Tenerife Holiday Apartment

23/12/2023

Some of the abandoned / lost places in Tenerife

Many more to visit!

16/12/2023

Christmas decorations in Candelaria
Excellent as usual with Municipal Nativity Scene

05/12/2023

The Three Kings

04/12/2023

More Christmas lights in Los Cristianos

The three Kings to come when switched on

01/12/2023

Christmas 2023 lights in Los Cristianos begin to get switched on, more to come

27/11/2023

Work has now started to repair the path and reinforce the sea wall outside the Arona Gran damaged by storms

Updated photo a few days ago - progressing

23/05/2023

Going to Santa Cruz then a nice place to visit is the Palmetum De Santa Cruz de Tenerife

No car required - just catch the direct bus to Santa Cruz bus terminal from Los Cristianos (Number 112), using a day card (obtainable from the Kiosk at the bus station for 2 Euros) a fare around 9 euros each way and takes about an hour.
Then a short walk from the bus station.
The Gardens created from reclaimed land have plants from all over the world, nice water features and with nice views of the Opera House and the Anaga Mountains.
Well worth a visit.

Then spend the rest of the day looking at the sights of the capital.

18/05/2023

Now is the time to visit the Teide Caldera to see the beautiful Bugloss or Tajinaste (Echium wildpretii) in bloom usually smothered with bees.

02/11/2022

Some further shots from the airplane

01/11/2022

Abandoned village near Abades in South East Tenerife.

Called El Sanatoria De Abades.

A l***r colony built in the 1940’s that was never completed and never used because of advancement in medicine to treat Leprosy, thankfully.
Starting from the charming modern day Abades with local bars & restaurants and some nice sandy beaches one can follow a path (around a 3-mile stroll) along the coast via a lighthouse to reach another delightful village called Punta de Abona. Here you can get refreshment at a friendly bar.
The return journey travels through the colony with many buildings and some local artistic graffiti.
A Loyola School is also seen followed by a church that overlooks modern day Abades.
A very interesting walk followed by a visit to one of the nice bars in Abades.
For a good account of the place then refer to:
https://www.mewithmysuitcase.com/2021/11/l***r-sanatorium-of-abades.html
Drive time from Los Cristianos to Abades around 30 minutes depending on traffic.

31/10/2022

Visit Teno Lighthouse

Hired a car? Yes! why not visit the most westerly point in Tenerife – the Teno Lighthouse
situated in the Teno Natural park.

Drive to Santiago Del Teide then along to Ergos, then at El Tanque take the TF-423 (Camino Tierra Del Trigo) to Buenavista del Norte. Along this route the views are amazing and there are a few viewing stops. A series of hairpin bends takes you to the bottom of the hill, this road joins the TF-42 – take a left here, along the way the town of Los Silos is very worth a stop, nice church etc.
Then continue along to Buenavista del Norte, again well worth a stroll around the plaza, church and some nice coffee bars.
To get to Teno – a bus is required – no public cars allowed.
This is not a bad thing as the road is very narrow and the experience in the bus is great. (Sit on the right-hand side of the bus to get the best views)
The Titsa bus is No. 369 and leaves Buenavista bus station on the hour. The cost is 1 Euro each way.
Refer to: https://www.titsa.com/index.php/tus-guaguas/lineas-y-horarios/linea-369 for the timetable.
The bus takes you to near the lighthouse, there are some short walks on either site of the road to experience this beautiful and impressive part of Tenerife and the view of the coast back towards Los Gigantes.

Back in Buenavista, you could take the TF-436 road back to Santiago del Teide via Masca, very twisty but the views are amazing.
Alternatively take the TF-42 towards Garachico (this town is well worth a visit if you have time) then take the TF-421 to El Tanque.

28/11/2021

Beautiful Anaga
If you have hired car, make a day of it and visit this superb area.
Besides the hiking trails (which are good) you can drive around quite a bit of the area in a day from the Popular resorts in the West / South West of Tenerife.
My suggestion – along the TF-1 towards the capital Santa Cruz, then ignore the turn off to La Laguna on the TF-2 and carry on towards Santa Cruz. Then go off at Junction 3 Avda. Maritima towards the port (Puerto). Follow this road along the coast passing the Opera House, pass the port terminal, through some tunnels and keep straight on this road.
Soon on the TF-11 you reach San Andres but before heading inland a stop at Playa del las Teresitas is well worth a visit.
Back on the road and head a mile or so back to San Andres and take the TF-12 up into the Anaga Mountains. A beautiful drive lies ahead with stunning views back down to the coast towards Santa Cruz. Take the TF-134 signposted Taganana & Benijo, this leads through a short tunnel to emerge on the northern side of the Anaga and Wow what a view.
Follow this road down to Taganana and then along the coast to Benijo where there are bars & restaurants and a stunning beach and scenery.

On your return - up the hill and through the tunnel again and at the junction with the TF-12 now take a right turn and follow this ridge road back to La Laguna.
La Laguna is a beautiful place and worthy of a stop – but if time is pressing then I suggest finding and taking the ridge road to Teide – the TF-24 that heads towards La Esperanza and then continues on to the Teide itself then the TF-21 back to Vilaflor, then the TF-51 back to the motorway or Los Cristianos.
A excellent road trip where you will see some of the best scenery in Tenerife.

23/11/2021

Buenavista del Norte.

Good place to visit, nice church, square with island cafe, good walk to the coast. Catch a 1 Euro each way Titsa bus to Punta de Teno lighthouse - what a breathtaking road to travel along. No cars allowed on this road.
Or have a look at the Buenavista Golf Course - designed by Seve Ballesteros. They say its the best course in Tenerife - certainly looks nice.

23/11/2021

Added some new walking trails
See:
https://canaryholidays.co.uk/Tenerife-Walking.html

Hiking and Walking in Tenerife which includes coastal Walks, Masca, Hells Canyon, for guests staying in Los Cristianos Apartment

09/11/2021

Looking for ideas on where to visit with a car ?
You could try Icod de Los Vinos.
Charming town with its famous Drago Trees, pretty Church with very nice gardens and nice buildings
On the way back why not stop off at the Caserio Los Partidos (bar / restaurant).
Just off the TF-373, beautiful stone building in a gorgeous setting and very hospitable. You can even stay the night in their stone bedrooms.

17/10/2021

Playas De La Jaquita

Since my last walk (2017) westwards along the coastal path from the nice town of Alcala, there have been some sensible developments.
Firstly the coastal path has been upgraded from dusty tracks to hard surfaces along with the construction of some nice beaches (Playas De La Jaquita)
Some good sea rock pools for swimming have been built.
There are nice views of the immense Gran Melia Hotel with its extremely long salt water swimming pool.

Well worth a visit - good parking on the west side of Alcala.

17/10/2021

Upgraded coastal path between Amarilla Golf and Los Abrigos

Its nice to see that the ayuntamiento ( local council) have done a fine job in the upgrade of the coastal path near Los Abrigos.
There is a very pleasant community garden as one approaches Los Abrigos.

This now has made the area accessible to all - well done

07/10/2021

History of Volcanoes in the Canaries

There is an excellent article published by El Pais explaining the formation of the Canary Islands through the last 20 Million Years.

Our thoughts go out to the people currently affected by the Cabeza de Vaca Volcano in La Palma.

https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2021-10-06/the-underwater-hotspot-feeding-la-palmas-volcano-will-create-new-islands.html

The magma flow that shaped Spain’s Canaries archipelago 20 million years ago continues to add landmass, while Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are destined to sink under the effects of erosion