The Real Tenerife

The Real Tenerife is devoted to the parts of Tenerife that most websites gloss over. Most people’s holidays to Tenerife tend to involve heading to the sunny, purpose built resorts of the south. However much of the rest of Tenerife is where the Canarios live, work and play; a place where traditions and culture thrive.

In short, a lot of Tenerife remains a delicious secret with bizarre fiestas, gasp-inducing scenery and  inhabitants whose sense of family and community bond is super glue strong. In the Real Tenerife Spain combines with South America and Africa to create a land and people that are quite unique and a million miles away from the image that many people have of Tenerife.

The Real Tenerife is for discerning travellers who are looking for a new travel experience when they jump on a flight to Tenerife.

 

  • Tenerife Restaurant Review: Chicken, chicken or chicken at Otelo in Adeje

    Otelo’s location in Adeje overlooking the ruggedly dramatic and shut (possibly soon to be re-opened) Barranco de Infierno has the draw of a Klingon tractor beam for tourists, as does its reputation for serving the local speciality, pollo al ajillo (or pollo picante de Adeje) – garlic chicken. [Read More...]

  • Featured Article: Guide to Farmers’ Markets on Tenerife

    Wherever you are on Tenerife there's a good chance that there's a decent market not too far away. Here's Real Tenerife's complete guide to farmers and agricultural markets on Tenerife.[Read More...]

  • Tenerife Bar Review: Sunset at Puerto’s hidden bar, Alberto’s

    We discovered Alberto’s Bar just after we moved to Tenerife. Whilst exploring, we followed a passage near the house we were renting that led upwards toward Parque Taoro. At one point the narrow path passed in front of a row of houses… and Alberto’s Bar. [Read More...]

  • Featured Tenerife Town: Guide to Vilaflor

    Lying at 1500 metres above sea level on Tenerife, Vilaflor boasts the title of Spain’s highest municipality. Pine forests surround the town, creating the sort of landscape where you expect to hear the tinkle of goat bells and... [Read More]

  • The Real Tenerife Guides to Tenerife: Driving, Walking & Destination Guidebooks

    Although this site has loads of information about Tenerife it's not quite the same as having a guidebook to hand once you arrive. Luckily we've got that covered as well. Whether you want to embark on wonderfully scenic drives through the old Tenerife?; walk along trails that were once followed by merchants and before them the Guanche; or learn more about the towns, culture and traditionsand where to get the best authentic grub in the process, we've got just the guide for each.


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Guide to Food & Restaurants on Tenerife

Restaurants for a special meal, leisurely lunch or a decent junk food hit. Coming soon - Recipes, tapas routes and all mouth-watering morcels related to food on Tenerife [Read More...]

Guide to Towns & Resorts on Tenerife

With historic towns, buzzing cities, quaint hamlets, rural idylls and fishing villages, staying on Tenerife isn't just about purpose built resorts. But of course, there's plenty of them as well. [Read More...]

Tenerife Name & Shame Corner: Outrageous Taxi Drivers

The Al Campo supermarket for stocking bread in their in-store 'bakery' that is six days old. Even worse, in the intervening six days there wasn't always bread on the shelves. Basically that means the bread was sitting in stock getting staler and staler. Inefficiency, laziness or what?