Coastal Route - Puerto de las Nieves

About 1,5 km (approx. 1 mile) to the west of the town you arrive at Agaete’s harbour, Puerto de Las Nieves, a picturesque fishing village, which has become increasingly popular with tourists since the opening of a ferry line to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

As a result, considerable investment in tourism has been made in recent years with the construction of a new promenade – Paseo de los Poetas – lined with seafood restaurants, craft shops and galleries, a hotel near the remains of a Guanche cemetery as well as some apartment blocks behind the harbour.

The port’s rich history can be seen in the tiny chapel, known as Ermita de las Nieves, which features a real treasure – a 16^th century triptych depicting the Virgin and Child, painted by the famous Flemish artist Joos van Cleve. During the Fiesta de la Rama, a copy of this triptych is carried in a procession to the parish church of Agaete and exhibited there.

At the southern end of this village you will find the remains of what used to be its most photogenic attraction, the Dedo de Dios (God’s Finger), a 30 m (100 ft) slender pinnacle of basalt rock protruding in front of the impressive rock formations, crowned by the Pinar de Tamadaba towering above the harbour. When Tropical Storm Delta hit in 2005, however, the Dedo was reduced to a stump.

If you are a lover of fish dishes you should try the caldo de pescado, a delicious stocky fish soup, which is served in all the restaurants here.