Tenerife Travel Guide

Tenerife is the largest of the seven Canaries in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the rest of the Canary Islands, it is of volcanic origin The Island is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It includes 31 municipalities.

The largest city, Santa Cruz, is the capital of the island, it is also the capital of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and officially co-capital of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands together with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, The Island’s population is 838,877.

Tourism

Tourism is concentrated mainly in the south part of Tenerife which is sunnier with higher temperatures especially around the resorts of Playa de las Americas, and Los Cristianos. The resort of La Caleta also has been growing after coastal development and expands tourism northern than Playa de las Americas. In the north of the island the main development for tourism has been in the town of Puerto de la Cruz.

Tenerife Culture

Tenerife has a rich and very interesting culture demonstrating it by some unique and popular celebrations, which take place every year, such as fiestas and romerías. It is also famous for arts and crafts in the fields of basket-making, embroidery, ceramics and others.

Traditional sports, such as lucha canaria (Canarian wrestling), juego del palo (a stick-based fighting game), or salto del pastor (which involves pole-vaulting down and across steep ravines), are a good example of the preservation of the island’s culture.