Valverde, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Valverde (Spanish meaning "green valley") is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

The town's airport and seaport are both several kilometres away on the island's east coast.

Pastureland and smallholdings dominate the central plateau area with pine and cloud forest at progressively higher elevations.

The coastal areas and lower slopes are arid and mainly left to unimproved scrub and sparse grassland.

Summers are warm with the warmest month, September averaging 24.1 °C (75.4 °F), indicating a seasonal lag.

Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, Valverde
Charco Azul, Valverde
The Giant Lizard of El Hierro, endemic to this island