Volcanic landscapes offer a multitude of resources to the communities that live within them. However, the main attraction that volcanoes offer is associated with volcanic heritage and geotourism. The scope of this project is to create and promote emerging geotouristic products through the empowerment of volcano tourism and thus contribute to strengthening the economic and business fabric of the volcanic island of Tenerife (Spain). In Tenerife, this great geodiversity includes the stravolcanoes, shield volcanoes, calderas, cinder cones, maars, tuff cones and rings, and lava fields, all exposed beautifully in cliffs, ravines, beaches, deposits, etc. The main activities of the project associated with the documentation and quantification of the conservation values of the volcanic heritage are the following: production of a documentary on the volcanic geoheritage of Teide volcano, selection of the top 50 sites of geotouristic interest, creation of urban geotourism itineraries, recreation of the itinerary of Alexander von Humboldt, and creation of a web page for the project. This project will deliver an essential resource needed to diversify the leisure activities offered in Tenerife through the volcanic heritage and geotourism. It quantifies the best that Tenerife can uniquely offer and highlights it in a globally accessible and perpetual manner.
In the Canary Islands, sixteen historical eruptions have been documented in Lanzarote, Tenerife, El Hierro, and La Palma. The latest eruption, the Tajogaite eruption, occurred in 2021 in La Palma and the richness and diversity of natural and cultural heritage associated with this eruption can be a valuable resource for attracting visitors and tourists. The main aim of this work is to select Sites of Geo-Tourist Interest (SGIs) in order to create geo-itineraries. The methodology used is based on fieldworks and drone flight videos and photos taken during and after the eruption. Sixteen SGIs have been selected and studied. Eleven sites represent geoheritage of the Tajogaite eruption and seven sites are related to the surrounding natural and rural landscapes. In the near future, geo-itineraries (for in-person and virtual visits) will be created for visitors to La Palma and for the interested online audience.
Geotourism is a relatively recent concept and a novel kind of tourism, which has acquired a significant boom in the last decades, associated with the creation and consolidation of the UNESCO global geoparks network. There are two approaches to geotourism, one geological and the other geographical, much more global and inclusive of the elements of the natural and cultural heritage. In this chapter, we have chosen to use the geographical approach of geotourism, to apply it to the El Hierro global geopark and diversify the island's tourism, traditionally focused on diving and hiking, through geoforms (volcanic and non-volcanic), and its link with cultural heritage. For this, the most representative, preserved and accessible geomorphosites in the geopark have been identified, inventoried and selected, which can be visited through volcano tourism georoutes. To do this, a route is proposed in the El Faro-Orchilla geozone (GZH-07) of the geopark, since it is one of the best examples of recent monogenetic basaltic volcanism in the Canary Islands. This geozone has a high geodiversity and richness in its natural and cultural heritage, it is easily accessible and different geoforms and views of the island landscape can be seen along a 9.5 km route and 8 stops.
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