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May, the bloom of Tajinaste flower

Sonntag, Mai 1st, 2022

The spring month May is the month of love, warm temperatures and the of efflorescent biota. 20 % of the vegetation of the sunny island of Tenerife can be found in the Teide national park.

And it’s Tajinaste time on Teide! This flower (tajinaste rojo, Echium wildpretii, bugloss, Tower of Jewel) is a columnar plant with a beautiful and lush red colour.

tajinaste bloom

In the late spring or early summer, in the months of May and June is the time Read the rest

Posted by Eddy
Categories: Flowers & Plants, Nature, Photo-Blog, Teide National Park

Travelogue Tenerife

Montag, August 15th, 2011

Here you can read a tenerife travelogue from one of our readers.

Last year I was very excited, about my first holidays in Tenerife. This island is the most popular of the Canary Islands. I heard very much of this island and so I started to travel there to make my own impressions of this island.

Teide
Mount Teide in Summer without snow

I don’t wanna be like the other tourists, so I decided with my family to stay … Read the rest

Posted by Eddy
Categories: Landscapes, Mount Teide, Nature, Puerto de la Cruz, Teide National Park, Teno

Patea tus montes – activities and adventure

Samstag, August 15th, 2009

Last month I discovered a really good company, which is organizing excursions and sports activities all around the isle of Tenerife.

The young and innovative company is called patea tus montes, what means more or less: hike through your mountains.

We got some instructions from José before we entered the cave

José and his team are offering their service since 1996. Their headquarter is located in La Orotava, in the North of the isle.

With patea tus montes you can hike all over the isle. Excursions are offered … Read the rest

Posted by Eddy
Categories: Excursions, Hiking, Sport, Teide National Park, Teno
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