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Mount Teide

Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Since 1954 the national park "Parque Nacional de las Cañadas del Teide " covers a surface of approx. 136 km ². It was the third national park which was founded in Spain. With approx. 3 Mil. visitors per year the national park of mount Teide is the most-most visited national park of Spain. "Pico del Teide " is with 3.718 metres the highest mountain of Spain. Furthermore mount Teide is third-highest island volcano of the world. Teide im Sommer He forms the northern border of the national park. In the south, the west and the east the mount Teide national park is limited by the cañadas, or lava flows which enclose a diameter of approx. 16 kilometres. The park and the lava flows are called "caldera”, what means kettle and describes a broken in place in the volcano which is formed like a kettle. This ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: Hiking, Mount Teide, Nature, Naturism, Photo-Blog, Teide National Park

May, the bloom of Tajinaste

Thursday, May 1st, 2008
The spring month May is the month of love, warm temperatures and the of efflorescent biota. Tenerife is a sunny spanish island. 20 % of the vegetation can be found in the national park Teide. In the late spring or early summer, in the months of May and June is the time of flowers in Tenerife. In the rest of the year Tenerife, and the national park Teide resemble a moonscape. But in may it’s the time of the anthesis of the flower tajinaste. The tajinaste, (tajinaste rojo, Echium wildpretii, Tower of Jewel) is a columnar flower with a beautiful and lush red colour. Tajinasten It is among the category of the tropicals and tender Perennials. It is 4 to 6 feet high (or 1,2 to 1,8 metres). Birds, bees and butterflies love the tajinaste flower. It sows it’s seed for itself. The leaves are herbaceous.

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Sports and nature on Tenerife

Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Who wants to spend his holiday far away from mass tourism and tourist hustle and bustle thinks would feel well on the isle of Tenerife. Small country hotels, holiday cottages, chalets and fincas offer the adequate accommodation. One can book his holiday through various tour operators or without any problems directly by the Internet. esperanza ausblick Tenerife is not one of the cheapest holiday destinations, but with a bit of luck you can find a good bargain. Journeys to the isle of Tenerife are particularly popular at Easter, Whitsun, Christmas and New Year's Eve. However, unfortunately, this boom has a very strong influence on the prices. The island of Tenerife offers extensive possibilities to everyone who wants to practice physical activities and does not only want to lie on the beach in the sun. Über den Wolken Hiking, climbing, ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Dolphins, Flights, Golf, Hiking, Nature, Photo-Blog, Tourism

Hiking and mountaineering in Tenerife

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Tenerife is a paradise for hikers and active holiday makers. Hiking tours in different levels of difficulty for beginners up to the high alpine tour on Spain's highest mountain, the Pico del Teide, can be an activity during your holiday. A special attraction are the lovely, romantic walking paths in the mountains of Anaga, in the northeast of the island of Tenerife. The mountains of Anaga and the range of Teno with their thick-set laurel-trees and wonderful forests. In San Lorenzo, Adeje and Arona you can find a lot of lookout points ofer a rugged area with canyons and isolated mountain paths with a magnificent panorama view over the south of the island, which is a famous sunbathing area with beaches. The regions we mentioned for you are a paradise for nature lovers. But also climbers and mountaineers. Under mountaineers and hikers ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: Adeje, All about Tenerife, Anaga Mountains, Arona, Hiking, Masca, Nature, Naturism, Santiago del Teide, Sport

Bizarre volcanic landscape and a lot more to discover

Thursday, December 20th, 2007
The massive volcanic eruptions left their mark on the landscape of the mountains and shorelines of the isle of Tenerife. The colour palette of the isle is dominated by the black lava sand, some ocher coloured sand beaches and a deep green of the varied vegetation. Teide mit Vögel The colour green of the vegetation is dominating on the three smaller Canary Islands of La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Instead on Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote the landscape is formed by drough rocks and desert regions similar to the Sahara. A lot of creativity from the native canarys has been necessary to make agriculture and cultivation possible. Teide mit Wolken The attraction of Tenerife is its versatility. There are lively colonial towns and romantic mountains which are crowned by a volcano, the Pico del Teide. The volcano is 3718 meters ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Anaga Mountains, El Hierro, Hiking, La Gomera, La Palma, Mount Teide, Nature, Photo-Blog, Teide National Park, Teno

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