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Teide National Park
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<p>Teide National Park is a <a href="/facts/National_park/otRgEoQ3">national park</a> located in <a href="/facts/Tenerife/FlyhXV7M">Tenerife</a>, <a href="/facts/Canary_Islands/7lfpqymu">Canary Islands</a>, <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a>. </p><p>The national park is centered on Mount <a href="/facts/Teide/JNrdUV7Q">Teide</a>, the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 meters high) in addition, the highest volcano in the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a> islands and the third highest volcano in the world from its base in the ocean floor (7.500 meters high). <a href="/facts/Pico_Viejo/DVefJ4F0">Pico Viejo</a>, also included within the national park limits, is the second highest volcano in the Canary Islands with its 3,135 m peak. Mount Teide and Pico Viejo are the only two peaks in the Canary islands rising above the 3,000 m level. </p><p>The park has an area of 18,990 hectares located in the municipality of <a href="/facts/La_Orotava/GRFHnR37">La Orotava</a>. It was named a <a href="/facts/World_Heritage_Site/6AbWWKV4">World Heritage Site</a> by <a href="/facts/UNESCO/QSbkRv3o">UNESCO</a> on June 28, 2007. Since the end of 2007, it has also been one of the <a href="/facts/12_Treasures_of_Spain/02Yv6G61">12 Treasures of Spain</a>. On a ridge, to the east of Teide, are the telescopes of the <a href="/facts/Observatorio_del_Teide/HpcLFSDF">Observatorio del Teide</a>. </p><p>Teide is the most visited national park in Spain. with some 3 million visitors yearly. In 2016, it was visited by 4,079,823 visitors and tourists reaching a historical record. </p><p>There are morning and afternoon coach trips through the park, departing from selected areas in the south of Tenerife's tourist towns. Access to the peak requires a free permit that needs to be booked in advance. </p>