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Weather Warning for Heavy Rain on Tenerife
The Spanish Met Office have just issued a ‘yellow alert’ warning for heavy rain across all of the Canary Islands for Wednesday 22nd September. […]
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Featured Walks
Tenerife Scene of the Week, the Verdant Orotava Valley
Our route took us through the forest, descending to the leafy back lanes of Aguamansa where old men stacked the backs of Toyota pick-ups with bedding for animals[…] […]
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Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 20th to 26th September
A sunny start to Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be cloudy with a 65% chance of rain on Wednesday. Thursday should be a mix of sun and cloud and from Friday to Saturday it should be… […]
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The Joys of Driving on Tenerife
There’s no doubt that the easiest way to get to some of the best walking areas on Tenerife is by car. If you live on Tenerife and drive around the island on a regular basis, then you’ll already know that the older roads are a joy to drive on. […]
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Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 13th to 19th September
A sunny start to Monday becoming cloudy in the afternoon with a 5% chance of rain. It will stay cloudy on Tuesday, again with a 5% chance of rain. Wednesday should be a mix of sun and clouds then mostly sunny… […]
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Hiking on Tenerife, How Good is Public Transport?
When part of your holiday on Tenerife involves pulling on the walking boots and heading into the great outdoors, you need to know what options you have for getting around independently. […]
Featured Walks
Tenerife Scene of the Week an Idyllic Place to Live
The little hamlet of Pinolere sits cosily nestled into the green slopes of the upper La Orotava Valley. Dotted around the place are little stone huts with thatched roofs; typical agricultural outhouses… […]
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Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 6th September to 12th September
The Eastern Canary Islands were on a yellow alert for heavy rain today as a storm front passed on it’s way north, but that seems to have missed the islands and the normal ‘green’ has been resumed. However, it looks as though it’s the fringes of that weather front that is causing the cloud forecast for today. […]
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Tenerife Scene of the Week the Hearts of Tejina
The Hearts of Tejina fiesta involves three streets, El Pico, Arriba and Abajo competing to see who can create the most elaborate heart from fruits, leaves and pastries and then which street can erect their heart the quickest in the church plaza. […]
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Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 30th August to 5th September
AEMet didn’t do great with their forecast for the north and the east last week; it was simply sunny and very, very hot all over Tenerife. There was cloud in the north on Tuesday, but apart from that it was sunshine all the way. […]
South Tenerife
The Geranium Walk in South Tenerife
If there’s one walk on Tenerife that the majority of visitors will have undertaken, at least in part, it’s the one known as ‘the geranium walk’. […]
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Weather on Tenerife – Another hot weather warning for Tenerife
The Spanish Met Office’s hot weather alerts are becoming a regular part of each week during this summer on Tenerife.
A yellow alert has been put in place from 9am this morning until 7pm on Saturday (at the moment). […]
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Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 23rd to 29th August
On Tenerife it was typical August weather across most of the island – very hot and sunny. Serious sunburn conditions if plenty of sun cream hasn’t been applied. […]
Walking Tips
Walking Tips for Tenerife Don’t Forget to Think About Your Toes
This might seem obvious and simple, but anyone planning to do any decent walking on Tenerife should make sure that toenails are cut before setting off. Many walks in Tenerife involve quite steep ascents, which isn’t a problem for the nails. But what goes up must come down… […]
Flora & Fauna
Tenerife Scene of the week the Canarian Dragonfly
There are apparently 11 species of dragonflies in the Canary Islands, but not being an expert on the subtle differences between them I’m not going to make an idiot of myself by trying to name this one. […]
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Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 16th to 22nd August
Las week has got to be one of the weirdest weeks for weather that you’ll find on Tenerife and proof that there are only two certainties in life.
We all know that rain at the coast on Tenerife just doesn’t happen in August on Tenerife…or do we? […]
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Tenerife Scene of the Week, The Santiago del Teide Valley
This week, after staying at the Hotel Señorío del Valle next to the visitor centre of the same name in Santiago del Teide and having a good old explore of the area, I could have chosen any number of images […]