Holiday Apartment in Arico Viejo: Culture, Trails and Rural Surroundings
Accommodation in Arico Viejo
Arico Viejo is the historic center of the municipality of Arico and is located in a well-preserved rural setting. The village preserves traditional Canarian architecture. This gives you a destination with several clear points of interest: historic trails, culture, landscape and a dish from Arico el Viejo. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Arico Viejo, you can use these themes as a guide for planning your own trip.
Culture and local features in Arico Viejo
The Centro Tiempo Libre (Antiguo Cine) is a cultural center at c/ La Degollada 6 in Arico Viejo. It has an auditorium, a cinema, a multipurpose room and a theater. In 2024, Arico Viejo resumed the events held in honor of Nuestro Señor de La Cruz. A plaza can be traced in Arico Viejo back to the 1950s. A dish from Arico el Viejo is pescado salado con castañas, salted fish with chestnuts. The Fuente de Los Chorros consists of volcanic tuff, or locally sourced Chasnera stone.
Hiking trails with different focal points
The Antorcha Solidaria route passes through Arico Viejo; the section between Arico Viejo and Arico Nuevo can be completed on foot. The PR-TF 86.3 La Sabinita–Tamadaya hiking trail has a low difficulty level. In the immediate surroundings of Arico Viejo, the PR-TF 86.1 Ortiz–La Puente runs through the Corona Forestal Nature Park, has a low difficulty level and allows you to fully explore the La Puente climbing area. The route from Arico el Viejo to Villa de Arico follows the PR-TF-86 and shares the path with the old Camino Real del Sur. For your planning, this allows you to consider connections between villages, nature park landscapes and a climbing area as different interests.
Old trails, ravines and cave houses
The Camino Vera de los Cangueros beside the church plaza follows the traces of the old Camino Real. It passes old paved paths, channels and cave houses. The route crosses the Barranco de Polegre along a paved section of the old trail. In the immediate surroundings of Arico Viejo, the Barranco Polegre has several climbing routes on unusual rock. From the Arico Viejo area, the Camino Vera de los Cangueros reaches the historic hamlets of Arico El Nuevo and Villa de Arico in slightly less than a quarter of a day.
Getting to Arico Viejo
To get there, take the exit from the TF-1 at exit 39, “Arico Viejo–El Poris,” and then follow the TF-625 toward Arico Viejo.
More destinations for your planning
If you would then like to consider other places for planning your trip: Fasnia, Los Carrizales, Adeje, La Victoria De Acentejo, Las Cruces, Acojeja, Puertito de Güímar, Candelaria.
For the higher-level travel overview: Tenerife.
