Pyramids of Güímar
Pirámides de Güímar
Six stepped platforms built from lava stone; their origins are debated, and the site includes an ethnographic museum and a botanical garden.
The Pyramids of Güímar are six stepped platforms built from lava stone. Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl once believed they were linked to ancient transoceanic civilizations, but most scholars today consider them piles of stone cleared from fields by farmers in the 19th century. The site was co-founded with Heyerdahl's involvement and includes an ethnographic museum, explanations of astronomical alignments, and a botanical garden of endemic plants. Admission is about 20 euros, and it is open roughly 09:30 to 18:00.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:30–18:00
Nearby sights
- Basilica of Candelaria
- La Orotava
- Jardín Botánico de La Orotava
- Puerto de la Cruz
- Lago Martiánez
- Loro Parque
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife