Buenavista Lighthouse, Lighthouse in northern Tenerife, Spain.

Buenavista Lighthouse consists of two concrete towers built on a shared foundation, with one featuring an open spiral staircase rising 40 meters high. Both structures work together to serve as a navigation aid for ships passing the northern coast.

Construction began between 1990 and 1991, but the Buenavista Lighthouse did not enter service until 1997. It was built under the maritime lighting plan drawn up in the 1980s, which called for new lights at several Canary Island sites, among them Punta del Hidalgo and Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, Castilette on Gran Canaria, and Arenas Blancas and Punta Lava on La Palma.

The lighthouse stands on the Punta de Buenavista headland, about 4 km from Buenavista del Norte, midway between that town and Los Silos. It is one of seven lighthouses marking Tenerife's coastline, between Punta de Teno to the southwest and Puerto de la Cruz to the northeast. Its corkscrew-like profile, with an open spiral staircase facing the sea, is what people notice from the coast road.

The lighthouse stands on the Punta de Buenavista headland, about 4 km from Buenavista del Norte and midway between that town and Los Silos, on the north coast road. The towers are seen from outside only; the open spiral staircase and lantern room are not open to visitors. The exposed headland is windy, so bring a jacket.

The light signal sends four white flashes every eleven seconds and can be seen from ships up to 20 nautical miles away. This distinctive flash pattern makes it an easy-to-recognize marker for ship captains navigating the region.