Secret Tenerife

Young people living in Spain need to earn triple the average salary for their age group if they are to afford a home without taking on an unreasonable level of debt

It’s one of Puerto de la Cruz’ weird little fiestas.

... also means that much of it is still relatively ‘undiscovered’ in tourist terms.

CD Tenerife clinched their place in La Primera with a 1-0 win.

just one point needed now to ensure promotion, and a good chance of going up as champions

8 pigs, acquired by Columbus in La Gomera and taken to America on his second voyage, caused an epidemic that killed thousands of Native Americans (in Spanish)

Just when we thought that Tenerife would be deprived of its summer concerts, they have burst into life, starting on Saturday 30 May, with a big 14 act event in honour of Dia de Canarias.

Brit-magnet resorts including Tenerife and Lanzarote are likely to lose summer traffic to up-and-coming resorts this year, according to Cheapflights.co.uk's latest figures. Compared with 2008, online searches for tickets to Tenerife are down 45 per cent and Lanzarote down 18 per cent.

The British Consul has announced that to make it easier for British Nationals and Tour Operators, particularly in relation to Emergency Passports and assistance, they will be attending the public in Tenerife South ...

Jack says, "My advice is gone, but that of someone who is clearly gastronomically challenged remains…and we wonder why a lot of people continue to view Tenerife as little more then Britain in the sunshine."

With a name like that and featuring Joe Lynn Turner (ex of Rainbow and Deep Purple), Phil Sousson (formerly with Ozzie Osbourne’s band), Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot) and Simon Wright (AC/DC) you don’t have to be a genius to figure out that this is no a cappella group.

Really want to do something completely different this weekend? Then spend a night with the charcoal makers in Vilaflor for the 5th Charcoal & Potato Festival.

Holidaymakers are invited to join a seven-day mini voyage from Tenerife to Portland, Dorset departing on September 21st 2009. Prices start from £589 ...

With the number of abandoned dogs that the shelter groups have to care for in Tenerife there is a constant need for donations of all kinds

Every year in Tenerife, the rally would take me somewhat by surprise, generally as I would wake up to find our main (only) road closed with no prior warning whatsoever. This year, had I still been living in the same place, I'd have been ready for it .....

Times is hard, very hard...

This morning, the Canarian Government were awfully proud of themselves in confirming that there were no cases of the gripe porcina (swine flu) in the Canary Islands...

Blog Post: The right to a day of rest in Tenerife: Enjoying a day of rest can sometimes be very diffic.. tinyurl.com/cserwq # #weather Saturday at 1800 GMT: cloudy. 20°C (68°F): Temperature: 20°C (68°F), Wind Direction: NE, Wind....

Provided Mount Teide doesn't erupt and wipe out the species first, it's never too early to organize the next party in Tenerife - especially the biggest one of them all, the Santa Cruz Carnaval 2010. Today, Tinerguia announced the contest to design the poster for next year's carnaval...

Enjoying a day of rest can sometimes be very difficult, says this report, which goes on to say that, "There are people who take advantage of weekends and public holidays to undertake work in their homes, bothering the rest of the neighbourhood" (makes it sound like DIY is a much more novel concept...

Writer Joe Cawley has recently started counting earthquakes in Spain and he's up to 38 in the last 10 days, including 3 in the Canary Islands...

Today Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) is the first day of Semana Santa (Holy Week), which continues until Domingo de Resurrección (Resurrection or Easter Sunday), in Spain and the Canary Islands...

CANARIAS TIMELAPSE from luis garcia de armas on Vimeo.  This is a trailer for a documentary entitled CANARIAS TIMELAPSE, from KROMA CANARIAS and LASAL, sponsored by the Canarian Goverment, Tenerife Tourism Corporation, Fuerteventura Corporation and Gran Canaria Corporation, with...

A reader wrote recently: "I read with interest an article in Island Connections newspaper about Unelco estimating very low bills in December and then over-charging the 'real' reading in January to gain millions of euros at the new rate for units used in December.  I have spoken to some...

Together with travelguru.tv and Prestige Holidays, Holiday Extras is giving away a luxury four-night holiday for two at the 5-star Gran Hotel Bahia del Duque Resort, located on the Costa Adeje on the west coast of Tenerife. Entrance to the prize draw is open from March 2-April 30, 2009...

With Carnaval, in Santa Cruz at least, having ended (sniff) yesterday for 2009 (no doubt sequins will be being sewn on costumes and dances rehearsed shortly for 2010), we bring you a roundup from this year's events, mostly illustrated .....

A reader wrote recently: "I read with interest an article in Island Connections newspaper about Unelco estimating very low bills in December and then over-charging the 'real' reading in January to gain millions of euros at the new rate for units used in December.  I have spoken to some...

Carnaval Tuesday, the big day in Santa Cruz and the weather was relatively kind for the Coso Apoteosis - the Main Parade - which took place in the afternoon under a dull, but thankfully dry sky, given that a pre-alert is in place for possible rain throughout the Canary Islands...

Like Diamond Geezer, I don't want to "sound like a grumpy Mail reader", but some behaviours just don't belong in public places - and not in church - whatever cultural excuse...

Telling you what's going down on Carnaval Monday in Tenerife province - i.e. today - can surely only serve one purpose - to whet your appetite for future years - unless you're already on the islands and at a loss for something to do, in which case, you might like to consider any of the following .....

Carnaval Tuesday, the big day in Santa Cruz and the weather was relatively kind for the Coso Apoteosis - the Main Parade - which took place in the afternoon under a dull, but thankfully dry sky, given that a pre-alert is in place for possible rain throughout the Canary Islands...