History Archives - TENERIFE MAGAZINE

Adventure Hunt Tenerife: A Self-Guided City Adventure in Santa Cruz and Beyond

Posted on February 19, 2026February 19, 2026
byErasmus

Located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Adventure Hunt Tenerife offers interactive, self-guided treasure hunts designed to help visitors explore the island in a different way. Using a smartphone, participants follow…

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Casa Fuerte de Adeje: A Cultural Heritage Experience

Posted on February 14, 2026February 15, 2026
byErasmus

Located in the historic town of Adeje, Casa Fuerte de Adeje is one of the most important historical landmarks. This listed monument offers visitors the opportunity to explore Tenerife’s past…

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To Tenerife with Love: Then and Now

Posted on December 31, 2018December 30, 2020
byRonald Mackay

Now, on the eve of 2019, I’m preparing to return to a village on the north coast of Tenerife. With me will be my wife Viviana who has never set…

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How to Enjoy a Unique and Exclusive Excursion with Living Tenerife Tours

Posted on June 13, 2018April 20, 2026
byAdvertorial

When people think of Tenerife, probably some of the first images that may spring to mind are sunshine, sandy beaches and the ocean. It’s also quite likely that they picture…

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State Visit will celebrate close royal and historic ties between the United Kingdom and Spain, says British Ambassador Simon Manley

Posted on December 3, 2015January 7, 2020
byRena Ismailovaite

The British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, has welcomed the announcement of a State Visit to the United Kingdom from the 8th to the 10th of March 2016. “The British…

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The Beatles on Tenerife

It was not until 15th October 1963 that the Daily Mirror introduced us to the word Beatlemania. Accordingly there was no Beatlemania in evidence when three of the boys, Paul, George and Ringo, holidayed in Puerto de la Cruz between 28th April and 9th May of that same year.

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Mrs Thatcher on Tenerife

Lady Thatcher (in constituency mode) and her husband Denis enthusiastically worked the rooms learning about the history of the Library and its ongoing important role in the life of the community.

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Poirot Meets the Saint on Tenerife

To escape her distress, in February 1927, Agatha Christie, accompanied by her daughter Rosalind and secretary Charlotte Fisher, arrived in Tenerife. Leslie Charteris spent the winter of 1935/36 in Tenerife researching for one of his Simon Templar novels.

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The British Match That Ignited The Spanish Civil War

Posted on December 27, 2012June 26, 2017
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byKen Fisher

As the latest Bond movie, Skyfall, continues to rake in revenue in US and UK box offices, Ken turns his Shifting Sands gaze to the real world of international espionage.…

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A Remarkable Family on Tenerife

Posted on November 16, 2012June 26, 2017
byKen Fisher

During the summer of 1915 Alexander Baillon met Dr. Earnest Hooton, an anthropologist, who had been sent to Tenerife by the Peabody Museum of Cambridge, USA to collect and bring back some Guanche remains…

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