Culture
What is a Romería on Tenerife?
Just about every traditional town on Tenerife has a romería at least once during the year. Generally the romerías in the north are significantly bigger than… […]
Fiestas
About Tenerife
Easter on Tenerife, the Sound of Silence
Brotherhood after brotherhood wearing capirotes of royal purples, midnight blues, scarlet, emerald and black, parade silently through streets that come with a… […]
Carnival
Behind the Scenes of Carnival on Tenerife, Election of Carnival queen
Continuing our peek behind the scenes of carnival on Tenerife, after the costumes are designed comes the big night, the grand gala for the election of… […]
About Tenerife
Behind the Scenes of Tenerife Carnival, Designing the Carnival Queen Outfit
A couple of years ago we interviewed the king of Tenerife’s carnival queen costumes, designer Leo Martinez. Arranging to meet Leo was like arranging to meet a spy. […]
About Tenerife
Discovering the Belenes of Tenerife
Each year we go on a belen hunt on Tenerife. Hunt is maybe a bit of an exaggeration as there are hundreds of them across the island… […]
About Tenerife
Why We Love All Inclusive Puerto de la Cruz
We finish our cava (an accompaniment to the tapas) and drag ourselves away from nature’s grasp to immerse ourselves once again in the warm embrace of Noche en Blanco […]
Culture
Experiencing Fiestas in the Real Tenerife
All we really knew about Benijos at that time was that it produced excellent cheese. When we headed off the main road to Mount Teide and into quiet, rural… […]
About Tenerife
Celebrating the Virgin of Candelaria on Tenerife
Candelaria on the evening of the 14 August is mental. I knew it was going to be busy, these big fiestas always are, I just didn’t expect it to be as busy. […]
About Tenerife
Enrame de Chorros, Getting Dressed Up for Summer in Puerto de la Cruz
As well as beach parties and dunking goats, there’s another pretty little tradition to welcome in summer in Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife – Enrame de Chorros. […]
About Tenerife
Surviving Midsummer Fiestas and the Noche de San Juan on Tenerife
To celebrate the Noche de San Juan there are beach parties and events organised in lots of towns and villages on Tenerife… […]