The Chorros de Epina are a must visit in La Gomera and we’ve explained before how these seven “magical” fountains are intrinsically wrapped up in Gomera's very own Romeo and Juliet legend, involving Gara, a princess of Agulo on La Gomera and Jonay, the son of the mencey or king of Adeje on Tenerife. Here’s a short video of these fountains that you probably won’t want to watch if you need the loo!
Photo by Noemi M.M.
Passion Perfection Draws The Crowds To Adeje
"Attention to detail is vital and while 10,000 people jostled for prime positions in Calle Grande, the Roman soldiers and chariots waited as one of the back stage crew used a dust pan to tidy up the enthusiasm of the horses. The whole community takes part in the preceeding months making costumes and scenery and learning their steps for the march through the pages of the bible. This year the new look plaza offered more vantage points and scaffolding in front of the church gave a grandstand view to the early arrivals. At Noon the procession got underway to strident marching music over the many speakers hanging from the tree lined avenue."
"Fancy a run around a fine historic city, then this is for you. The 21,097 metre race takes place from 9.30 am on 8 May and you have until 4 May to sign up."
Where on Tenerife is this? Photo Challenge #4 2011
"The big guy pays homage to the relationship between man and the sea and over the last couple of years has been the site of a rather groovy fiesta…but where on Tenerife is it?"
Los Gigantes Beach & Saving the Black Pig in Tenerife
"Tenerife Magazine’s round up of some of the most interesting news stories of the week "
"With luggage allowances at a premium, why waste space on fake watches that will stop the minute your aircraft wheels leave the runway? Here’s our pick of the best buys to squeeze into the suitcase at the end of your holidays to Tenerife …"
Nightlife in Tenerife, Street Bingo
"Barely wide enough for a single vehicle to drive down, tiny cottages with Hobbit-height front doors donate most of what little pavement lies outside to window boxes and planters filled with tumbling geranuims."
"I recently heard some interesting statistics – that 35% of Brits and 41% of Germans like to go walking while they are on holidays – and last weekend, I realised just how easy it is for anyone on their Tenerife Holidays to do just that. With Easter falling so late this year, it merges with the May Day Bank Holiday; spring flowers are out in abundance and the air temperatures are at their balmy best - the ideal conditions to enjoy an Easter walking holiday on Tenerife."
Video: Los Cristianos market flooded
100 stall holders lost all of their merchandise during Sunday's heavy rains in Tenerife. While Arona town hall sent two lorries to clear up the water and clean the area, local environment councillor, Antonio Sosa, said that the most probable cause was a blockage in the drainage system, which prevented the rainwater from draining away into the sea.
Los Abrigos: a Fishing Village Keeping up with the Times
"Last week I wrote this short piece for sunshine.co.uk’s Tenerife insiders’ blog. It got me thinking about the village of Los Abrigos, and how it has changed over the years I’ve lived in Tenerife, and musing about whether the changes were a good thing or not. When we arrived in 1987 the village had already made itself a mecca for fresh fish dining, but in addition to excellent food, it was the lack of pretension with appealed to visitors. Has it kept that atmosphere?"
Swimming and Sunbathing in Puerto de la Cruz
"From the moment you arrive at the fat, twisted trunk of César Manrique’s Juguete del Viento wind toy with its silver cones slowly carving circles in the sky, your eyes are assailed by a symphony of blue provided by seven pools and a vast lake set like sapphires amongst the palm filled terraces, kiosks and restaurants."
"If you get to know the Spaniards and learn Spanish well enough, you’ll come to observe that they tend to use palabrotas (cusses) openly in their daily conversation. Words like ‘coño’ (cunt) don’t contain extremely vulgar connotations, and so are used commonly by most people here in Spain."
Britons better off in Tenerife according to research
"Britons will be better off in Benidorm and Bulgaria than Brighton or Brittany this Easter, according to new research. Spain offered best value-for-money for 10 typical holiday items in a table of 14 popular tourist destinations compiled by Post Office Travel Money."
