The Cloud Tower
An immersive experience
From 2nd till 26th October 2025, the headquarters of Fundación CajaCanarias will host the Cloud Tower exhibition—a scientific, educational and cultural initiative developed by Teidelab, a framework project under agreements and conventions between Teleférico del Teide and other institutions to create cultural and scientific educational content about the Teide National Park.
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. / 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Monday: Closed
The geology of a giant. Enjoy a unique, immersive experience with 3D glasses in our Dome. Impressive reproductions of the geological formation of Las Cañadas del Teide that you can almost touch.
We have recovered and restored the first cabin ever used by Teleférico del Teide. Visiting it, and seeing it travel up to the peak without leaving Santa Cruz, is a journey into the past.
Did you know that there is an old meteorological observation tower next to the AEMET facilities in Izaña? We have created a full-scale model of it so that you can visit it.
Climate change is a fact, and the Teide National Park is one of the finest natural laboratories in the world for its study. Studying Teide’s plant life gives us clues about climate change.
The sky above Mount Teide. One of the pillars of the Teidelab project is the monitoring and recording of fascinating meteorological phenomena that we can observe on Mount Teide.
Talks
Part of the programme will be held at the Espacio Cultural Cajacanarias in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where scientific talks will be held on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of October, with Spanish and international experts in geology, plant ecophysiology and climatology, with simultaneous translation into English provided.
TUESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2025
5.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
Learning how to understand the Geology of Tenerife; From the earliest contributions of Leopold von Buch and Alexander von Humboldt to current opinions on the geology of the Teide volcano
Prof. Valentin R. Troll, Professor of Geology, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Permanent Member of the Canary Islands Royal Academy of Science
TUESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2025
6.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
The volcanoes of the Teide National Park
Prof. Juan Carlos Carracedo, Doctor of Geology and Vulcanology at UCM and Research Lecturer (retired) at the CSIC
TUESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2025
7.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
The Teide National Park in the face of the challenge posed by climate change: science, conservation and the future
José Luis Esquivel, Doctor of Biology. Co-ordinator of conservation tasks for the Teide National Park
WEDNESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER 2025
5.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
Mount Teide: a cloud factory
Ruben del Campo, Meteorologist at AEMET [Spanish Meteorology Office]
WEDNESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER 2025
6.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
The History of the Izaña Observatory and its current activity
Carlos Torres, Director of the Izaña Office of Atmospheric Research (AEMET)
WEDNESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER 2025
7.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
Archaeological research in Las Cañadas del Teide
Prof. Matilde Arnay de la Rosa, Archaeologist, Full Professor of Prehistory (Department of Geography and History at ULL [University of La Laguna], Faculty of Humanities, 1987 - 2023). Currently honorary professor at ULL
THURSDAY, 23RD OCTOBER 2025
5.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
Surviving at altitude without taking your feet off the ground
Águeda González, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Plant Ecophysiology Research Group, University of La Laguna. Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, ULL
THURSDAY, 23RD OCTOBER 2025
6.30 P.M. ESPACIO CULTURAL CAJACANARIAS
15-minute mini-talks + 30-minute round table (moderated by Beatriz Fernández Marín)
Beatriz Fernández Marín, Senior “Ramón y Cajal” Scientist at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Stefan Mayr, Full Professor. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Spain
Jaume Flexas Sans, Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). Spain
Matthew Robson, Associate Professor. University of Cumbria. United Kingdom
José Ignacio García Plazaola, Full Professor. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Spain
Bring the Cloud Tower to your school or college
If you belong to an educational institution in Tenerife, and you would like to bring The Cloud Tower to your place of learning as part of its teaching activities, complete this form and we will be in touch to make it happen.