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Walking in the Upper La Orotava Valley Prohibited
The Tenerife government hs just advised that walking in the upper La Orotava Valley is being prohibited from today, 3rd December until the 8th December.
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Featured Walks
Tenerife Scene of the Week a Snow Clad Mount Teide
With almost perfect timing for the start of December and to get Tenerife right into the Christmas spirit, the spectacular storm that hit Tenerife… […]
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The First Snow on Mount Teide
It looks as though we got the prediction we made on the home page of Real Tenerife right…just. Admittedly you have to look closely to confirm it is actually snow, but the inclement weather up high on Tenerife yesterday has definitely left a slight dusting of snow; the first of the season. […]
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Severe Weather Warning For Tenerife
The rainy, windy weather forecast for the end of the week has become a bit more than that. A orange yellow alert has been issued for Thursday by the Spanish Met Office […]
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European Ramblers Association Visit Tenerife
Last week members of ERA (European Ramblers Association) arrived on Tenerife to be shown some of the wonderful walking opportunities the island has to offer. The government took the opportunity to promote the new long distance GR 131… […]
Featured Walks
Tenerife Scene of the Week Fiery Sunsets
This has been a warmer than average November so far; there has also been far less rainfall on the north coast than usual. In fact since June there have only been a handful of days when we’ve seen rain… […]
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Autumnal Walking on Tenerife
When you live on the island of eternal spring it can sometimes be tricky to spot when the seasons change but anyone visiting Tenerife at the moment will spot a couple of things that are a dead give-away that autumn is upon us[…] […]
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Tenerife Walking with Children
It’s one of the great things about walking on Tenerife that you can still find so much ‘ undeveloped space filled with surprises that make it the perfect environment for family outings. […]
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Walkers are Brainy People, It’s Official
All of us walkers already knew this of course, but now it’s official. This week, the BBC reported the findings of a study carried out by Pittsburgh University that looked at brain activity in elderly people… […]
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. […]
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We’ve added two new video clips to our home page…
The pretty town of Garachico and the hill hamlet of El Tanque feature in two new video clips… […]
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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… […]