Stargazing getaway to Tenerife with a night excursion to Mount Teide

A parador is a type of publicly managed accommodation typical of Spain, located in a place of cultural interest and offering a high quality service, with facilities and design in accordance with the traditions, history or typical art of the region In which it is found. It is not a hostel or a hostel at all, it is a type of hotel that has an average of 65 rooms and that was created by reusing and reconditioning, in general, emblematic buildings such as mansions, mansions or castles. The first parador to be built was the Sierra de Gredos, in Ávila, promoted by the Marqués de la Vega-Inclán, in 1926, and now paradors can be found in all the autonomous communities of Spain, with the exception of the Balearic Islands . In fact, throughout the Spanish and Portuguese territory, there are almost 100 inns, 30 of them classified as Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) and another 15 located in historical BIC complexes. The mission of Paradores is to preserve the valuable historical-artistic heritage of the buildings it offers as accommodation, as well as promoting sustainable and quality tourism. Hence, the Parador de Las Cañadas del Teide is an ideal hotel to enjoy sustainable astrotourism.

The Starlight Certification is an international system whose objectives are the protection of the night sky, the cultural dissemination of astronomy and local sustainable economic development through astrotourism. This certificate is awarded by the Starlight Foundation, a non-profit entity, born from the I International Starlight Conferencein April 2007, promoted by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands. Based on it, the "Declaration on the Defense of the Night Sky and the Right to Starlight (La Palma Declaration) was created. The Starlight Certification unites science and tourism for the first time and is supported by the UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) and IAU (International Astronomical Union). Receiving a Starlight Certification means having excellent sky quality and representing an example of its protection and conservation, promoting sustainable star tourism or astrotourism. Within these certifications are: Starlight reserves, Starlight tourist destinations, Starlight accommodations, star parks and other modalities that promote sustainable astrotourism.

The astrotourism is a sustainable and responsible way of traveling that combines the observation of the night and day sky, astronomical dissemination and the conservation of the quality of the sky together with related leisure activities. you swim with astronomy. Without a doubt, a different and interesting way of traveling avoiding light pollution and discovering the sky.

For your astronomical activity on Mount Teide, it is recommended that you wear comfortable shoes, a jacket since at that altitude it cools down, and water.