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Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Country
  
Spain

Island
  
Tenerife

Climate
  
Csb

Local time
  
Monday 11:10 AM

Autonomous Region
  
Canary Islands

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Area
  
56.26 km²

Population
  
1,715 (2014)

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Website
  
www.vilaflordechasna.es

Weather
  
14°C, Wind E at 21 km/h, 55% Humidity

Province
  
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Vilaflor is a municipality and a village in the south-central part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province), Spain. Vilaflor, with an altitude of 1,400 m, is the highest village of Tenerife, situated south the Teide volcano. It is located 7 km north of San Miguel de Abona and 51 km southwest of the island's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The population is 1,804 (2013) and the area is 56.26 km².

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Map of 38613 Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Sights

  • Paisaje Lunar, a geological curiosity created by erosion
  • El Piño Gordo pine tree.
  • the mineral springs of Fuente Alta, which can be found at 1400 meters above sea level in a protected nature reserve. The bottled water company Fuentealta derives from this mineral spring.
  • Sanctuary of the Santo Hermano Pedro, a church built in honor of Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (Santo Hermano Pedro).

    • History

    The town of Vilaflor de Chasna was founded in the sixteenth century. Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur was born in Vilaflor in 1626.

    References

    Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Wikipedia
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