Pico Viejo with La Gomera in backgroundAlthough it may quite literally depend on your viewpoint as to how largely Mount Teide figures in your day to day life in Tenerife. For me, having the world’s third largest volcano in the middle of my little paradise island and on my daily horizon, is something that simply cannot be ignored.

I’ve been investigating the volcanic history of Tenerife and her sisters and my research has led me to some fascinating facts and some frozen fingers.