Archive for the 'Santa Cruz de Tenerife' Category

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. ...

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 ...

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

Escape from the cold winter

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Who does not feel well with the cold rainy weather in Germany can book himself a holiday on Tenerife through the internet. Playa de las Americas The so called queen of the Canary Islands guarantees temperatures of over 20 °C in winter as in summer with many sunny days to take a sunbath. Over all the south of the island is well known for nearly any cloudy or rainy day. Most beaches are situated near the holiday centres like Los Christianos or Playa de Las Americas. Hafen von los Cristianos The holiday-maker has a lot of hotels and a perfect tourist infrastructure with appropriate restaurants, amusement parks and much more on his disposal. It is a quite special experience for every tourist to visit Santa Cruz during the carnival time the months of January ...

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