Although the road bringing most visitors to Puerto runs right past Casa El Viejito, not many will pass it on foot. The few folk who do register the old casa might casually wonder what it is.
Although the road bringing most visitors to Puerto runs right past Casa El Viejito, not many will pass it on foot. The few folk who do register the old casa might casually wonder what it is.
The narrow lane which links La Paz with the lower town is called the Camino de las Cabras, the route livestock farmers once used to move their goats from the cliffs to sea level.
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.
“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.
It amazes me, but some visitors to Puerto de la Cruz never ever make it to what we consider one of the best areas of town; the Ranilla district...
Puerto de la Cruz is a three star town. The streets are dirty. The gardens are uncared for. And in ‘Puerto de la Cruz, parte de ti’ (part of you) it has a promotional slogan which doesn’t make any sense. Wow! I won’t be going to a place like that anytime soon, it sounds like a dump. Wait a minute… I live there. I don’t often read...
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.
The Hotel Tigaiga is located in Parque Taoro above the centre of Puerto de la Cruz, just off to one side of the former Taoro Casino. It's a tranquil residential area...
The real heart of the town, the yam fountain and Indian laurel trees of Plaza Charco are where the Portuenses gather after work, on holidays and on Sunday early evenings...
With four stamps on the 'passport' and needing ten to enter into the prize draw, last night we headed into town on the bus to see if we could manage to fill up our card and enjoy some more tapas and vino...