Craig David & Unsafe Resorts in Tenerife News of the Week
"Tenerife Magazine’s round up of some of the most interesting news stories of the week "
CD Tenerife, The Corpse Is Still Twitching
"The torrential rain didn’t matter, walking down the hill into Los Cristianos I was in my own little bubble of sunshine thanks to the good news coming through my earphones, CD Tenerife were 2-1 up at Alcorcon. Sadly it didn’t last, the home side clawed their way back to win 3-2 and despite a fighting performance the drop still looks odds on."
Bienmesabe or You Could Call it Ambrosia
"This, my friends, is bienmesabe, or as near to heaven on a spoon as you can get! " Yup, I'd agree with that - and confirm that I can finish whatever size portion of it that you care to put in front of me! :)
Sinking Fast, CD Tenerife Are Shaming The Shirt
"They say that when you drown your past life flashes before your eyes, in CD Tenerife’s case it would be a parade of this season’s coaches, all wagging their fingers and saying I told you so. "
Musical Treats And Wet Dreams In Santa Cruz
"Santa Cruz council are definately on a winner with this street entertainment, hopefully it will become a regular thing, it all helps to enliven the capital and add to the diversity. What a pity the football wasn’t as entertaining."
Tourist figures so far this year “spectacular”
"Lovely to have some good news about tourism for a change, and this news has been called “spectacular”. The number of tourists coming to the Canaries in March is up over 20%. The figures were good at the beginning of the year anyway, after disturbances in Egypt and Tunisia, but it seems it can no longer just be a case of tourists diverted from North Africa."
James Blunt, Ministry of Sound & Wrath of the Titans
"The singer, whose songs provoke a love-them or hate-them reaction, will be at the Auditorium in Santa Cruz at 9pm on the 28th July. Tickets are €40 and €50. Whether you happen to like James Blunt or not, having an artist of his calibre on Tenerife is good for the island….even if his audience are likely to feel depressed for a few days after the concert."
Opting for Some Color in my Life
"It struck me, not for the first time, that living in a sub-tropical climate is living in technicolor, which is cheery and positive. I suppose it’s possible to overdose on it, but after 40 years of mainly monochrome UK living I doubt that I’ll do that! "
PC City closing all out outlets in Spain including 3 branches in Tenerife
"PC City has announced that it is closing all its 34 shops in Spain with the loss of 1,224 jobs nationally. The chain says that the closures are the result of the fall in sales due to the economic crisis. "
Video of views around the village of Chipude in the municipality of Vallehermoso in La Gomera – area most famous for its pottery – set to the tune, also called Chipude, featuring the music of the timple of the late, José Antonio Ramos.
Latest reports indicate that Tenerife is the location to spend Easter this year, so we won’t mention that rain is forecast in Santa Cruz, while parts of Britain are basking in sunshine. When will they get properly organised and guarantee weather, eh? 
Anyway, come rain or shine, most towns will have mainly solemn and religious (they keep trying to bring that into Christmas too) Easter celebrations, however, as in previous years, two events stand out as worth seeing, even if you’re not:
The first, on Good Friday, starting at around mid-day in the town of Adeje, is The Passion play, or Vía Crucis (Way of the Cross), to give it it's Latin name. We’ve written about it before, so I won’t repeat myself, besides Tenerife Magazine do a much better job and have excellent photos. (More images)
Or, you might like to watch, or at least dip into highlights of the Passion Play from 2008, which comes in no less than 11 parts (like a mini-series), here.
Alternatively (or as well as, if you make a dash up the motorway), you could go to see one of the traditional processions in La Laguna, on Good Friday, which are the most important and reverent on the island. Again, we’ll turn to Tenerife Magazine for their explanation and superb photos of this event.
Alternatively, there is this documentary (in only 6 parts), which will both show and tell you the entire history of these Holy Week celebrations.
Both sets of videos have only Spanish commentary, but even if you don’t speak the lingo, you’ll be sure to grasp the concepts from the visuals.
Finally, since we’re no good at figuring out the phases of the moon and the date of Nisan, here’s a list we made earlier giving you the dates of Good Friday, right through to Friday 8 April 2050, should you have missed it this year.
(Easter procession at Garachico, Tenerife Photo by simonsimages)
“The view after walking for 45 mins from San Sebastian”, says the description, which looks like it was a very worthwhile three-quarter hour walk indeed.
