Mirador Humboldt with important news 

The Mirador Humboldt of Tenerife North is much more than its € 2 million Cafetaria and Bar Restaurante with an enclosed event hall by that name. Why? There is also a first and more ancient so called very simple Mirador, as shown below.

Mirador Humboldt the historical original spot high above the Orotava Valley is by a Juniper tree in a curve on the side of the old main road that connects La Orotava with Santa Ursula. A table and benches made of wood are there to enjoy in comfort the best sights that the German explorer had admired. This was long before something made with stone and concrete was built nearby.

The 3718 m high Mount Teide with snow cap and white cloud collar in January 2017 is only one asset of Mirador Humboldt views by the Atlantic Ocean.

Where is this sight seeing landmark?

  Both the ancient, humble Mirador and the one built in the twenty first century around 2010 are located on Carretera Cuesta de la Vila or Calle Pinito. This is easy to access just next to the Restaurant Donde Mario just off the TF 21. You can reach the location from Santa Ursula when you normally travel via las Cuevas in direction of La Orotava.

Interesting immediate surrounding by the Humboldt memorial

Calle Pinito by Humboldt viewpoints

Barranco El Pino for mountain climbers

Juniper tree Barranco Pino landmark

Aquaduct Barranco Pino La Orotava

Indeed, the Humboldt lookouts are both located within pristine, indigenous Tenerife nature with slopes and ravines on all sides. 

Contrary to so much beauty, the ambitious construction of the concrete lookout with restaurant of 2010 that resembles a bunker never fitted into such a pristine, endemic landscape where much delicate and rare flora abounds. Now, it's all the more deplorable that in 2014 the doors were shut already of the dull stone structure Mirador,  And that after more than half a decade of construction until its inauguration in 2010...

Cafeteria Restaurante Bar Humboldt location.

Restaurante Humboldt Look-out

Abandoned Tourist attraction Cafe Restaurant Humboldt.

Nevertheless, the Restaurant Mirador Humboldt  with its gay,  green umbrellas on a curvaceous terrace started with much success as a new Tenerife attraction.  However, it offered a rather abandoned sight in January 2017, as depicted in the photo gallery above. Labour and some other problems were given as reasons for the closure by the Orotava Townhall. 

Humboldt statue on the lookout terrace.

What does the Mirador Humboldt commemorate?

Admire the beautiful Alexander von Humboldt statue beside me on the view side terrace of the Mirador bar.  Mr.Humboldt's words in June 1799 during his Tenerife visit were never  forgotten. He then called the valley of La Orotava the most beautiful on earth. A memorial plaque also reminds all this. 

Latest Mirador Humboldt news of 2020 are good news

Last not least, the Mirador with its bar restaurant and large look-out terrace has been cleaned up and revamped.  It has been ready to welcome visitors again since October 08 of 2020.

More about the valley that makes Mirador Humbold so famous

Valley of La Orotava with both Teide and sea views.

This valley is huge, as it takes up a terrain of about  207.31 km2. Visualize steadily sloping volcanic grounds that emphasize a seemingly flowing shape. Harmony is everywhere.

The valley that Humboldt the scientist globe trotter admired descends from a height of 2000 meters by the Cañadas del Teide down to the ocean. Pine forests end by those highlands in the so-called Corona Forestal the Forest crown. It circles everything like a horse shoe. The many shades of green, lush vegetation with pine forests, vineyards and more meet the eye. The combination of it all together with the lush banana plantations in lower regions is of an overwhelming beauty. 

During daytime, your eyes may not only spot the skyline of the harbour town of the Cross with its big hotels by the ocean but also remote San Juan de la Rambla far away on the coast. The foreground shows the agriculture, main roads and built up areas of the municipalities of La Orotava and of Los Realejos where parts of them border Puerto de la Cruz.

Needless to say is that at night this region takes your breath away when you approach it in a bus or car.  Then, magic lights of its towns and hamlets rival the star filled skies.  

By the way, a slightly similar sight but on a much, much smaller scale can be seen from the amazing panoramic view top of Mount Montaneta of Los Realejos. 

A paradise view Cafe a humble rival of Mirador Humboldt?

Volcanic cones of Orotava Valley.

Vista Paraiso Cafe of Paradise country views

Paradise country of Tenerife

Conclusion

Mirador Humboldt without its bar restaurant may always be an option for a lovely picnic outing where the Orotava Valley views are free of charge. Not to forget not far from it is the cafe view of a paradise country or in other words Cafe Vista Paraiso.  It is a more modest place high above the three beaches of La Orotava by Cuesta de la Vila. It offers drinks, delicious home made Austrian cakes,  small snacks and a terrace to chill-out.

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