Abades Leper Colony – Punta de Abona Lighthouse loop from Monumento Natural de la Montaña Centinela

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Abades Leper Colony – Punta de Abona Lighthouse loop from Monumento Natural de la Montaña Centinela

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Abades Leper Colony – Punta de Abona Lighthouse loop from Monumento Natural de la Montaña Centinela

02:45

10.6km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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694 m

Church of the Former Sanatorio de Abona

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Church of the former "Sanatorio de Abona", the leprosy station of Abades
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Abades Leper Colony

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The last part of the Eberhof crime thriller Winterkartoffelknödel was filmed on Tenerife in Abades, right in the church ⛪️.

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1.00 km

View of the Ruins of the Church at Leprosy Sanatorium Abades

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The old but never used leprosy sanatorium, now completely covered in graffiti, is particularly special

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1.27 km

Sanatorio de Abona — Ruins of a Leprosy Colony

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After the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), one of the worst health problems was leprosy, so it was decided in 1943 to build Abades. Here a hospital for lepers and a …

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2.34 km

Punta de Abona Lighthouse

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The lighthouse itself is impressive, unfortunately you cannot enter it. Otherwise there is not really anything to see around the Faro, in the nearby village there is a bar where …

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4.79 km

View of Punta de Abona and Lighthouse

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7.39 km

Punta de Abona Village and Church

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Cute little town just up the coast between Paris de Abona and the Faro de Punta Abona lighthouse. The place consists only of a church and a few houses around …

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8.99 km

View of Playa de la Rajita and Punta Rasca Lighthouse

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10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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4.65 km

3.07 km

1.79 km

1.06 km

Surfaces

6.60 km

2.11 km

915 m

702 m

147 m

104 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

March 20, 2022,Abades Circular ⭐⭐

Today we went to Abades, a small village on the south east coast. Next to the village is the old derelict leprosy station from the Franco era, now a paradise for graffiti artists. Leprosy was once considered a major disease on the island. In the north of the island, where most of the local population lived, a leprosy station was …

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December 9, 2022,Von Abades nach El Poris und zurück 🥾🌻

Nice hike through otherwise dry terrain. This time, after heavy rain, it was completely different.

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February 9, 2022,🇪🇸Poris-Abona - Abades, Leprastation

In Poris de Abona we started our hike to the ghost town in Abades. (Sanatorio de Abona) Here, in the shadow of World War II, a leprosy station was established in 1944.
The buildings were bricked with the volcanic pumice that was available there.
200 leprosy deaths were recorded on the island. So it was decided to build the facility. …

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February 20, 2023,Lost Place Sanatorio de Abades

Carpe Diem! Following a tip from @hexe-marian, today's tour took us to the east coast of Tenerife to Abades, also known in the Canary Islands as a rather surreal Lost Place, which comprises about 35 buildings and was actually supposed to serve as a sanatorium for lepers. However, due to protests from the local population and the drop in infections, …

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February 10, 2024,🇪🇦 Teneriffa - Abades nach Poris de Abona

A ward for leprosy patients was supposed to be built in Abades, but it was never opened. Construction began in 1944, when leprosy became a serious threat to the people of Tenerife. While World War II was in full swing, Tenerife recorded almost 200 deaths from leprosy.
Therefore, people in Tenerife focused on the leprosy disease instead of the Second …

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May 28, 2023,Leprastation von Abona (wurde nie fertig gestellt) und Leuchtturm; Runde von Porís de Abona

Leprosy was not recognized as a serious disease on the island until late. The first leprosy station was set up in the north of the island, where the majority of the population lived. Until a crematorium was built, the bodies were disposed of by dumping them in the sea near Santa Cruz. In 1943 an entire village, "Sanatorio de Abona", …

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January 18, 2025,Große El Poris - Abades Runde🥾🌻

Nice, easy tour🥾 with a stop🍻 😊 in Abades🌊

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