Tejeda to Artenara

Monday started with a long coach trip up the mountain from Aguimes to Tejeda - around 90 minutes drive. Our bags were packed and loaded on the bus as we were to move hotel.

A nice stop on the way up for views of the almond trees in bloom.

 Tejeda was very nice. A reasonably sized town at around 1300 m altitude.

The walk was very scenic with lots of prickly pear, oranges and other crops at the side of the path. A long winding path along the side of the valley taking us down several hundred metres before a steep haul back up the hill to Artenara, the highest village on the island. Lots of views towards Roque Nublo as we walked.

Great walk although tougher than expected with 755 m of ascent rather than the 550 m advertised.


After the walk we enjoyed a drink in the village before skipping a shorter 1 hour long second walk. After that the bus took us down to the West side of the island to a town called La Aldea which is the tomato production centre for the island.