Punta del Hidalgo & around, Tacoronte & El Sauzal, The North, Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, Icod de los Vinos, Garachico, The Centre, Parque Nacional del Teide, Vilaflor, The Northwest, Punta de Teno, Santiago del Teide, Masca, Los Gigantes & Puerto de Santiago, The East, Candelaria, Güímar & Around, El Médano, The South, Los Cristianos, Playa de Las Américas & Costa Adeje and Las Galletas.