Telesforo Bravo Visitor Centre, La Orotava

The Telesforo Bravo Visitor Centre, in La Orotava

The Telesforo Bravo Visitor Centre is the welcome centre of the Teide National Park, in La Orotava. The La Orotava audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of information dedicated to this volcanic park listed as UNESCO world heritage.

The gateway to the Teide National Park

The Telesforo Bravo Visitor Centre is the welcome centre of the Teide National Park, one of the most extraordinary natural sites of Spain, listed as UNESCO world heritage. The park, which extends on the heights of the island around the Teide volcano, the culminating point of Spain, offers spectacular volcanic landscapes, unique in the world. The centre bears the name of Telesforo Bravo, a famous Canarian geologist who devoted his life to the study of the nature and the geology of the archipelago. Through its exhibitions, its panels and its pedagogical devices, the centre allows to understand the volcanic formation of the island, the geology, the endemic fauna and flora of the park, as well as the stakes of its preservation. It is an ideal stop to prepare the discovery of the Teide and to grasp all its richness. A place of knowledge and a gateway to an exceptional site, the Telesforo Bravo Visitor Centre is an instructive stop of La Orotava.

What to see

Here you discover the welcome centre of the Teide National Park, listed as UNESCO world heritage, which bears the name of the Canarian geologist Telesforo Bravo, with its exhibitions and pedagogical devices on the volcanic formation of the island, the geology and the endemic flora of the park, ideal to prepare the discovery of the Teide. The Telesforo Bravo Centre is the gateway to an exceptional site. It is an instructive stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Telesforo Bravo Visitor Centre lies in La Orotava, a municipality that extends to the Teide National Park, reachable on foot in the town. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming, notably to prepare a visit of the park.

What is the Telesforo Bravo Visitor Centre in La Orotava?

The welcome centre of the Teide National Park, listed as UNESCO world heritage; named after the Canarian geologist Telesforo Bravo, it presents the volcanic formation of the island, the geology and the flora of the park, and helps to prepare the discovery of the Teide.