Photo by: jjr3333
If you can’t tell one politician from another (and much less their policies), rest assured, you are not alone …
Two 15 year-old girls in Tenerife bumped into the leader of the opposition, Mariano Rajoy (pictured left) - who has been visiting La Gomera and Tenerife today – and asked to have their photo taken with him, convinced he was prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (pictured right and more usually confused with Mr Bean.)
The girls recognized the leader of the PP (or People’s Party) as a famous politician, so they wanted to take a picture with him. After posing with Mariano Rajoy, the girls commented enthusiastically: "We've taken a photo with the Prime Minister. "
"Not yet …" Rajoy said the teenagers, to which they replied: "But aren’t you Zapatero?". Rajoy and his party laughed and continued walking.
Via GomeraVerde Image borrowed from wandenbergh
The Torre del Conde (Count’s Tower) is a castellated fortification from the 15th Century in San Sebastián de la Gomera. It was constructed by the Count of La Gomera, Hernán Peraza (the elder), between 1447 and 1450.
The tower was probably only originally intended as a representation of manorial power, lacking modern armaments, but was nevertheless used as a refuge by the local nobility during the 1488 “Rebellion of the Gomerans”.
It is the only tower of it’s type from the time of the conquest of the Canary Islands that is still standing. It is used as the symbol of the San Sebastián town hall and is probably the most recognizable symbol of the island of La Gomera. It is also the most southerly known example of medieval (Gothic) construction.
Photo by: gedome1
On Saturday, April 16th, the National Geographic Institute detected an earthquake of 3.9 magnitude, a hundred miles northeast of La Palma (or, directly north of Tenerife, by to our calculations), according to the Ministry of Development website.
The epicentre of the quake, which was registered at 12:00, was located in the Atlantic Ocean, at latitude and longitude 29.4330 north, -17,145 west. The earthquake was not strong enough to be felt on land.
Via: Europa Press Image: Instituto Geográfico Nacional
The Playa Calera in the Valle Gran Rey in La Gomera has long been a place of (almost) pilgrimage for hippies. The music they bring with them may not have been native to the island, but has become as much a part of life there.
Los Gigantes beach reopens after extensive works following tragedy where two women died
"The Los Gigantes beach, Playa de Los Guíos, is to re-open at noon today now that works for its renovationa and improvement have finished. "
Storm approaching Canaries will arrive with beginning of Easter week this Sunday
"Aemet has announced a storm expected to hit the Canaries on Sunday. At the moment, the forecast is for the bad weather to last until Thursday 21st with an area of low pressure approaching from the west bringing rain and thunderstorms."
Feel The Passion In Adeje On Good Friday
"No flash mob can match its impact, no computer game can outdo its intensity and no history book can deliver its raw emotional power. The Passion tells the harrowing story of the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus and you can experience it in all its glory in Adeje on Good Friday, 22 April from noon."
Feet nibbling centres are”health risk” and must be properly licensed says tourism councillor
"Adeje Ayuntamiento has declared the municipality’s feet nibbling outlets a health risk. In a press release today, the concejal de Turismo de Adeje, Miguel Ángel Santos, said that the centres lacked regulation and specific rules and therefore should not be allowed as a public activity."
A Dogs Dinner Of A Game As CD Tenerife Roll Over And Play Dead
"The Grand National had just finished at Aintree but in Santa Cruz 22 cart horses took to the pitch and served up one of the worst games we have witnessed, and we have seen a few stinkers. In their defence Huesca came for a draw and probably couldn’t believe their luck to go away with a 1-0 win, CD Tenerife have no such excuse. "
The statue of Hautacuperche in the Valle Gran Rey in La Gomera. Hautacuperche, who was killed by the Spanish in 1488, was the aboriginal, Gomeran warrior who killed the feudal Lord of the island, Hernán Peraza (the younger).
Photo by: Dielens
There is an orange alert declared, at high altitudes on the islands of Tenerife and La Palma for tomorrow, Sunday, April 17th, according to the Spanish Weather service, AEMET, website, for high winds and rainfall.
Possibly not a good day to visit the mountains, special care should be taken on all mountain roads because of the increased risk of rock falls.
Overview
The village of Chipude is situated on the plateau of the mountain and is La Gomera's oldest settlement. The inhabitants of the village that is located near the cult mountain appreciated the fertility of the land even prior to the Spanish era. At present, a number of hikes start from Chipude.
