Los Realejos is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, which is the biggest town in the Canary Islands. It is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The town is located 2 km (1.2 mi) from the north coast, 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Puerto de la Cruz, 6 km (3.7 mi) west of La Orotava, and 34 km (21 mi) southwest of the island's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The inhabitants are known in Spanish as realejeros. The latest population count consists of 37,970 (2013), its density being 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) and the area is 57.08 km2 (22.04 sq mi). The highest peak is 420 m (1,380 ft). Los Realejos is the western terminus of the TF-5 motorway.
History
El moderno término municipal se formó por la fusión, a mediados del siglo xx, de los municipios de Realejo Alto y Realejo Bajo. El municipio tiene actualmente una población de 37 867 habitantes (INE 2025). Junto con los municipios vecinos de La Orotava y Puerto de la Cruz forma el área metropolitana del Valle de La Orotava con 111 606 habitantes (2024).
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- 21 · November Navidad "Vive la Navidad en Los Realejos" 📆 Add to my calendar
Rest of the year
- January: Fiestas de San Antonio Abad, Tigaiga (15)
- February: Carnaval (6) · Los Silos, S.C. Tenerife (7) · Carnaval Animado
Trails and hiking
•Playa de El Socorro - Pico del Teide (PR-TF 41, 56 km)
•La Fortaleza (1, 5.6 km)
•Lomo Hurtado (22, 4.8 km)
•Montaña Negra (33, 3.1 km)
•Recibo Quemado (25, 1.9 km)
•Degollada del Cedro (29, 1.3 km)
•Camino de Chasna
•Camino Natural Anaga-Chasna (GR 131, 83.8 km)
•Ladera de Tigaiga (PR-TF 40, 12.5 km)
•Camino Punta del Risco (PR-TF 40.1, 1.4 km)
•Camino de Santiago de Tenerife (114 km)
•Alto de La Fortaleza (36, 2.7 km)
Routes passing through Realejos, Los
Famous people
•Tomás de Iriarte, fabulista español
•Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante, futbolista español
•Elisabeth Chávez, balonmanista española
•Ricardo León Brito, futbolista español
•Yeray González Luis, futbolista español
•Antonio González y González, químico español
•Iván Rodríguez Ramallo, atleta español
•Maria de Betancourt y Molina, científica española
Town hall
Alcaldía: Manuel Dominguez Gonzalez
Web oficial: http://www.losrealejos.es
Town hall of Realejos, Los
Alcaldía: Manuel Dominguez Gonzalez Web oficial: http://www.losrealejos.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 39 km from San Cristóbal de La Laguna (about 28 min by car)
- 🚗 46 km from Santa Cruz de Tenerife (about 32 min by car)
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- ✈️ 37 km from Tenerife Norte airport (about 26 min by car)
- ✈️ 43 km from Tenerife Sur airport (about 30 min by car)
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