Art Landya Where Bears And Dolls Come To Play
There are bears lurking in the hills of Santa Barbara above Icod de Los Vinos in the north of Tenerife…
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Holding the Fort in Tenerife
It has always struck me that, for an island which for much of its history has held such a strategically important position on the world trade map, there are precious few castles on Tenerife, save for those that plop out of buckets and have flags stuck in them until the tide comes and washes them away[…]
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Fine Art Worth Seeking out in Santa Cruz
Is it the sign of a good gallery if the security guard’s eyes follow you around the room? In the case of the Museo Municipal De Belles Artes in Santa…
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Top Ten-erife Museums
When you decide to do a feature on Tenerife’s top ten museums, you have to ask yourself two questions: Firstly, are there actually 10 museums in Tenerife and secondly, who cares?
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La Laguna, Stargate To The Cosmos
What were they thinking of, over 100 complex scientific exhibits and school children were clambering on them, twiddling buttons, playing at astronauts and generally wreaking havoc. Was it the end…
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Beating The Floods For A Trickle Of Visitors
You would think that nature would show some respect to a building that celebrates its history in Tenerife, but the half repaired paths, fencing and busy workman show that’s not…
Santiago Del Teide’s Casa del Patio Opens its Doors
I was finally able to explore the tantalisingly lovely building that has been under restoration and off-limits for many years and that yesterday was finally opened to the public. Including a permanent exhibition to Chinyero’s eruption, it was a tardy but timely finish to the project[…]
A Tenerife Mystery ““ The GüÃmar Pyramids: Ancient Wonders or Farmers” Rubble?
In looks terms, the Egyptian pyramids are George Clooney, whereas GüÃmar’s are Woody Allen ““ not particularly stunning to look at but fascinating nonetheless […]
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Fisherman’s Museum ““ Puerto Santiago
Three resin based fibre glass figures perch on a roof unloading half of a real fishing boat embedded in the wall. Fish heads and tails enter […]