Los Campitos: Pilgrimage, Historic Paths and Views

A traditional pilgrimage in honour of the Virgen del Carmen takes place in Los Campitos. The locality’s main festivities are held in her honour in July. The Romería de Los Campitos is one of the firmly established and popular celebrations in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, bringing thousands of people together every year in the spirit of local traditions.

Culture

As part of the patron saint festivities, a procession carries the image of the Virgen del Carmen from the parish buildings to the dam and then back via the TF-111. The 43rd edition of the Romería de Los Campitos was announced for 27 July 2024: it was due to begin at 18:00 at Lomo Las Casillas and end at CEIP Los Campitos with a verbena.

The Ermita de la Santa Cruz Verde was built in a vernacular style between 1880 and 1882. Era Los Campitos 2 preserves its original stone-paved floor.

Paths and History

The Camino de Los Campos is registered in Los Campitos as a protected ethnographic element, is 1.56 kilometres long and is considered one of the island’s most important historic paths.

The Camino de Las Lecheras runs through the Los Campitos district of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It was the main route used by the milkmaids who walked from La Laguna to Santa Cruz to sell their products.

Sections with stone paving are still preserved on the Camino de Las Lecheras on the slope of Las Mesas mountain. From there, the path offers unusual panoramic views of the capital.

Nature

Parque Las Mesas is the largest public park in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and covers 405,700 square metres. Near the centre of Los Campitos, it is considered an extensive recreational area with a forestry focus and is accessible to residents of the entire municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

On the Los Campitos road (TF-111), the park is located behind the Ifara and Los Campitos districts, next to the technical facilities of Radio Nacional de España.

Those who enjoy different daily rhythms can view time-specific festivities, historic paths, natural areas and viewpoints as different focal points for exploring the locality.

Further destinations: Jedey, Todoque, Puerto Naos.

When looking for a holiday apartment in Los Campitos, you can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer pages. These three details provide an objective framework for your own planning. To explore the locality, you can consider time-specific festivities, historic paths, natural areas and viewpoints as different focal points.

Viewpoint

The Mirador de Los Campitos offers views of Tenerife’s capital, the Anaga peaks, the northern port and Cabo Llanos.

The viewpoint is located on the TF-111 at kilometre point 2+000 and has parking spaces.

In clear weather, the view from the Mirador de Los Campitos can extend as far as Malpaís de Güímar.

To the higher-level travel overview: Los Llanos De Aridane.