Secret Tenerife

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Man in hospital with serious head injuries after falling in Torviscas bar | Janet Anscombe

A 45-year-old man, said to be a foreigner in Spain, is in hospital this morning after being seriously injured in a fall last night. The incident happened just after 11pm in a bar in Calle Valencia, Torviscas, where the man received serious head in...

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Come On In, The New Callao Salvaje Beach Is Lovely « Tenerife Holidays Blog

After two previous visits to check the work's progress, I arrived with my grumpy cynical head on but I’m pleased to say this is one fine beach...

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UK voted worst place to live in Europe for quality of life whilst Spain is the second best place to live – Tenerife Property

The UK has been voted the worst place to live in Europe for quality of life, according to uSwitch. The high cost of living, later retirement age and lack of holidays have pushed the UK into bottom place, behind Poland, Germany, Ireland and Sweden....

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Tourist figures for April show alarming drop | Janet Anscombe

The Canarian Government is in consternation over April’s tourist figures, which have fallen 13.3%, a percentage that equates to 55,000 tourists fewer for these islands than in 2011. The Government said that it already expected a drop because of th...

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Home construction in Spain to recover in 2013? – Tenerife Property

Home construction in Spain will begin to recover in 2013, according to the Corporate Practise Institute. The IPE’s Real Estate Pulsometer has predicted that the country’s inventory of unsold will decline by 23.6 per cent this year, with up to 611,...

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Works on Adeje to Guía de Isora road likely to cause significant delays over next three days | Janet Anscombe

The Cabildo has asked motorists for patience and careful driving as road repair works, which started today, are undertaken at Tejina de Isora on the main Adeje to Guía de Isora road. The works are expected to take three days and consist in digging...

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Tenerife Dogs: Much loved pooch lost in the Costa Del Silenco area

If you see this male dog please phone Raquel on 618.93.08.41 or email raquelafonsor@gmail.com

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Escape the Crowds with Lunch at Méson del Norte « Tenerife Holidays Blog

After Teide National Park, Masca is the second most visited place on Tenerife and yet, the town of Buenavista del Norte which lies at the other end of the road to Masca, is one of the island's last undiscovered corners...

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Hiker dies in Punta de Hidalgo barranco fall | Janet Anscombe

A 65-year-old German walker died just after 2pm this afternoon after being critically injured in a fall in Barranco Seco in the Punta de Hidalgo area of north Tenerife. Although a search and rescue helicopter was despatched to the scene by emergen...

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A Taste of Thailand in Tenerife at the Hotel Botánico | therealtenerife.com

Sitting in The Oriental restaurant of Hotel Botánico, for the first time in many years we were transported back to Thailand.

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Insider Tips For Not Letting the Weather Spoil Your Tenerife Holiday « Tenerife Holidays Blog

Those of us who live on this “Island of eternal spring” know that its nickname can be deceptive, but it seems that words of advice might be appropriate for visitors...

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Asking prices for property in Spain fall – Tenerife Property

Asking prices for Spanish homes fell 9.5pc over 12 months to the end of April, according to data from Idealista, a Spanish property portal. With Spain back in recession, and banks refusing to lend on anything but their own properties, home owners ...

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