Tenerife living is more enjoyable with Park Garcia Sanabria.

Tenerife living is unthinkable without its beautiful parks.

When I saw it for the first time during my vacation in 1997 large sections of it were under reconstruction.
When I came in 2002 workers were still busy with it. From 2004 onwards it was totally closed until reopening in early June 2006.
Finally, repaired pathways and other additions like pavilions brought absolutely stunning results.

My retirement advice for foreigners who want to relocate to the biggest of all Canary Islands is to go to this park, more often. Don't you have a car?

Public bus time tables to find out how to get there best from any place on the island.

You may see many absolutely stunning photos of the park, here.

Not long ago. I walked again
through this park which is said to have about 67000 square meters.

I saw magnificent trees and many shrubs which were imported from Mayor Garcia Sanabria before 1926 from different corners of the world.

Today, you see people from all
walks of life and all age groups enjoying the park in all sorts of
ways.

It's of course a must for retirees
who have the time
to come here to relax and to enjoy nature with all its colors and bird life.

This town gift for the capital became one of the best loved Tenerife attractions for island and city tours, as well.

Little could the mayor know that Parque Garcia in his town Santa Cruz would one day be an asset for a better life style for Tenerife living of all the island's inhabitants. And, that it would be one more of the many attractions for vacations, Tenerife and world travel.

All that is needed near the capital is many a private holiday home accommodation directly from owners to make long stays during winter more economical.

Amazing sculptures were seen by many foreigners first time during a sculpture exposition of sculptures in 1974. Most of the art work is modern and was made by local artist. I am inclined to think that a big fish pond and some of the fountains are quite new in the park. One of them is rather big.

Please, enlarge the center Santa Cruz shopping map I made to see where to find the park on top of the large Santa Cruz Rambla Avenue which goes from the seashore uphill.

:Please, also go from Tenerife living Garcia Sanabria to Tenerife Living Julia to hear about a different angle of living retirement life.. She shared the most exciting typical passion with locals from Tenerife.

Have you heard of the most unusual of all the island's parks? It's Palmetum Parque which should well deserve to be called a museum, even, as a whole.

Then, there is Taoro Parque which is my best in Puerto de la Cruz.

In Puerto de la Cruz you can jump into a taxi which charged me EU 3.50 in 2007 to go to the Monasterio which has a fantastic natural park including farm animals too. Entrance is free and you can eat and drink very well there in any of its country inns.

Within Taoro Park you find Risco Bello Aquapark which has a lake with swans and ducks and, chicken running around where tea is served.

What about the greatest park of all which is the ocean for scuba divers who find schools, here, or just for whale and dolphin watching above the sea?

Not to forget is the most popular tourist entertainment attraction on all Canary Islands which is a theme park called Loro Park.

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