Roque Nublo to La Aldea

We drove 90 minutes to the start of the walk up to the Roque Nublo, the plateau being about 1750m high. There were great views of the surrounding landscape. After a picnic lunch and a group photo, we descended to La Culata, the walk being about 4 kms each way with 460m of ascent and 520m of descent.
We drove to the pretty village with white-washed houses of Tejada for afternoon refreshments and a view of Roque Bentayga.
Due to a landslide, we had to make a detour and drive for 2 hours to Puerto de las Nieves and Agaete in the NW of the island and then down the dramatic GC200 road along the west coast. The road may be closed to vehicular traffic once all the tunnels are built. The La Aldea Tunnel is 2 miles long. Eventually, we arrived in La Aldea for a 3-night stay at the Hotel La Aldea Suites, a modern hotel with the BBC on the TV.
There had been wonderful scenery with a clear blue sky all day.
Dinner was a set menu at a local restaurant.Read more