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Valleys and volcanic landscape

Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Tenerife is the largest of all Canary islands situated only approximately 300 km from the coast of North-Africa. The seven islands of the Canary Island group form together the autonomous community of the Canary islands. Tenerife has a surface of 2.068 km² and a population of approximately 800.000 inhabitants. In the language of the aborigines called “Guanches” Tenerife means “snow-covered mountain”. The "Pico del Teide", the highest mountain of Spain, situated on the isle of Tenerife, divides it into two climatical different parts: The north is very fertile and abundantly covered by vegetation, while the south of the island is very dry and similar to a desert. Therefore, sometimes Tenerife is called the "island with the two faces". The volcanic landscape in the middle of the island covers two thirds of the whole island. The peak of the vulcano Teide reaches a height of ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, La Orotava, Mount Teide, Nature, Teide National Park

The healthy climate on the isle of Tenerife

Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Tenerife - the biggest island of the Canary Islands - is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 300 km on the west of the African Northcoast and 1.300 km from the Spanish main island. The visitor finds the most varying landscapes on this island that you can immagine.Tenerife is called as well "island of the eternal spring" due to the mild climate during the whole year, that’s why it is a famous destination as well in the winter. The countryside on Tenerife is very charming. In the area round the vulcano mount Teide you find far-ranging woods of canary pines. Between the drought and ocher coloured south and the deep green north full of vegetation is a very interesting contrast, you will discover making some excursions. The island with its mild and pleasant climate is a popular holiday destination, because in winter we never go under ...

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Traditional cuisine and beautiful landscape

Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Tenerife is a paradise of nature, spoiled by a various landscape and a rich animal and plant world. One can watch dolphins and whales on the Ocean between the two islands Tenerife and La Gomera, neighbouring island. The Loro Parque, a wonderful zoo in Puerto de La Cruz, sustains over 1.000 different kinds of parrots is a visit worth. For active holiday makers who like hiking and exploring the isle of Tenerife has a lot of wonderful mointain pathes to discover. One of the most popular destinations in Europe is Tenerife, primarily for it’s pleasant climate and spectaclular landscape. If you visit the isle of Tenerife, at least you should taste something from the traditional cuisine.The small idyllic restaurants offer a varied and palatable kitchen with ingredients like fish, seafood, meat, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other kinds of vegetables combined with ...

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Posted by Tom

Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Hiking, Loro Parque, Nature, Puerto de la Cruz, eating

Vegetation and climate

Monday, August 20th, 2007
Tenerife is the biggest of the Canary Islands. 80 km long and up to 50 km wide. The surface area of the Island is 2.034,38 km². Tenerife is a volcanic island, situated infront of coast of Morocco and the Western Sahara. 1300 kilometers distanced from the Spanish mainland. The climate is very mild and pleasant all over the year. In the most sunny month of the year is July with an average of 10.6 hours of sunshine a day. There highest temperature with 25 °C are reached in the month of August. The water temperature reaches the highest temperature of 23°C in September and October. The islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma and also Gran Canaria form also part of the Canary Islands and are known to have the warmest climate of the whole seven islands. The islands arose by volcanic activities approximately 5 - 7 millions ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Icod de los Vinos, La Palma, Lanzarote, Mount Teide, Nature

Loro Parque tickets for sale online

Thursday, July 12th, 2007
The biggest and best man-made tourist attraction on Tenerife, the mega animal theme park of Loro Parque, has introduced an online ticket facility to help visitors make the most of their day there. Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz has a list of species that includes Orca killer whales, dolphins, sea lions, tigers, jaguars, sharks, alligators, chimpanzees and flamingos. Virtually every important member of the animal kingdom is represented here. You’ll need a whole day to do it justice and still you will want to go back again the next day! Many of Loro Parque’s inmates have been rescued from private owners. Others have been donated by other zoos who thought Loro Parque could offer them a better environment. Many of the animal enclosures – there are few cages here – mimic natural habitats. For example, a virtual jungle has been ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Dolphins, Loro Parque, Nature, Puerto de la Cruz, Tourism, Whales

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