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They know how to throw a party in Puerto

Monday, July 16th, 2007
carmen-3.jpg Party time is in full swing in the northern Tenerife resort of Puerto de la Cruz, which is in the middle of its annual July fiestas. The main festivities pay tribute to the Gran Poder and the Virgen del Carmen, the patron saints of the town. A wide range of typical activities are organised in the course of the month, but the undoubted highlight comes on the second Tuesday of the month – this year July 17 – when the Virgen del Carmen (pictured above) is paraded through the narrow cobbled streets before being loaded on to a boat and taken out to sea. The day draws huge crowds, as witnessed in the picture below, with families camping out overnight around the little harbour to ensure they get the best places. It’s a typical Canarian family day, with ...

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Cinema under the stars

Monday, July 9th, 2007
Open-air cinema is a popular attraction on Tenerife during the summer. The island capital of Santa Cruz has a full programme of films throughout June, July and August, the biggest of which are staged in the Parque Cultural Viera y Clavico. Details of individual screenings can be found on the Santa Cruz town hall website, www.sctfe.es In Los Realejos, the cinema takes to the beach in August with movies being shown on the Playa del Socorro. Open-air cinema is also part of the Los Realejos programme of activities for the Carmen Festival between July 6-14. Three films are being shown this week (July 9, 10 and 11) in the Plaza de San Agustín. More details are on the town hall website at www.ayto-realejos.es

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