History
Chipude had the highest population in the island as long as 200 years back. In 1540 Our Lady of Candelaria was built at the center of the town which is the village square.
Art and Culture
1. La Fortaleza - the Old Cult Site: before the conquistadors (Spanish Soldiers) arrived, the inhabitants looked at the table mountain as a holy place of sacrifice; this mountain is an eroded volcanic vent and its summit plateau is 1241 M. The Spaniards used this mountain as a fallback from the enemy. This mountain was named by ancient Canarians as Argoday that means powerful.
2. Table Mountain's imposing Plateau: the mountain plateau is 500 M high and one can easily see it from far off distances. The original inhabitants erected stone circles as well as sacrificial altars on the table mountain's flat part.
3. Hikes to the Cult Site Fortaleza de Chipude - you could visit the cult site - Gomera's La Fortaleze de Chipude by hiking along historical tracks.
Cuisine
The cuisine of Chipude is determined by the crops that grow in this region - yams, vines, palms, tropical trees; the types of fish available in the sea - parrot fish and also the goat.
Most popular dishes are:
1. Almogrote - is made from goat milk, cheesed pepper, garlic, salt, paprika and tomato. This is used as a paste to apply on bread or to be served with potatoes.
2. Potaje de ñame or yam broth - is made with yams and coriander or pepper based sauce.
Sports and Entertainment
You can hike to the national park or the town's landmark as well as to the cult site on the table mountain.
Beaches
1. Tamargada Vallehermosa - is a small solitary clean beach that is nestled between rocks; this can be reached by sea or foot.
2. La Sepultura Vallehermosa - beach borders Tamargada in the north and is relatively spacious and can be reached either by boat or foot.
3. La Arena Vallehermoso - beach looks like an oasis.
4. Alojera Vallehermosa - is a superb beach of crystal-clear waters with a rocky seabed.
5. Argaga Vallehermoso - is a nudist beach that lies on a fertile deep riverbed.
Business
The economy of Chipude depends mainly on agriculture - vines and bananas and handicrafts - pottery, wood, textiles and wickerwork.
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Photo By woutervv
Video about silbo, La Gomera’s whistled language, which was given the UNESCO declaration as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Church of Our Lady of the Assumption) in San Sebastián de La Gomera is where Columbus and his men supposedly came to pray before setting off for the New World.
Photo Wouter Hagens
The Pozo de la Aguada (Aguada Well) in the Casa de la Aguada (house of the same name) in San Sebastian de La Gomera, it is said, is where Christopher Columbus drew water for the voyage in 1492 and, with which Columbus is reputed to have *baptised* America, according to folklore, say Lonely Planet and this sign.
It’s a lovely romantic tale, but like so many others, of course, is doubtful since Columbus never actually set foot on mainland, north American soil. It would be doubtful he would have drawn water himself either – he was probably far too busy with infamous medieval nymphomaniac, Beatriz de Bobadilla.
The public can visit the house and see the well, whatever it’s history.
Says the Lonely Planet review: “Just off Plaza Constitución, which is shaded by enormous Indian laurel trees, is Casa de la Aguada, also referred to as Casa de la Aduana or Casa Condal, since at different times it served as the customs house and the count's residence. The tourist office fills one side of this traditional Canary home, but the back of it is dedicated to the exhibit 'La Gomera & the Discovery of America', an interesting account (though all in Spanish) of Columbus' trip and Gomeran culture in those times.”
Photo by: turquoise07
This model of the island at the visitor centre for the Garajonay National Park shows you why there are no roads going around the island of La Gomera. With such steep ravines fanning out from the middle of the island, getting to a point just around the coast always involves a drive up into the centre and then back down again.
You’ll spot the model again in this video aimed at helping you discover La Gomera:
Photo by: ahfraser
Los Organos rocks on the northern coast of La Gomera, so called as they resemble organ pipes. This basaltic rock formation, which reaches a height of almost 700 meters, is a natural monument and can only be fully appreciated from the sea.
Photo By Tiokiko64
As thousands of hopefuls queue up to apply to become extras for the filming of "Clash of the Titans 2", here's a report from someone who was amongst them.
