Visiting Auditorio de Tenerife

About Auditorio de Tenerife

Santiago Calatrava's concert hall, opened in 2003, curls over the Santa Cruz waterfront like a white concrete wave and is the home of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. The breakwater promenade beside it is the place to photograph the building against the sea, especially when it is lit after dark.

Tip: Combine a walk around the building with the Palmetum, a palm garden built on a former landfill a short walk south along the shore.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 1 hour.
• Cost: Free — no ticket needed for the main area.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, working island capital with Carnival, a covered market and the Calatrava Auditorio.

Best time to visit Auditorio de Tenerife

To avoid the biggest crowds, aim for the quietest of the good months:

• May: 24°C (75°F) highs, about 1 rainy days, quiet crowds.
• June: 26°C (79°F) highs, about 0 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• September: 28°C (82°F) highs, about 1 rainy days, moderate crowds.

When to visit Tenerife has the full month-by-month picture.

Fit it into your trip

Our 3-day Tenerife itinerary visits Auditorio de Tenerife on day 1, together with Teide National Park, Teide cable car and summit and San Cristóbal de La Laguna old town.

• No. 15 of the 19 sights in our Tenerife things-to-do list.
• Day 1 of the 1-day plan.
• Day 1 of the 2-day plan.
• Day 1 of the 5-day plan.
• Listed in free things to do in Tenerife.

Near Auditorio de Tenerife

Also in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, so you can walk between them:

• Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología (MUNA) — 1.5–2 hours, low cost

If you like Auditorio de Tenerife

• Teide National Park — Las Cañadas del Teide, Half to full day
• San Cristóbal de La Laguna old town — San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Half a day
• Masca village and gorge — Teno, 2–3 hours for the village
• La Orotava old town — La Orotava, 2–3 hours

Staying near Auditorio de Tenerife

Stay in Santa Cruz de Tenerife ($$) to walk here: working island capital with Carnival, a covered market and the Calatrava Auditorio. All areas to stay in Tenerife.

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