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View of Tijarafeimehling · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tijarafe

Coastal village

Tijarafe is a town and a municipality on the island of La Palma, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is situated in the northwestern part of the island. The population of the municipality is 2,776 (2013) and the area is 53.76 km². Tijarafe is 7 km northwest of Los Llanos de Aridane and 19 km west of the island capital Santa Cruz de La Palma.

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The eastern border of the municipality is formed by the crater rim of the Caldera de Taburiente and its outflow, the Barranco de las Angustias.

Tijarafe was the name of one of the twelve old areas where the Guanches used to settle before the Spanish conquest. It corresponded with the present municipalities Tijarafe and Puntagorda.

Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Village information

Coat of arms of Tijarafe
Province
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Autonomous community
Canarias
Population (INE 2025)
2,733
Altitude
616 m
Area (IGN)
53.3 km²
Postcode
38780
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    La iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria sita en el término municipal de Tijarafe en la isla de La Palma (Canarias, España), fue edificada entre los siglos XVII y XVIII.

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    Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
    Rufus46 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    La ermita de El Buen Jesús sita en el término municipal de Tijarafe, isla de La Palma, Canarias, España, se localiza en el Barrio de El Jesús, en un promontorio junto al Barranco del Jurado.

    ErmitaBien de interés cultural

    Ermita de El Buen Jesús
    Hans-Peter Balfanz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    La Cueva Bonita es una cueva volcánica situada en la isla de La Palma (Canarias, España), en la costa del municipio de Tijarafe, cerca del Porís de Candelaria.

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    Cueva Bonita
    Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Museo

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    Iglesia

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    Yacimiento

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    Cueva

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    Mirador

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    Mirador

Monuments from Wikidata; summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited to their authors.

What to do

6 plans to experience Tijarafe on the move, not just passing through.

Hiking

3 activities

Hiking: El Bastón

Hiking: GR 130 · Camino Real de la Costa (Etapa 5)

Hiking: PR-LP 10

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Natural areas

2 activities

Monumento Natural Barranco del Jorado

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Paisaje Protegido Barranco de Las Angustias

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Water

1 activity

Playa de la Veta

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Guided activities in Tijarafe (Civitatis)

Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.

In and around Tijarafe

What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.

  • BeachesPlaya de la Veta · in the village · 13 within 15 kmGetting there
  • WineriesLa Vinoteca de Vega Norte · in the village · 4 within 15 kmGetting there
  • DivingBlack Sand Diving La Palma · 5.8 km away, in Llanos de Aridane (Los) · 5 within 20 kmGetting there
  • Sailing and water sportsPuerto de Tazacorte · 6.2 km away · 4 within 20 kmGetting there
  • ClimbingCampanarios · 15.1 km away, in Paso (El) · 3 within 20 kmGetting there
  • Adventure parksUnnamed on the map · 18.8 km away, in BarloventoGetting there
  • Water parksPiscinas de La Fajana · 22 km awayGetting there