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Ten of the best hikes on Tenerife
It occurred to me that, apart from in an appendix in our Walk this Way Tenerife hiking guidebook, we’ve never actually listed what we consider to be the best hikes on Tenerife on this website. […]
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Masca Barranco isn’t the only ravine walk on Tenerife
News that ‘improvements’ to the Masca Barranco walking route are taking (much, much) longer than anticipated and the path is unlikely to be open before summer 2020 means that the route is out of bounds for yet another Tenerife walking season. […]
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Walking through the historic half of La Orotava
Over the years, La Orotava became our favourite town on Tenerife. It’s one of those towns we never tire of wandering around. From a photographer’s point of view, there’s always, always that better shot to get. And for anyone interested in wandering atmospheric, historic streets, La Orotava offers a deep well of riches. […]
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Tenerife Walking Festival 2019
We recently received emails from both a PR company in the UK and also the Tenerife Tourist Board with information about the upcoming Tenerife Walking Festival which runs from 21 to 25 May. […]
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Six of our favourite rural watering holes on Tenerife
When we select walking routes to include in our guides we like them to possess certain ingredients. Ingredients which we want from a walk, the sort of things which elevate them to be more than just a nice walk with lovely views. One of these ingredients is, whenever it’s possible, that there’s somewhere amiable nearby to enjoy a post-walk beer. […]
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Start the New Year with easy walking on Tenerife
Over the years we categorised our favourite routes so that when friends of varying walking capabilities visited we could pick out routes to suit, often these would be the ones which also worked for getting fitness levels back up post festive season i.e. relatively easy Tenerife routes of under 10km. […]
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Walking through the old quarter in La Laguna
When the clouds roll in, the rain bounces off tiles designed for dry weather, and the normally inviting sea looks about as welcoming as a basin of washing up water, purpose-built beach resorts are dreary […]
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The merchant trail between San Miguel and Granadilla de Abona
Even though we knew about the camino real, built in the 16th century to connect Santa Cruz with southern towns as far as Adeje, we didn’t know where exactly to pick it up to head north east. […]
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Vilaflor as a Base for Walking on Tenerife
A question we often get asked is ‘where is a good base for walking on Tenerife?’ There are so many ways to answer this question. It can depend on individual preferences, especially on an island like Tenerife… […]