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Vilaflor
One of Spain’s highest villages, below Teide
Vilaflor de Chasna sits at about 1,400 m in pine forest a step from Teide, and has drawn visitors for its climate since the sixteenth century. Cobbled streets lead out to legendary pines and the trail to the Paisaje Lunar; line 482 climbs from Los Cristianos, and the Teide bus passes by.
Photo: Grombo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
- Come for
- Pine forest, a quiet village and the walk to the Paisaje Lunar
- Make time for
- Half a day to a full day
- By bus
- Reached by a published TITSA line
The journey is part of the day
Getting to Vilaflor
Line 342 from Costa Adeje to Teide National Park runs by way of Los Cristianos, Arona and Vilaflor; its stop lists name no stop called Vilaflor: by the village it stops at Santa Catalina, next to Vilaflor Centro on line 482’s list, and its one every-day table gives no time there. Line 482 runs between Vilaflor Centro and Los Cristianos, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Bus guides
- Costa Adeje to Teide Line 342, Line 341 in the park Direct
- TFS to Costa Adeje Line 40, Line 711 Direct
Lines from this site’s guides. Times are in this page’s timetable.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
WebTenerife notes that bus frequencies here are lower than on the coast, especially at weekends. Line 482 times its Vilaflor Centro stop: open its table for your day and fix your return before you set out on a walk. Line 342 stops at Santa Catalina but its table gives no time there, so read the nearest timed stop (Los Cristianos on the way up, Parador on the way down) and allow a margin.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know Vilaflor.
Vilaflor de Chasna sits in the highest part of the island, among pine forest and close to Teide; WebTenerife counts it among the highest municipalities in Spain. Its small houses and cobbled streets are worth the walk, the church of San Pedro Apóstol is one of its most important historic buildings, and the first Canarian saint, Santo Hermano Pedro, was born here in 1626.
Why go
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Visitors since the sixteenth century
Botanists, scientists and convalescents came up the Camino Real de Chasna for the closeness of Teide and the climate, and stayed at the first hotel in the south of the island, the Hotel Vilaflor.
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Pines of legend
Two Canary pines unique for their size stand around the village, among the trees WebTenerife calls legendary; the Pino Gordo is the best known.
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The Paisaje Lunar at the end of a forest walk
The PR-TF 72 leaves the village through Canary pine forest and reaches, after about 6 km, a viewpoint over Los Escurriales, white volcanic ash eroded into shapes from another planet.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
Make a day of it
What to do in Vilaflor
- Sight Don’t miss
The village
Small houses, cobbled streets and the church of San Pedro Apóstol.
- Walk Don’t miss
The Paisaje Lunar walk
The PR-TF 72 leaves from the village; after about 6 km it reaches a viewpoint over Los Escurriales, the Paisaje Lunar. WebTenerife rates it of medium difficulty.
- Sight Don’t miss
Almond blossom
The almond trees usually flower between January and February.
- Walk
Camino del Pino Enano
A climbing path past a small threshing floor and several viewpoints over the municipality, ending at the Pino Enano with a view over the village.
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- Walk
El Sombrerito de Chasna
A short 600 m stretch inside Teide National Park from the TF-21 to the Sombrerito, at the northern edge of the municipality.
- Sight
Casas Altas de Jama
A historic ensemble declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 2004, shared between Vilaflor and Arona.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
A day here
How a day in Vilaflor 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
Up on line 482
Line 482 runs between Los Cristianos and Vilaflor Centro with a working-day table and a weekend-and-holiday table; line 342 to Teide stops at Santa Catalina beside the village but prints no time there.
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Middle of the day
The village and the pines
Walk the cobbled streets to the church of San Pedro Apóstol, then out to the Pino Gordo; take footwear, sun protection and a warm layer, as WebTenerife advises for most routes here.
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Afternoon
The Paisaje Lunar, only with the bus fixed
The PR-TF 72 is about 6 km each way to the viewpoint; start it only with a line 482 return chosen, because frequencies here are lower than on the coast, especially at weekends.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Vilaflor
How do I get to Vilaflor by bus?
TITSA line 482 runs between Los Cristianos and Vilaflor Centro, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table. Line 342 from Costa Adeje to Teide also passes the village at its Santa Catalina stop, but its table gives no time there.
Can I walk to the Paisaje Lunar from Vilaflor?
Yes: the PR-TF 72 starts in the village and reaches the viewpoint over Los Escurriales after about 6 km through the pine forest, rated medium difficulty by WebTenerife. It is a there-and-back of several hours, so fix the bus home first.
Is Vilaflor cold?
It is high: the historic centre is at about 1,400 m, among the highest villages in Spain, and WebTenerife advises a warm layer on most routes, especially in winter, along with sun protection and proper footwear.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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Dress for the height
WebTenerife advises suitable footwear, sun protection and a warm layer on most routes, especially in winter.
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On the way to Teide
Line 342 stops at Santa Catalina, next to Vilaflor Centro on line 482’s stop list, on its way up to the park, so a Teide day can start from the village; its table times the park stops, not Santa Catalina.
Checked Sources: WebTenerife, TITSA
Photos and film
Vilaflor in pictures
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The church is at the centre of the village line 482 serves from Los Cristianos; the Teide bus 342 passes at Santa Catalina without a printed time. Photo: Maesi64, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons -
The PR-TF 72 reaches the Paisaje Lunar viewpoint about 6 km from the village; fix the line 482 bus home before you start the walk. Photo: Bgabel, CC BY-SA 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 342 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 482 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
WebTenerife
- Vilaflor de Chasna municipality Checked – Oct 2026
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