La Gomera - Pearl of the Canary Islands
Nice video tour of the island of La Gomera, with place names, titles and snippets of information, usefully, provided in English.
Wonderful video in the Parque Garajonay in La Gomera; the sounds of the running water and the birdies singing give you the nearest to an authentic experience as you will get, other than being there.
Sanidad sets up “preventative action protocol” after adult measles outbreak in Tenerife
"The Public Health Department is following established guidelines and procedures as for any other outbreak of an infectious disease in order to prevent its spread. "
"In Tenerife, as all across Spain, Holy Week is a deeply sombre affair featuring masses, blessings and processions, the most important and reverent of which take place in the former capital of La Laguna. But you’ll find events taking place right across the island in Santa Cruz, Los Realejos, La Orotava, Puerto de la Cruz, Garachico, Arona and Adeje."
Tenerife Resort Report, Los Cristianos
"Just over fifty years ago Los Cristianos was still a small fishing village, then a Swedish broadcaster suffering from MS found its climate had curative effects, shared his discovery with the world and the rest, as they say, is history. Nowadays the resort has grown into a thriving holiday destination. Although it has been outgrown by it’s newer neighbours, Los Cristianos has one quality that Playa de las Américas and Costa Adeje don’t; it’s still a Canarian town at heart."
Commercial property sales upturn in Spain and Tenerife
"Opportunistic investors chasing cut-price prime commercial property in recession-hit Spain have helped push the sector’s total returns into positive territory for the first time in two years, a survey has found."
Canary Infinity Extreme Racing
"This year, BMX, motocross, climbing, graffiti, skateboarding, live music and children's activities will compliment the leisure and sports event, which has become a huge success with full media coverage, revitalising the area and promoting Puerto de la Cruz as a desirable tourist destination."
Traffic density map of Tenerife roads
"Here’s a unique map we recently found hidden on the Cabildo website. It’s a traffic density map of Tenerife showing the average number of cars per day on each road (numbers marked in bold). "
Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 4th April to 10th April
"It was another good week for weather on Tenerife with many parts experiencing lots of sunshine and temperatures that rose into the mid twenties towards the end of the week especially, as predicted, on Thursday when it felt more like summer temperatures than spring."
On Holiday Snobs Seek Culture Whilst Ordinary Folk Seek the Beach
"The secret that the pool dwellers don’t realise is that travellers like us don’t just enjoy the cultural experience…we get the beach and bars as well as stockpiling some great memories that live on way, way, way after the suntan has faded. "
This report, which I spotted in the Spanish press recently will either have my friends, frequent users of the service, seeing red (though not on the post boxes) or else laughing like drains at the utter absurdity of it.
The post office in Tenerife is congratulating itself – which it did in a press release - on the fact that, as it says, without increasing staff (so, just by bullying and whip cracking then), they were able to achieve that 71% of the 124,500 customers who were attended during the first two months of the year, were attended in less than 5 minutes.
My impression is that waiting times so far exceed that in some offices as to make customers wonder if perhaps they should have bought a packed lunch. Or a tent.
The Post Office has created an “improvement group” (a term I usually equate with kids at the bottom of the class) from among the main Post Office in the Plaza de España in Santa Cruz and others, including La Laguna, Puerto de la Cruz and Los Cristianos. They say they’re harvesting good results. Wonder if users agree?
Members of the Asamblea Canaria por el Reparto de La Riqueza (Canarian Assembly for Sharing of Weath), it is reported here, protested before the full council at La Orotava town hall in Tenerife, on March 29th because of what they allege is the humiliating treatment to which people in social exclusion are subjected, whilst merely claiming what is rightfully theirs.
They say that the town hall is treating those without resources as criminals, always under suspicion, and forced to overcome absurd obstacles of bureaucracy and red tape, merely to receive small grants of money, which do not in any way alleviate the situations of poverty and exclusion in which they live.
Does this scenario sound at all familiar to anyone?
The report continues, “people who come to the town hall for something as basic as food have to endure repeated interviews with Social Work Units (one visit per bag of food per month) so as to be provided with a ‘certificate of poverty’ to go to church institutions, not public or municipal, to seek food.”
