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Traditional festival „romeria“ in Tegueste

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Tenerife’s art, music or film festivals are famous all around the world. The unique combination of spectacular landscapes, live music, sunny weather and first of all the great fun is common for this island. Additionally, a lot of festivals promote folk and rural traditions. For example “romeria” festival is a well-known-way to honor different patron saints. It is a pilgrimage of folk music and traditional Canarian clothes and what is more, of colorful oxen-drawn carts. One of the most popular traditional “romeria” festivals takes place in Tegueste, a municipality of the northern part of Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province. The Romería de San Marcos in Tegueste is a famous traditional festival, which main aim is to honor Saint Marcos. The festival promotes, but first of all conserves and cultivates old Canarian traditions. That is why; it is a great and unique opportunity to ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Art, Culture, Festivals, Tegueste

The most charming places for you on Tenerife

Friday, August 1st, 2008
Tenerife offers a variable landscape spectrum. Enclosing the bizarre rock formations, which are from a volcanic origin and the craters in the area of Las Cañadas. The area of Las Cañadas with 2000 m of altitude overlooks the drough ocher coloured landscape of the south of the islands, where the most frequented beaches are situated. Teno am Wasser The Teno-range in the west of Tenerife and the Anaga-mountains are a famous destination for active holiday makers and those who like hiking and exploring. The visitor finds many small original villages, which escaped from the mass tourism because of their location far away from the popular beaches and the big cities. One learns about the roots of civilization of Tenerife and can enjoy the intact landscape and meet the autochthonous people living there. Teno Gebirge We explored ...

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Comments: Leave a Comment » Categories: All about Tenerife, Anaga Mountains, Beaches, Mount Teide, Photo-Blog, Playa de las Americas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Teide National Park

The valley of Masca

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Masca is a mountain village placed in a volcanic crater in the north-west of Tenerife with round about 100 inhabitants. The most important place of this beautiful village is the small plaza at the church. The whole hamlet is devided into parts and distributed to several mountain sides. Masca Schlucht Masca is well-known for its tasty onions, potatoes and garlic but also the yame-fruit, plam juice, citrus fruits and goat chees are delicacies. Furthermore especially the type of construction of the houses is very conspicuous because of the way they are built into the mountain side. Masca One of the most famous hiking-tours begins in the middle of the village and leads trough the barranco, which means canyon, to the sea - it takes about 6 hours bidirectional (descent and ascent)

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Celebration in honour of the patron saint “Nieves”

Thursday, May 1st, 2008
This celebration is unique in the isle of Tenerife, the locals call it " Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves ”, finding place in June. Indeed, it is celebrated only all five years, then, however, the whole island stands during two weeks under the sign of the celebration of the patron saint. In a church parade the patron saint of the island, Nieves, is carried from the chapel into the city center. Part of the celebrations are performances like the traditional minuet at the Plaza de Santo Domingo in the commune of La Guancha which aductes the spectator in the world of the 18-th century with original costumes, music and folcloric dances. The absolute climax of the celebration is the dance of the dwarfs.

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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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