About Tenerife
There is not a carnival on Tenerife
At this time of year there are articles galore about carnival on Tenerife and many either get something wrong, or don’t paint quite the full picture of what carnival means on the island. […]
Fiestas
About Tenerife
Three faces of Corpus Christi week on Tenerife
The first time we visited La Orotava to see the colourful Corpus Christi floral carpets we got it wrong. We rolled into town on the day of Corpus Christi to find no floral carpets on the streets. […]
Fiestas
Midsummer and the best of Tenerife
Midsummer is a magical time on Tenerife for a number of reasons. There’s a palpable change in the air as, despite the misleading name, summer kicks in. […]
Fiestas
The main attraction, the Corpus Christi flower carpets of La Orotava
La Orotava’s flower carpets also benefits from having one of the most picturesque backdrops on Tenerife. Not only do you get those gorgeous colonial buildings, on a clear day Teide sits in the background. […]
About Tenerife
Easter on Tenerife
Forget fluffy bunnies, apart from those in a salmorejo sauce, or Easter egg hunts. Easter on Tenerife is still all about a decent man being paraded through the streets before being nailed to a cross. […]
About Tenerife
The invisibility cloak around Puerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz has quietly developed a Klingon-like invisibility cloak. It’s used to hide parts of the town which someone clearly doesn’t want certain visitors to discover. […]
About Tenerife
Eating good food on a budget on Tenerife
These are five ways to eat good food on Tenerife without spending a lot of money… and not going all inclusive. […]
Beaches
The Magical Night of San Juan on Tenerife
Celebrating San Juan is a big thing on Tenerife, especially in places where traditions are strongest and reach back centuries. Its origins lie with the island’s aboriginal people… […]
About Tenerife
Fireworks in Los Realejos, The Fiesta of the Crosses and Fuegos de Mayo
It might be the light show of the year in the Tenerife sky, but the Fuegos de Mayo firework display which lights up the sky above the Orotava Valley on the night of the 3rd of May is a class war. […]
Carnival
Wearing Fancy Dress Costumes at Carnival on Tenerife
We regularly say to people that carnival on Tenerife simply isn’t the same if you don’t wear some sort of fancy dress. […]