Culture
Two sides of the music scene on Tenerife
The music we mostly hear on Tenerife is from singers and groups who are currently hot in the Spanish/Latino scene. That’s not deliberate […]
Culture
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. […]
About Tenerife
The Old North of Tenerife
It had been the Tenerife Walking Festival plus the week a lot of Brits took their Easter holiday and the weather had been poor. […]
About Tenerife
Ten Tips for Eating in Traditional Restaurants on Tenerife
Cultural differences can explain why some restaurants get great reviews from locals but not from visitors and vice versa. With this in mind here are ten tips to eating in traditional restaurants on Tenerife. […]
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. […]
About Tenerife
The Belen, A Christmas Tradition on Tenerife
Puerto de la Cruz is a good hunting ground for belenes, apart from some shops displaying them, there’s always the equivalent of a belen one-stop shop in Casa Ventoso. […]
Culture
Island Hopping, Tenerife to Cape Verde
Here, we often see reference to the islanders’ own perception of their identity as being much more closely aligned to their African neighbours than to their Spanish sovereigns but in reality, the connection is far more South American than African. Not so Cape Verde… […]
Culture
Noche en Blanco 2015 in Puerto de la Cruz
If you’re near Puerto de la Cruz on the eve of 17 October we’d really recommend going to the Noche en Blanco which takes place throughout the town from 6pm till 2 the following morning. […]
About Tenerife
The Miraculous Sister María de Jesús
Lying in a sarcophagus in the Convento de Santa Catalina in La Laguna is the 284 year old body of a nun, and one day a year on the 15th February, thousands of people wait […]