If, however, visitors want to experience the parts of Tenerife where most Canarios live, then it's worth taking a closer look at towns along the north coast.
If, however, visitors want to experience the parts of Tenerife where most Canarios live, then it's worth taking a closer look at towns along the north coast.
There are plenty of hotel swimming pools on Tenerife where architects have been allowed to let their imaginations off the leash. These are my ten personal favourites.
These are our favourite places in Puerto de la Cruz for tapas which, incidentally, is a great Tenerife location for attractive restaurants which have interesting tapas menus.
A question often asked is “which resort on Tenerife would suit me best?” Unless you know someone and their preferences well, it’s an impossible question to answer. Before we decided where to set up home on Tenerife we travelled around the island staying in various resorts to see which rang our bells. After we moved to Tenerife and started writing...
These are ten Tenerife towns where it's relatively easy to take a photograph which gives a good illustration of the town and its location.
Few hotels seem to be able to recreate that warm and fuzzy feeling that envelopes punters in 'real' bars. However, there are some hotel bars on Tenerife which buck the bland trend and come close to creating a buzzing bar vibe.
“The north of Tenerife is aimed at older people.” I read this comment on Tripadvisor recently and, like so many bizarre perceptions spouted online, it baffled and irritated me.
There's an old Diana Ross song which begins with the line “Do you know where you're going to?” It's a question which could apply to some people as they step off their planes at Tenerife South Airport.
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.
There's a fresh, hot and sunny, tastefully sun-bleached, upmarket beach resort vibe that owes more to the Caribbean than the Canary Islands.