Archive for the 'Puerto de la Cruz' Category

Loro Parque

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
The Loro Parque is a huge zoo in Puerto de La Cruz, situated on the North of the isle of Tenerife. This attraction has been founded by Wolfgang Kiessling and his father. This Park is like a botanic garden and a zoo. Herre you can find many attractions beside a huge variety of animals. Early Loro Parque has been a zoo for lots of species of birds an parrots, some of them in danger of extinction. Nowadays it is one of the most famous and visited tourist attractions on the isle of Tenerife. If you visit Loro Parque you can get immersed in the fascinating world of animals and also some exotic flowers and plants. One of the highlights in this zoo are different animal shows, which you can enjoy in Loro Parque. The latest attraction is a show with Orcas, who have been braught to the zoo ...

The most beautiful beaches in the north of Tenerife

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
The northern part of Tenerife offers slightly smaller number of beaches than at the south. The north coast has a sharper line and in many places it forms beautiful cliffs. Spielplatz However, Playa Jardin, which is a black beach close to Puerto de la Cruz town, belongs to the most famous on the whole island. The black colour of the sand has the volcanic nature. Few people know that a direct skin contact with the black lava sand has an anti-rheumatism effect. In consequence of Tenerife’s evolution, only a few natural beaches were formed. Due to the increasing number of tourists, the growing demand for public beaches appeared. Beaches created by men are the constant element of Tenerife landscapes. Created around the tourist resorts, they are of the best quality and cleanliness, with access to restaurants, bars and water-sports. ...

Many ways to spend a holiday on Tenerife

Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The island of Tenerife is situated about 300 kilometers west from the African continent and approximately 1.300 kilometers south from the Spanish mainland. Tenerife is with an area of 2.040 km² the biggest island of the complete Canary archipelago. Geographical the isle is forming part of Africa. The highest mountain of Spain is found on Tenerife, the 3.718 m high vulcano mount Teide. The Playa Jardin with watching the TeideThe wonderful mild and pleasant climate all over the year is one of the biggest advantages of the archipelago. In winter hardly less than 18 degrees and more than 27 degrees in summer. You can book a typical holiday package in the south of the isle in tourist resorts like Los Christianos and Playa de las Americas. An alternative is to spend your holiday ...

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. The Paisaje LunarFor 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, ...

Climes and attractions on Tenerife

Saturday, September 1st, 2007
By the different climes Tenerife is like if it would be a small continent. Within a few minutes, anyway one comes from a climatic zone by car into the next one. So for example it can happen that you start from the Puerto de La Cruz in the north of the island with cloudy weather and you drive in direction to Bajamar or Tacoronte, only a few kilometers, and you will find sunshine there. The Promenade of Puerto de la CruzThe complete northeast of the island of Tenerife is formed by a rugged area. The massif rises steeply up from the Atlantic, which is forming the precipitous coast. The range of Anaga is abundantly covered with vegetation for the most part and sometimes veiled by clouds. Places you should visit are the ...