Ever since we launched our Real Tenerife Town & City Guides, the one for Santa Cruz has niggled; it hasn’t felt quite right. We were satisfied the main route covered all the things we felt were most interesting in the centre of Tenerife’s capital. But the secondary route was more like a mini-me version of the primary route. It did have a few differences, but was...
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.
At this time of year there are articles galore about carnival on Tenerife and many either get something wrong, or don't paint quite the full picture of what carnival means on the island.
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.
We've lost count of the number of hotel buffets we've tried on Tenerife. The okay ones melt into one inoffensive blur, difficult to distinguish one from another. However, the really good ones stand out... as do ones which had me struggling to choose anything which looked remotely appetising.
El Muñeco de Nieve may not actually be the ugliest, but it was recently voted as being in the top 20 ugly roundabouts in Spain.
Generally speaking, there are some areas where, for the same standards and quality we're used to in restaurants in many other parts of Tenerife, there's a premium to pay.
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.
I like churches that stand out from the ecclesiastical crowd. With that in mind, this is a selection of our favourite churches across Tenerife.
Over a two week period recently we ate at a number of restaurants in various areas of Tenerife. Did our findings match English language reviews on Tripadvisor? Here are the results.