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Adeje
The old town above the resort
Above Costa Adeje, the Villa de Adeje keeps its historic centre around the Casa Fuerte and the church of Santa Úrsula, and the trails start at its edge: the Barranco del Infierno, Roque del Conde and the Ifonche path. Line 447 climbs here from Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje Station.
Photo: Grombo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
- Come for
- The old town, its church and the trails above it
- Make time for
- Half a day
- By bus
- Reached by a published TITSA line
The journey is part of the day
Getting to Adeje
Line 447 runs from Los Cristianos by way of Costa Adeje Station and El Cerco to Adeje (Las Torres), with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table. From Costa Adeje Station, line 417 runs to Adeje (El Cerco) on its way to Guía de Isora, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table, and line 473 to Los Gigantes stops at Adeje – City Center.
Checked Sources: TITSA
Bus guides
Lines from this site’s guides. Departure times are in the boards on this site’s airport, journey and place pages.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
This page does not carry the line 447 and 417 times yet. TITSA’s line 447 tables time its trips from Adeje (Las Torres) and line 417’s pass El Cerco; line 473’s tables give no time at the city-centre stop. All three run back to Costa Adeje Station, so fix your bus down before you set out on a trail.
See the times: TFS to Costa AdejeA little introduction
Get to know Adeje.
Adeje began as a small town near the mountain; WebTenerife says tourism from the middle of the last century made its coast one of Europe’s best-known holiday areas. The Villa de Adeje keeps a historic centre with the Casa Fuerte and the church of Santa Úrsula, and more than 45% of the municipality is protected natural space.
Why go
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A town older than the resort
The Villa de Adeje’s history goes back to before the conquest, WebTenerife says. The Camino de La Encarnación retraces how the town carried its image of the Virgin of the Encarnación from La Enramada to the hermitage of Santa Úrsula, to keep it safe from pirate raids in the sixteenth century.
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Protected land on the doorstep
More than 45% of the municipality is protected natural space; the Barranco del Infierno is a Reserva Natural Especial, and Roque del Conde and Pico de Abinque are made of some of the oldest rock on the island.
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Trails for every level
The path from Boca del Paso to the hamlet of La Quinta, which dates back to the sixteenth century, is gentle; Roque del Conde climbs to about 1,000 metres; the Ifonche path crosses three protected spaces in 6.4 kilometres.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
Make a day of it
What to do in Adeje
- Culture Don’t miss
Casa Fuerte and Santa Úrsula
Two monuments of the historic centre, both declared Bien de Interés Cultural on 7 February 1986.
- Walk Don’t miss
Roque del Conde
A more demanding trail to the top of the roque, about 1,000 metres above the sea, with views over the south of the island.
- Walk Don’t miss
The Ifonche path
A traditional path of 6.4 kilometres through pine forest and Adeje’s old farmland, crossing three protected natural spaces.
- Sight
Plaza de España and the Molino Viejo
The Plaza de España, remodelled in 2011, has always been where people in Adeje meet; the old water mill near the start of the Barranco del Infierno trail is known as the Molino Viejo.
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- Walk
The Camino de Teresme, for a challenge
A route of a little over six hours with a 1,951-metre climb, starting at the gate of the Casa Fuerte and following the old path for people and goods between the coast and the uplands.
- Culture
The patron saints’ fiestas
At the Fiestas Patronales hundreds of people honour San Sebastián, Santa Úrsula and the Virgen de la Encarnación with carts, parrandas and dancers.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
A day here
How a day in Adeje feels
A plan built on the buses this guide already names; choose your bus back before you set out.
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Morning
Up on line 447
Line 447 runs from Los Cristianos by way of Costa Adeje Station and El Cerco to Adeje (Las Torres), with a working-day table and a weekend-and-holiday table; line 417 from Costa Adeje Station also stops at El Cerco.
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Middle of the day
Casa Fuerte, Santa Úrsula and the plaza
Walk the historic centre between the Casa Fuerte and the church of Santa Úrsula, and stop in the Plaza de España, the town’s meeting place.
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Afternoon
A trail, with the bus down fixed
The Barranco del Infierno trail starts at 350 metres on a natural balcony; Roque del Conde is more demanding. This page does not carry the line 447 and 417 times yet, so fix your bus down before you set off.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Adeje
How do I get to Adeje old town by bus?
Line 447 runs from Los Cristianos by way of Costa Adeje Station and El Cerco to Adeje (Las Torres); line 417 from Costa Adeje Station passes Adeje (El Cerco) on its way to Guía de Isora; and line 473 to Los Gigantes stops at Adeje – City Center, with no time printed there.
Is Adeje the same place as Costa Adeje?
No. Adeje is the municipality and its old town near the mountain; Costa Adeje is its coast, with the resort and the bus station. WebTenerife says tourism from the middle of the last century made that coast one of the best-known holiday places in Europe.
Where does the Barranco del Infierno trail start?
In the town: the trail starts at 350 metres above sea level on a natural balcony with views over the landscape, WebTenerife says, and the old Molino Viejo water mill stands near its access. The ravine is protected as a Reserva Natural Especial.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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Barranco del Infierno
WebTenerife says the Barranco del Infierno trail starts at 350 metres above sea level, on a natural balcony over the landscape; the ravine is protected as a Reserva Natural Especial.
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Up from the coast
Line 447 links the town with Costa Adeje Station and Los Cristianos, so the old town fits a morning away from the coast.
Checked Sources: WebTenerife, TITSA
Photos and film
Adeje in pictures
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The Camino de Teresme starts at the Casa Fuerte’s gate; line 447 stops in the town below on its way to Las Torres. Photo: Piotr Widerski, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
The trail starts in the town at 350 metres; there are no times for lines 447 and 417 on this page yet, so fix your bus down before you set off. Photo: Ronny Siegel, CC BY 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
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Sources for this page
The sources this page cites, each with the date we checked it. Two dates mean the facts that cite it were checked on different days.
TITSA
- Line 447 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 417 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 473 timetable Checked
WebTenerife
- Adeje municipality Checked – Oct 2026
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