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Fiestas of San Juan ““ Midsummer Magic

Posted on June 20, 2010June 30, 2010
byAndy Montgomery

Rapidly approaching, the night of June 23rd is the longest day and shortest night in nature’s annual cycle and as such, it has been a significant time of change since ancients all over the world lived their lives, planted their crops and tended their livestock in time to the rhythms of nature[…]

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Fiestas & Festivals

Singing the Blues in Santa Cruz ““ Santa Blues 2010

Santa Blues is held each June in one of the most picturesque urban spots on Tenerife, the Noria district in Santa Cruz. “˜La Noria’ is an enchanting mix of cobbled streets[…]

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Museums

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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Street Gardening ““ The Corpus Christi Flower Carpets

Posted on May 20, 2010June 14, 2010
byAndy Montgomery

Ever since Leonor del Castillo y Monteverde decided in 1847 that it might be a nice idea to put some petals on the ground outside her house for the evening Corpus Christi procession to walk over […]

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Top Ten-erife Museums

Posted on May 12, 2010May 31, 2010
byAndy Montgomery

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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Concerts

A Feast Of Song For Tenerife’s Jazz Appetite

A voice in the wilderness? Sometimes that’s how it feels to Anna Rodriguez as she looks for new venues for her jazz performances in Tenerife. Talking after the Arona Jazz Festival had packed the

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Best of the Fests ““ RomerÃa de San Marcos, Tegueste,

Posted on April 26, 2010May 18, 2010
byJack Montgomery

May is almost upon us and we’re heading deep into romerÃa season, so it’s time to polish up those vasos de romerÃa, slip a goatskin rucksack on your back and head into the hills for a dose of local culture, some free nosh and lashings of country wine[…]

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History

Santa Cruz Bullring, Still Defiant And Undefeated

Eyes blazing, nostrils flared and hoofs stamping, well that’s sales season in Santa Cruz but away from the big modern department stores a piece of history and tradition is peeling…

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Museums

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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Fiestas & Festivals

Easter on Tenerife ““ The Hoodies of La Laguna

The cobbled streets were claustrophobically dark and full of threatening, murky doorways. Wrought iron street lamps cast a soft golden glow which only served to create deeper shadows rather than light up my path. A cool breeze racing around the streets added a quiet howl to the scene that sent a shiver down my spine[…]

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