About Tenerife
The A to Z of Tenerife, Part 1
A couple of years ago A to Zs of travel destinations were all the rage so, even though I liked the idea, we kept away from doing one for Tenerife as, well, everybody seemed to be doing them. […]
La Orotava
Food & Drink
Gastronomic specialities in different parts of Tenerife
A while ago we ate in a restaurant which had one of those map place mats. It wasn’t the typical Tenerife map you find in quite a few trad and casual restaurants, it was more interesting in that it highlighted areas by their gastronomic specialities in jaunty, cartoon fashion. […]
About Tenerife
Saintly nuns and scary skeletons, Tenerife’s eclectic museums
We’re currently working on a Slow Travel project which involves writing about various destinations around Europe. This includes mentioning highlights in specific locations. Where cities are concerned, a museum or two tends to be among […]
Food & Drink
An island tour of flavours of Tenerife
There are some general rules when it comes to traditional Tenerife cuisine, like coastal areas are better for fish whereas inland towns and villages are the places to go for grilled meats and hearty stews. But some areas have quite specific foods linked to them. […]
About Tenerife
Three faces of Corpus Christi week on Tenerife
The first time we visited La Orotava to see the colourful Corpus Christi floral carpets we got it wrong. We rolled into town on the day of Corpus Christi to find no floral carpets on the streets. […]
Food & Drink
A taste of Tenerife, the Canarian black pig
Although a mainstay of islanders’ diets for centuries, Canarian cochino negro herds diminished over the years until a renaissance in Canarian gastronomy during the last decade brought old traditions and farming methods back into vogue. […]
About Tenerife
Churches with a difference on Tenerife
I like churches that stand out from the ecclesiastical crowd. With that in mind, this is a selection of our favourite churches across Tenerife. […]
About Tenerife
Finding Canarian restaurants on Tenerife
Researching a piece about La Orotava recently, I saw some remarks online from visitors who had explored the island to some extent which made me ponder about other incorrect perceptions of Tenerife. […]
About Tenerife
The charmless historic town of La Orotava
The latest Tenerife location to suffer the Tripadvisor ‘not quite accurate’ treatment is La Orotava in the north of the island. A thread titled ‘Polluted streets & impossible parking’ drew me in because, well, it’s not exactly the way I’d describe La Orotava. […]
Food & Drink
Trying Tenerife’s tasty degustación menus
Here’s how the conversation goes in our house when we’re planning a visit to any of our favourite restaurants where the cuisine is more of the imaginative kind. “I’m not having the degustación menu this […]