(NB: Unemployment benefits in Spain are paid dependant upon how long you had worked before becoming unemployed. (Sickness is covered by employers, or rather, it isn’t, because most make short contracts and “massage” the system to get rid of any employees they feel are likely to become a burden, which is what happened in my case, back in 1995 and 1997.) Once dole runs out, the only resource is to go begging to your local town hall for discretionary hand-outs. If you’re single, don’t bother, because your family must legally keep you.)
Not sure what the Brazilian music (though it’s certainly pleasant) this video is set to has to do with the island, but it shows you some beautiful images. So, grab yourself a coffee (or other refreshment) and put your feet up to watch them for 9 minutes.
A path through the laurisilva forest in the Garajonay National Park in La Gomera.
Photo: by by: mirka0077
The house where Chris Columbus reputedly stayed when he visited the island of La Gomera on his way to getting lost in the 1490s, although rumour also has it that this isn’t the original house which stood then, but one that was rebuilt later.
Photo: by: ahfraser
Los Roques, almost in the centre of the island of La Gomera, consist of the rocks of Roque de Agando, Roque de Ojila, Roque de la Zarcita ... and Roque Carmona.
Photo: By markiereef
With Carnaval 2011 in Tenerife now over, no doubt, it’s already time for the participants in next year’s festivities to start practicing their dance steps and sewing the sequins and feathers on their costumes.
If you missed this year’s events and want to make sure you don’t next year, or if you did get to carnaval and want to come again, here are the relevant dates for your diary so you can plan.
(Always providing that things go according to the usual schedule, they usually do, but we cannot be held responsible for changes that are beyond our control.)
It seems we’ve missed a couple of hill climbs, which this year were programmed earlier than usual (the season does not usually kick off until May, as can be seen from previous year’s schedules) and the season finishes earlier too, with the last event in November. Nevertheless, here for your sporting pleasure (or so you can plan to avoid the affected roads), is a list of this year's fixtures:
| Date | Rallies | Hill Climbs |
| March 12-13 | San Miguel | |
| April 2-3 | El Tanque | |
| May 7-8 | Orvecame Norte | |
| June 18-19 | Granadilla | |
| June 25-26 | Guimar | |
| July 16-17 | Arona / La Escalona | |
| September 10-11 | Adeje | |
| October 1-2 | Tamaimo | |
| October 29-30 | Isle of Tenerife | |
| November 5-6 | Guia de Isora |
Source: FIASCT - Federación Interinsular de Automovilismo de Tenerife (PDF)
Carnaval : Is it Better Late or Never?
"It’s Lent now. Carnavals the world over are done and dusted. Costumes are stored away, and the Lenten fasting has begun (Carnaval is supposed the time to be using up the fats and goodies before Lent). Or has it?"
Hot Spring Weather & the Bus Ride from Hell in Tenerife
"... that started out in Cliff Richards Summer Holiday fashion and ended up like a Tenerife remake of Speed. Read it and weep..with laughter."
Where I go to Carnival afterall
"The good thing about the Los Cristianos Carnaval not being on Shrove Tuesday (as it should be to really qualify being described as a carnaval) is that it’s later and so the weather is invariably good."
Burial of the Sardine – One of Spain’s weird festivals!
"Why would a bunch of perfectly straight, often macho, guys dress up in fishnets, high heels and widow’s weeds, and parade themselves through town, bewailing (and take the “wailing” part of that literally!) the “death” of a giant, papier mache fish?"
Walking in Tenerife is a Feast for all the Senses
"It’s hard to describe to someone who hasn’t experienced it, just what an incredible scent the pine forests of Tenerife have. Every time I head up into the upper La Orotava valley to hike around La Caldera, I’m assailed anew by the perfume of the pines and I wish there was some way that I could bottle it. Every morning I’d gently open the top, breathe in the scent and send my endorphins into overdrive."
The Alternative Live Music Scene in Tenerife, FMAC 2011
"Vegas lounge crooners, tribute acts and stars who made it big in the eighties are all very nice, but what is there for those of us staying in or visiting Tenerife who get a buzz from vibrantly fresh and original live music? Where do we go for our hit of sex & drugs & rock ‘n’ roll…well the rock ‘n’ roll part anyway?"
