Gardens
The Gardens of Puerto de la Cruz
Since tourism began here in 1866, Puerto de la Cruz, on the North West coast of Tenerife, has offered unrivalled displays of sub-tropical flora and foliage… […]
Year: 2016
Restaurant Review
Restaurants in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Puerto de la Cruz punches way above its weight and has somewhere in the region of 300 restaurants from which to choose. In our biased opinion, it’s the best resort on Tenerife for eating out… […]
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. […]
Food & Drink
Ale and Hearty, Review of Tacoa Cerveceria in El Sauzal
Some of the most interesting restaurants on Tenerife lie off the beaten track. Tacoa Cerveceria in El Sauzal is one such example. […]
News
The British Guild of Travel Writers on Tenerife
Whatever the monetary value of the publicity this BGTW trip will bring in return for the investment made, 86 hugely influential individuals left this island yesterday with images that stretch far beyond sun, sea and sangria… […]
Tenerife Talk
Pretty Fishing Villages on Tenerife
Can you name a pretty fishing village/town on Tenerife? I can’t think of a single one. Not pretty in the way Greek fishing villages are drop dead gorgeous with quaint harbours filled with turquoise water […]
Culture
Animal Crackers, Strange Sights on Tenerife
Carnival might be when people slip into fancy dress on Tenerife. But in January during San Abad, it’s the island’s animals who wear odd outfits. […]
Hotels
A Beauty Spot, Review of Hotel RIU Garoe in Puerto de la Cruz
There some four star hotels on Tenerife which really should be described as four star plus. The award winning Riu Garoe in Puerto de la Cruz is one of them. […]
About Tenerife
Tenerife Has Been Invaded by Cat Tails
The landscape in parts of Tenerife is covered in seas of rabo de gato (cat’s tails) this year. Whether it’s because of the lack of rain combined with the unseasonably hot weather we’ve been having on Tenerife or… […]
Days out
10 Scenes of Teide National Park
The mountain dominates Teide National Park. It dominates much of Tenerife, in fact it dominates the Canary Islands. The scene which brings people to a halt on islands like La Gomera and Gran Canaria is as likely to be Tenerife’s Mount Teide… […]