Just go to the Tourist Information Office and sign up for a free, guided, one-hour walking tour. We had Andres, who spoke very good English and gave us an interesting look inside some of the finest old houses, which we would never have done on our own. Ours started at 11.00am but there may be others.

The old town of San Cristobal la Laguna is nice to walk around, and has many shops, cafes and restaurants. However it didn’t blow our minds in any way, it was just nice. The best experience was to have a coffee in the cafeteria next to the catedral. Still, would recommend for a half a day trip.

The old capital of Tenerife is a fabulous place to wander and absorb the ambiance of the place. Some of the buildings are more than 400 years old and some are open to the public so you can see the internal courtyards. It wasn’t crowded when we were there in June and the streets and alleys were spotlessly clean.