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Carnival of Tenerife

Friday, February 1st, 2008
Carnival in Tenerife: Every year the capital of Tenerife gets dressed up to greet the carnival which is classified as touristically valuable and counts as one of the most spectacular carnivals in all over the world. The splendid gala to nominate the annual carnival-queen is among the most impressive moments fullo of rhythm, colours and fun without limit. Carnival of Tenerife 1 Thousands of joyfully celebrating dressed ups are dancing on the streets and enjoy themselves till the early morning hours. The carnival of Tenerife is a great spectacle, which you should’nt miss in any case, surely you will be impressed. Carnival of Tenerife 2

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Escape from the cold winter

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Who does not feel well with the cold rainy weather in Germany can book himself a holiday on Tenerife through the internet. Playa de las Americas The so called queen of the Canary Islands guarantees temperatures of over 20 °C in winter as in summer with many sunny days to take a sunbath. Over all the south of the island is well known for nearly any cloudy or rainy day. Most beaches are situated near the holiday centres like Los Christianos or Playa de Las Americas. Hafen von los Cristianos The holiday-maker has a lot of hotels and a perfect tourist infrastructure with appropriate restaurants, amusement parks and much more on his disposal. It is a quite special experience for every tourist to visit Santa Cruz during the carnival time the months of January ...

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Carnival in every town and village

Monday, February 19th, 2007
Carnival is celebrated in every town and village on the island, though the most spectacular are those in the capital of Santa Cruz and the resort town of Puerto de la Cruz. Some of the smaller towns and villages try to organise their events so as not to clash with the two giant events. But for all of them, carnival follows a traditional pattern of groups of music, dance and sumptuous costumes. The burial of the sardine is another ritual conducted everywhere, though those in Los Realejos, La Orotava and Puerto de la Cruz are considered to be the best. Each of the cities, towns and villages sets a theme for its carnival celebrations, this year’s being the ‘World of Fashion’ in Santa Cruz and ‘Paris of the 1920s’ for ...

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Puerto’s International Carnival

Sunday, February 18th, 2007
Tenerife’s world famous carnival season gets under way this month, with events all over the island. Some of the biggest and best of the celebrations are in the island’s northern resort of Puerto de la Cruz, which traditionally acts as an appetiser for the main event in the capital, Santa Cruz, generally regarded as ranking second only to Rio de Janeiro in world carnival terms. It may all sound a bit sedate judging it purely on the list of events, but that would be to forget the Canarian appetite for having a good time and their stamina in making the celebrations last well into the wee small hours for the duration. Make no mistake, ‘Carnaval’ in the Canaries is a raucous and riotous fortnight of revelry to be survived by only the strongest of constitutions. Puerto’s International Carnival, ...

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Carnival goes ahead in Santa Cruz

Saturday, February 17th, 2007
A judge in Santa Cruz has lifted an injunction granted by an earlier court which threatened to ban the nightly street celebrations during the Tenerife capital’s world-famous carnival. The judge put to an end a worrying few days for carnival organisers after the earlier court hearing ordered the ban after some residents claimed that the carnival was too noisy. Local officials and the Spanish government sided with carnival organisers against a group of some 15 residents, who claimed that the all-night revelry stopped them sleeping and violated their constitutional right to domestic privacy. Santa Cruz’s raucous carnival dates back over 200 years and has survived famine, epidemic and the Spanish Civil War to become one of the world’s best-known. In world terms, it is considered to be second only to the celebrations in Rio de Janeiro. Worried island officials had calculated that banning or restricting ...

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