The island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and a popular holiday destination for many, is home to the 2016 edition of the international BiDS conference, taking place on 15-17 March 2016. This false-colour image, acquired by PROBA-V in May last year, shows the dominant volcano El Teide, the highest mountain on Spanish territory. The built-up areas around the coastline, for instance the capital city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the southeast, the harbour city of Puerto de la Cruz in the north or the Tenerife South airport (formerly known as the Reina Sofia airport) in the southern tip. Along the southeastern coastline, we can see the dark spot of the Badlands of Guimar, that consist of volcanic cones, the largest being Big Mountain and several lava flows.