Tenerife set to intensify dead horse flogging
This report actually says that the tourism authorities are set to intensify promotions to capture yet more British and Irish holidaymakers, but since we're all broke over here too, we reckon our headline is perfectly valid. How are more people who behave badly and don't spend much money a good thing?
New survey shows British tourists the worst of all nationalities … and they know it!
"a new survey by flights company Skyscanner.es has revealed that out of ten nationalities surveyed, we are the worst type of tourist."
Canarian camel recognized as a breed in own right, Europe’s only autochthonous camel
"Exactly how it differs from the Arabian version is unclear to me, but the regional Consejería de Agriculture says that the Canarian camel is characterized by a strong constitution, medium size, with well formed and muscular legs: relatively short and stocky for a camel … a Canarian feature in general, perhaps."
Craig David to perform in Costa Adeje on 23 April in the I Love Music Festival 2011
"Craig David will head the list of artists who will perform in the “I Love Music Festival 2011″ on Saturday, 23 April, in the Tropicana Gardens (outside the Tropicana club) in the Costa Adeje."
Increase in holiday home enquiries in Canary Islands
"Spring is finally in the air this week here in the chilly old British isles, and it seems UK holidaymakers have summer on their minds, if the latest data from vacation rental website Holiday Lettings is anything to go by. Surprisingly, despite growing media reports of an ‘income squeeze’ due to increasing taxes and inflation, the portal has recorded a 20% year on year increase in holiday home enquiries so far in 2011, with Spain’s Balearic and Canary Islands the big winners amongst sunseekers. "
Tenerife to La Gomera – a trip worth taking
"... an island of rare beauty, unspoilt by tourism."
Tenerife Moda Wows Audiences at Feboda Wedding Fair
"When it came time to ask the bridal wear to grace the catwalk, it was Juan Carlos Armas who opened the proceedings, followed by M&M and amidst the diaphanous gauze and silk, Tenerife designers once again wowed audiences."
The Smell Of The Greasepaint, The Roar Of The Crowd, It's Los Cristianos Carnaval
"Clowns’ smiles have never been wider, jugglers’ props have never flown higher and widows have never wailed so mournfully. Los Cristianos pulled out all the stops as Carnaval came to town and the circus theme had them rolling up in their thousands."
Tenerife Poised to Connect Europe to Africa and the Americas
"In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Sitting in a primary school classroom, that little rhyme meant nothing to me and yet today, I sit at my keyboard on the island that, as a result of that voyage became the stepping stone to an exciting New World."
Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 28th March to 3rd April
"The first week in spring saw a marked improvement in the weather on Tenerife with temperatures staying around the 23C mark and plenty of sunshine all week to bring a more tropical feel to the climate. This week promises more of the same ..."
Astronomer-musician Brian May will make a guest appearance at Tangerine Dream’s Sonic Universe in Tenerife on 24 June, 2011. Sonic Universe will take place at the Magma Art and Congress Hall in the south of Tenerife as part of the spectacular forthcoming Starmus Festival, now just a few short months away (20-25 June, 2011).
Tangerine Dream will bring a unique feature to the concert with the incorporation into their performance of actual sound effects recorded from the Sun and other stars. Tickets are limited in number and are now on sale (see www.starmus.com for purchase details).
For Brian May, Tenerife has always been a spiritual home from home, inspiring his best creative powers. Queen devotees will know that he began his musical career on this island (he wrote the Queen song ‘Tie Your Mother Down’ during an observing trip to the Teide Observatory while working towards his PhD in Astrophysics in 1971).
May is also participating in a round table discussion from the GTC dome on the island of La Palma, alongside Richard Dawkins, Kip Thorne (the discoverer of “black holes”, George Smoot, Jill Tarter, Alexei Leonov and Buzz Aldrin.
Brian May Guest Appearance at the Sonic Universe Concert in Tenerife Via: RTVC
La Gomera‘s Bosque del Cedro (Cedar woods): the laurisilva – or laurel rain forest – which, in the Tertiary period covered almost all of Europe and extended across the Mediterranean region. Today, La Gomera’s Bosque del Cedro is the best example left of these forests, only small portions of which remain in the Canary Islands and, is part of the Garajonay National Park, recognized as a World Heritage Site.
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