Teresitas Beach in Tenerife

Tenerife Island

The Canaries are a group of seven islands situated in the Atlantic ocean, above the tropic of Cancer, 1,500 kilometres south of the Spanish mainland. From ancient times these islands have been associated...
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Tenerife beach, Playa de Las Vistas beach in Los Cristianos

Holidays in Tenerife

Have you discovered Tenerife yet? Many UK holidaymakers describe Tenerife as their dream holiday island. So, what is it about this island which makes it so popular with the UK holidaymakers?
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Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz is located on the north coast of Tenerife and is the main tourist centre of the island.
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Playa De La Arena, Barcelo Varadero resort

Playa la Arena

Playa la Arena is today one of three separate resorts (Los Gigantes, Puerto Santiago and Playa la Arena) that have merged into one. Playa la Arena is the most modern of the three and has a beautiful long...
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Playa de las Americas, Tenerife Island, Canaries

Playa de las Americas

Playa de las Americas is Tenerife’s busiest tourist playground, a purpose-built hedonistic haven for holidaymakers of all ages who come here for fun in the sun.
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Los Cristianos, Canary Island Tenerife, Spain

Los Cristianos

The popular resort of Los Cristianos lies in a sheltered bay in the south-west corner of the island of Tenerife, merging into the more glitzy purpose-built resort of Playa de las Americas.
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Golf del Sur, Tenerife

Golf del Sur

Situated on the south coast of Tenerife and very close to the Reina Sofia airport, Golf del Sur as its name suggests, is primarily a golfing resort. There are numerous world-class courses on offer, but...
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Tenerife rocky coast

Tenerife travel guide

Tenerife is the largest of the seven Spanish Canary Islands.  The island is an extremely popular tourist destination partly because of its year round high temperatures and sunny weather.  Tenerife has...
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wine

Tenerife gastronomy: The wines

The characteristics of the volcanic soils and special climatic conditions have given rise to a variety of highly-recognised wines, which are difficult to reproduce anywhere else. But, what’s more, this...
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The Tapestries of La Orotava

The Tapestries of La Orotava

It’s difficult to imagine anything quite so beautiful. Tapestries of sand and flowers are made in several boroughs during the festivity of Corpus Christi, including Tacoronte, La Laguna and La Orotava....
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Musical Caprices of La Isla Baja

Musical Caprices of La Isla Baja

The Musical Caprices of Isla Baja form the soundtrack for spring and summer in this beautiful region of Tenerife.
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Religious Festival of Tegueste

Religious Festival of Tegueste: Stories of seeds, friendship and good wine

The Romería de Tegueste marks the start of the religious festival period. Thousands of people dress up in traditional costumes to enjoy this Canarian tradition celebrated in honour of St. Mark the Evangelist.
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Mueca, International Festival Of Street Art In Puerto De La Cruz

Mueca, International Festival Of Street Art In Puerto De La Cruz

The best performers, jugglers, comedians, acrobats and musicians from all over the world display their talent each year during this festival. Over three days, the streets of Puerto de la Cruz are filled...
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Easter in La Laguna

Easter in La Laguna: Ancestral religious devotion

La Laguna is the best place to discover religious festivities, particularly during Holy Week. The ecclesiastic capital of the Islands hosts various religious processions; on Good Friday, a procession starts...
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Day Of The Cross

Day Of The Cross

The 3rd of May is one of the liveliest days in Santa Cruz. Following an old tradition from the times when the city was founded, around five centuries ago, the capital is carefully adorned with flowers...
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A golfer’s guide to Tenerife

Tenerife is one of the most popular and exciting of the Canary Islands, and has become well known for many different things. This is an island where you will find beautiful sunshine and golden beaches,...
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Timple, traditional 4-stringed instrument

Active tourism in Tenerife

The variety of landscapes and the superb climate make Tenerife an ideal location for outdoor activities all year round, from hiking to cycling and climbing to caving, potholing to paragliding. More unusual...
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The mojos

Tenerife gastronomy: The mojos

The red or green mojo sauces of Tenerife are a delight which you must try. It might be said that they are the kings of Canarian cuisine as they are used in a large range of dishes. Canarian mojo sauces...
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