The Montaña Roja ("Red Mountain") in the very south of Tenerife was highly respected by the natives of the Canaries, the Guanches. Another height very close is the Montaña Bocinegro, an outcrop of the Red mountain. At the time of the conquest by the Spanish at the beginning of the 15th century, very little has been reported about that area. Perhaps witches of the indigenous people held their coven by the relatively calm beach Playa La Tejita and bathed in the ocean under a full moon.

What is known for a fact is that there were water sports and games at El Médano, a town in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona. At the Montaña Bocinegro it must have been ideal because calmer seas wash up at Playa La Tejita. After the collection of the harvest during the first full moon of August, the Guanches celebrated “Beñesmen”/”Beñesmer”, their most important festival that was considered the “New Year”. On that day they thanked and asked their gods by performing the ritual of breaking the gánigo – small handmade clay pots – full of milk and honey, and the ritual of green candles. Elements of the festivity were later Christianized, but various groups today still have cultural events to mark the Beñesmen/-mer.

¡Bienvenido a Casa el Escaño!
Our "House of Seat" is situated halfway between the Atlantic Ocean and the highest mountain of all Spain, the Pico del Teide, in the southern part of the island of Tenerife. You can reach the place via the larger of the two international airports, Tenerife South Airport, that is located in our municipality, Granadilla de Abona.

The design of the house is reminiscent of the old Canarian architecture with its white walls and open spaces. It has 3 bedrooms: the main bedroom with a double bed and the other 2 bedrooms with two single beds in each. You will find also two bathrooms with shower here.
The living room offers a TV (with Google Chromecast), a desk and books.
The fully equipped kitchen has everything you need for your daily operation.

A large terrace with sun loungers, dining table and barbecue area invites you for either a relaxing bath in the sun, a BBQ outside or a glass of wine in the evening while watching the sky full of stars. Besides that, you have a nice view of the valley from here.

The kitchen of the house is equipped with everything you need to keep and prepare your favorite meals: refrigerator, stove, microwave, toaster, kettle, as well as everything else you need to cook and eat. Supermarkets and farmer's markets are close to get the goods to fill up the refrigereator. Besides that, a BBQ area is awaiting you on the large terrace, so you can prepare your grilled meals at the fresh air and enjoy the outdoor environment.

If you want to eat out, we can also recommend you restaurants in the area that serve the authentic Canarian flavors.

Our municipality Granadilla is occupying a huge area of 155 square kilometers, so it has a lot to offer, but is still not a tourist hot-spot, instead it has a lot of sights off the beaten track. It is a very attractive area for lovers of authentic inland tourism, contemplate emblematic buildings, who want to taste its wines and its gastronomy. You can see and visit the cave houses, the huts, fountains, springs and the paths that invite you to get lost in nature. You can either go south and bath in the Atlantic or go north and ascend the highest mountain of all Spain, the Pico del Teide.
The whole area is ideal for trekking lovers, for mountain biking, stargazing or - if you are daring - climbing in the ravines. Some of our experienced guests bring their own bikes to our house, but you can also rent bikes at Bike point Tenerife who have 3 stores on the island (for more info visit https://bikepointtenerife.com/).
The beachside town of El Médano ("The Sand Dune") serves as location for many important windsurfing competitions. Also La Montaña Roja ("The Red Mountain"), a volcanic cone, is located in El Médano and a protected natural preserve. Its outcrop, the Montaña Bocinegro, is just a few hundered meters away, you should see them both.

One rather touristy sight is the Cave-Shrine of Santo Hermano Pedro (Cueva del Santo Hermano Pedro) near El Médano and at the end of the Tenerife South Airport runway. The cave was used by the Spanish saint and missionary Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur y Gonzáles as a place of prayer and hiding to protect himself from some pirate attack. In this cave he stood with his flock to rest to recover and walk again to his small village in the highlands of Vilaflor. Currently during the festival of the Saint in April, hundreds of pilgrims travel the route "Camino del Hermano Pedro", a pastoral route from Vilaflor to the Santo cave.

If you would like to have some workation, so to work some time and also enjoy a stay on Tenerife at the same time, Casa el Escaño is a very good option for you!
We have an area with a working table where you can fully focus on your projects, and thanks to our fast Internet/W-Fi connection you can have an online meetings in stable and good quality, too. Due to our location in a calm neighborhood up the hill, there will be no loud noises from outside neither that could hinder your concentration.