Probably this he is one of the most special places of the city by his placidness, natural surroundings and situation. Often journalists and writers have talked about to this zone resembling it a balcony on the city that appears on its feet. With an extension of almost 100,000 m2 supposes the great green lung of Port de la Cruz who, in historical times, was place of residence of the British colony that arrived at the city attracted by its climate, landscape and opened character of its inhabitants.

The Park of the Taoro is divided in three sectors: the Watchtower, the Gardens of the Casino and the Way of the Ring. The Gardens of the Watchtower create idyllic surroundings to take a walk, since the luminous sources, cascades and lakes have had in the middle of strolls palms and subtropical plants, that turn them very pleasant peatonales footpaths, with viewpoints, bridges, terraces, an infantile park and a series of allusive murals of ceramics to canary subjects. In the terrace superior of this garden, and surrounded by an extensive palmeral, we can enjoy the viewpoint known like Sweet Viewpoint Maria Loynaz, Cuban poetess named daughter adoptive of the Port de la Cruz, city of which wrote: “The days in the Port fly like leaves of almanac to the wind of the sea”.

The most emblematic element of all the Park is the one that formerly outside Taoro Hotel, that has been until recently host of the Casino of the city although soon primigenio will return to recover his use. A construction that from its inauguration in 1890 is everything a symbol of the tourist tradition of the Port de la Cruz, and that was conceived by the French architect Adolph Coquet. To the margin of the architectonic and historical values of the building, it is worth the trouble to emphasize his gardens that began en1889, and where it takes advantage of the plant the building in form of “Or” projecting in his inner patio a garden of French type, whereas in the neighborhood of the Hotel another one of English style is created.

The third sector of the Way of the Ring is a place of special memory inasmuch as that in the zone were celebrated diverse festejos and aids to horse that were all an attraction for tourists and neighbors. Other spaces of interest are the Anglican Church of neogothic style and the Center of Congresses with capacity to lodge to more than 1,000 people.

On the Set of the Park of the Taoro at the present time diverse works of landscaping rehabilitation are undertaken that they try to recover his qualities like natural surroundings and the original spirit of another time, stops in one second phase to approach the recovery of the hotel use.

The Park of Taoro because it will continue being that special surroundings for all those that please of the calm stroll, the contact with the nature, the practice of the sport, the attendance to cultural acts or simply the reading of a book in its multiple corners of special beauty. A full place of aromas that seduces your senses and enamors you for always.