
From Mount Teide to the Anaga forests
Film locations in Tenerife
The largest Canary Island packs an unmatched landscape diversity into 2,034 km²: Mount Teide (3,718 m) topping a UNESCO-listed national park, the laurel forest of Anaga, colonial towns like La Laguna (UNESCO) and La Orotava, the dunes of El Médano and the sheer cliffs of Los Gigantes.
Overview
Tenerife is probably the most versatile island in the archipelago for audiovisual production. Within a 90-minute drive you can move from lunar volcanic landscape (Teide, Las Cañadas) to subtropical cloud forest (Anaga), 16th-century colonial towns (La Laguna), golden sand deserts (El Médano) or sheer cliffs over the Atlantic (Los Gigantes, Masca).
The production infrastructure is the most developed in the Canary Islands: two international airports (Tenerife North and Tenerife South), hotels with capacity for large crews, a consolidated network of technical suppliers (camera, grip, lighting, catering) and decades of accumulated experience with national and international productions.
For productions looking to save travel days between very different locations, Tenerife is the most efficient option in the archipelago. It's also the natural base for operations combining several islands: inter-island flights from Tenerife connect with the 6 remaining islands in under 45 minutes.
Notable landscapes
- Mount Teide and Las Cañadas (3,718 m, lunar landscape)
- Anaga laurel forest
- La Laguna (UNESCO Heritage)
- Los Gigantes cliffs
- El Médano dunes and village
- Masca (remote mountain village)
- Playa Jardín coast (Puerto de la Cruz)
Productions shot here
Jason Bourne · Clash of the Titans · Intacto · Palmeras en la Nieve
Regulatory bodies
- Cabildo de Tenerife (island council)
- 31 municipalities (direct coordination)
- Teide National Park (Environment)
- Coasts authority
- Heritage (historic centres)
Locations in Tenerife
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