Given the lack of vegetation, the dominating feature of the landscape is the appearance of geomorphic formations which are interesting visually, cientifically, culturally and didactically. The most interesting formations can be found in areas of recent volcanic activity, examples of the erosive forms of old volcanic rocks, those covered with volcanic sand, the sedimentaries of the Basal Complex where fossils have been found and which have enabled geological dating.

     The specific areas are:

     The Dunas de Corralejo and Isla de Lobos nature reserve, with incredible, evocative landscapes with golden sands and beautiful beaches with amazing transparent, blue and turquoise-coloured waters; Tindaya Mountain, the Bayuyo Lavascape, an authentic geological extension of the island, and in particular the alignment of cinder cones, which can be visited by walking along the specially made footpaths; the Arenas Lavascape, the Arrabales Lavascape and the area of the Caldera de Jacomar, the coast of the Puerto de la Peña, the series of raised beaches.
The area of volcanic sands of Lajares and Istmo de la Pared; El Cuchillete de Buenavista and the Jandía Massif.

     In spite of the sparse vegetation, microclimatic factors favour the appearance of plant endemisms in certain areas, some of which are extremely important naturalistically, since they are examples of representative formations in a near natural state. Among these, we can highlight the following areas:
The Vallebrón slopes, the Vigan Massif or the Cardones Mountain. Of particular note are the protected areas of Saladar de Jandía, the Carnicero Crags, and the crags of the Jandía Massif. Finally, it is also worth mentioning the palm groves in the Gran Tarajal Valley and Ajui with stunning examples of both the date palm (Phoenix Dactylífera) and the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix Canariensis).

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