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View of Puerto de la CruzCayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0

Puerto de la Cruz

Coastal town

Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It was formerly known by its English translation, "Port of the Cross", although now it is known by its Spanish name in all languages. Puerto de la Cruz is located on the northern coast, 4 km (2 mi) northwest of La Orotava and 30 km (19 mi) west of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The TF-5 motorway passes through the municipality. The population is 30,483 (2018). In Spanish, the local inhabitants are known as Portuenses. With an area of 8.73 km2 (3 sq mi), the municipality is the smallest in Tenerife. The elevation of the town's centre is 9 m (30 ft) above sea level and the highest point being Las Arenas, a volcanic cone with an elevation of 249 m (817 ft).

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Coat of arms of Puerto de la Cruz
Province
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Autonomous community
Canarias
Population (INE 2025)
31,137
Altitude
54 m
Area (IGN)
8.6 km²
Postcode
38400
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14 photographs of Puerto de la Cruz, taken here and in its own light.

Quartl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Orotava Valley on Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, as seen from Cafe Vista Paraiso in St. Ursula with Puerto de la Cruz and surrounding townships to the right,… · Photo: Quartl (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Cayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tenerife, Valle de la Orotava as from mirador de El Lance. · Photo: Cayambe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Puerto de la Cruz: Puerto de la Cruz. Tenerife. España eue67 · Photo: Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Puerto de la Cruz: Batería Santa Bárbara Puerto de la Cruz · Photo: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Flocci Nivis · CC BY 4.0
View from the Camino Sitio Litre in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, in the direction of the Ocean. · Photo: Flocci Nivis (CC BY 4.0)
Gerd Eichmann · CC BY 4.0
Puerto de la Cruz‎ on Tenerife · Photo: Gerd Eichmann (CC BY 4.0)
Cayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands: usage of glyphosate (Roundup), a herbicide. Sign seen in Paseo del Viñatigo in December 2022. · Photo: Cayambe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), Killer whale; Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. · Photo: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle of San Felipe, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain · Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0)
H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Organ loft, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. · Photo: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Cayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Upper part of calle Verode in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands. The name of the lane is derived from the Verode (Kleinia neriifolia), a flowering pla · Photo: Cayambe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Puerto de la Cruz. Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. · Photo: Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
Castillo de San Felipe, Puerto de la Cruz · Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Exterior of the Ermita de San Telmo (Puerto de la Cruz), Canary Islands, Spain. · Photo: Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez) (CC BY-SA 4.0)