Tenerife · North-west Tenerife
Icod de los Vinos
An 800-year-old dragon tree, with Teide behind it
Icod is the town of the Drago Milenario, a dragon tree reckoned to be about 800 years old and a National Monument since 1917. It stands in a three-hectare park beside the church of San Marcos, at the end of cobbled streets, small squares and fountains, and WebTenerife gives the town one of the island’s best views of Teide.
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- Come for
- The Drago, a gentle old-town walk and San Marcos cove
- Make time for
- A full day including the bus journeys
- By bus
- Reached by a published TITSA line
The journey is part of the day
Getting to Icod de los Vinos
From Puerto de la Cruz station, lines 363 and 325 call at Icod, each with working-day and weekend-and-holiday tables. From Costa Adeje Station, lines 460 and 464 run to Icod de los Vinos every day. From Santa Cruz, line 106 runs direct to Icod de los Vinos on working days only.
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Bus guides
Lines from this site’s guides. Times are in this page’s timetable.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
Choose your line back by where you are staying: 363 or 325 towards Puerto de la Cruz, 460 or 464 towards Costa Adeje, or 106 to Santa Cruz on a working day. Line 106 has no weekend table.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know Icod de los Vinos.
The Millennial Dragon Tree is, WebTenerife says, probably the figure that most identifies Icod de los Vinos: a National Monument since 1917, its age put at about 800 years. The historic centre can be seen on a quiet walk, Icod has one of the best views of Teide, and in the upper part of the municipality is the Cueva del Viento, one of the largest volcanic tubes in the world.
Why go
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The Drago and its park
The Parque del Drago covers three hectares of paths among native plants, recreates the island’s main ecosystems and leads through the Barranco Caforiño to a cave showing how the Guanches lived; it has viewpoints over Teide, the Atlantic and the old town.
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Wine and fish on the table
The economy grew on vines and fishing, and the food shows it: papas con mojo, salted fish, grilled meat, local wines and farmhouse cheeses.
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The Cueva del Viento above the town
In the upper part of the municipality is the Cueva del Viento, the largest volcanic tube in Europe and one of the longest in the world, visited only with a guide and an advance booking.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
Make a day of it
What to do in Icod de los Vinos
- Sight Don’t miss
The Drago and its park
The Millennial Dragon Tree, declared a National Monument in 1917, stands in the Parque del Drago, which WebTenerife includes in a one-day visit.
- Walk Don’t miss
The old town
Most of the sights are close together; WebTenerife suggests a quiet walk through the historic centre and along streets such as Buen Suceso.
- Beach Don’t miss
San Marcos beach
A shell-shaped cove sheltered from the swell, which a day in Icod can include after the old town and the Drago.
- Sight
Parque del Drago
The entrance is beside the church of San Marcos in the Plaza de la Constitución, in the historic centre. It is not accessible to wheelchairs; dogs on a lead are allowed. Hours and prices are on the park’s own page.
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- Culture
The chapels of the old town
The Capilla de los Dolores, part of the old convent of San Francisco, the eighteenth-century Casa de los Cáceres with its columned patio, and the small Ermita de las Angustias with a Virgin carved in Mexico in the seventeenth century.
- Food & drink
Papas con mojo and salted fish
The dishes WebTenerife names for Icod: potatoes with mojo, salted fish, grilled meats, wine and artisan cheese.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
A day here
How a day in Icod de los Vinos feels
A plan built on the buses this guide already names. The departure times are in the board on this page; choose your bus back before you set out.
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Morning
Three ways in
Lines 363 and 325 from Puerto de la Cruz station, lines 460 and 464 from Costa Adeje Station every day, or line 106 from Santa Cruz on working days only. Walk from the station into the old town.
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Middle of the day
The Drago, then lunch
Give the Parque del Drago the late morning, with the viewpoint over Teide, then eat in the old town.
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Afternoon
San Marcos cove, or on to Garachico
Down on the coast, Playa de San Marcos is a shell-shaped cove sheltered from the swell; or continue on a line 363 trip to Garachico. Choose the line home by where you are staying: 106 has no weekend table.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Icod de los Vinos
How do I get to Icod de los Vinos by bus?
From Puerto de la Cruz station on line 363 or 325, from Costa Adeje Station on line 460 or 464 every day, or from Santa Cruz on line 106 on working days only. All stop at Icod; the Drago is in the historic centre, a walk from the station.
Is the Drago Milenario worth visiting?
It is the symbol of the town, a National Monument since 1917 with an estimated age of around 800 years, and the three-hectare park around it adds native gardens, a Guanche cave and viewpoints over Teide and the sea. WebTenerife includes it in a one-day visit with the old town and San Marcos beach.
Can I visit the Cueva del Viento the same day?
Only with a guided visit booked in advance, WebTenerife says, and a jacket for the cold; it is in the upper part of the municipality, away from the old town, so check how you will get there before adding it to a bus day.
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Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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Book the Cueva del Viento
WebTenerife says the cave can only be visited with a guide and an advance booking, and suggests a jacket for the visit.
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On the way to Garachico
Some line 363 trips continue from Icod to Garachico and Buenavista del Norte (others end at Icod), so the two towns can pair in one north-west day.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias, Gobierno de Canarias, Dirección General de Emergencias +2
Photos and film
Icod de los Vinos in pictures
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The Parque del Drago is beside the church of San Marcos in the historic centre, a walk from the station where lines 363, 325, 460, 464 and 106 stop. Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
San Marcos is the beach of an Icod day, a shell-shaped cove out of the swell down on the coast below the old town. Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
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There’s more around the corner
Where next?
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Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 Isla Baja, north-west Tenerife
Garachico
Volcanic coast, historic squares and an unhurried small-town day
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H. Zell / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 Teno, north-west Tenerife (Buenavista del Norte)
Masca
Mountain views, a historic hamlet and short walks
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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 363 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 325 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 460 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 464 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 106 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
WebTenerife
- Icod de los Vinos municipality Checked – Oct 2026
- Parque del Drago Checked
Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud
Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias
Gobierno de Canarias, Dirección General de Emergencias
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