For centuries, the main route travellers followed when they arrived by boat at Santa Cruz was quite different. They headed along the north coast, passing through busy little towns, many of which are now considered 'off the beaten track'.
For centuries, the main route travellers followed when they arrived by boat at Santa Cruz was quite different. They headed along the north coast, passing through busy little towns, many of which are now considered 'off the beaten track'.
La Bola's gastroguachinche claim is derived from chef Jorge Bosch's use of very local ingredients, the sort you'd find in guachinches, to create a menu featuring 'renovated' traditional dishes.
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.
A question on Tripadvisor about a rural hotel in Realejos Baja got me thinking about the perception of the towns that hug the hills on Tenerife.
La Cuadra de San Diego, just off the old road through La Matanza, is one of those restaurants that is off the beaten tourist trail, yet is well known in Canarian...
Attending the ganadera (a cross between an agricultural show and an animal pilgrimage) at La Matanza in the hills above Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife's northern coast has been an annual outing for the past five years.
Wherever you are on Tenerife there's a good chance that there's a decent market not too far away and they're always worth a nosey. Here's Real Tenerife's complete (almost) guide to farmers' and agricultural markets on Tenerife.