What to eat in Tenerife: from traditional dishes rooted in humble, peasant cuisine to a celebration of tropical fruits and truly exceptional coffee. A culinary journey from local tradition to the island’s best restaurants.
Eating well is often a key part of a successful holiday. I’ll soon tell you all about the traditional cuisine of Tenerife. But today I’d like to share with you the island’s best restaurants, from typical guachinches to more exotic … Continued
The northern coast of Tenerife is less known and frequented by tourists, who are systematically directed or drawn to the vast beaches and mass entertainment of the south of the island.
It is said that there are more goats than inhabitants in Fuerteventura. I don’t know how many goats there are, but the inhabitants are definitely few! Once you leave the only highway, in fact, you hardly encounter anyone.
One of my resolutions for 2020 was to visit all “seven” Canary Islands. With a four-year delay, I finally managed to complete the tour of the Spanish archipelago, discovering in the meantime that there are actually eight islands!
The Canary Islands were seven until a few years ago. In 2018 La Graciosa was officially recognized as the eighth island even though it’s still heavily dependent on Lanzarote, to which it previously belonged. With 29 km2, La Graciosa, the … Continued
Thinking about Tenerife, the most common highlights are beautiful beaches with clean seawater and the mild climate all year around. But Canary Islands can also be impressive locations for hikers and mountain lovers. Each island is unique and very different … Continued
When I visited Lanzarote, it stroked me how the population managed to survive and thrive in such a dry and harsh land after one of the most dramatic and destructive eruptions in Canary Islands’ history. The entire archipelago has volcanic … Continued
If you’re looking for an idea for your next winter holidays, the Canary Islands are for sure a good option. Choosing one of them can be tricky, but you can stay on the safe side by picking Tenerife, which has a bit of everything!
El Hierro is the western point of Spain and the youngest of the Canary Islands (about one million years). It’s also been the smallest island of the archipelago up to 2018 when the even smaller Graciosa island has been officially … Continued
The Canary Islands are a small place with a rather small population, small wine production, small goods export… The one thing they think big around here is Carnival. Especially the one in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It’s the great party, a sort of recurrent grand finale, the hype of the year that everybody looks forward to with excitement.
Travelling to faraway countries, exploring new cities and discovering foreign lands is often the tourist first choice. We tend to leave behind all that is geographically close to where we live, our own town, the region we live in. One … Continued
One of the first things I’ve noticed when I arrived in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has been the incredible amount of statues, sculptures and monuments around the town. Every square or crossroad hosts one: characters more or less historical, modern artworks, installations of every size.
In the north-east side of Tenerife, there’s the greenest part of the island: Anaga Rural Park. This incredible area has been recognized by UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2015. The park was born with a volcanic eruption that happened about 7-9 … Continued