Tenerife, Canary Islands
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands and is a great place to travel, left untouched by most American tourists. British and German tourists, however, come in their tens of thousands. It is also very popular among holiday makers from the Spanish peninsula, especially during Easter time. It is high season all year around.
The native language is Spanish. In the south English is spoken by everyone with German and Italian common too.
The local currency is the Euro and most places accept credit or debit cards, which require a chip and pin. There are many exchange bureaus in the main tourist resorts but not in the Spanish places like Santa Cruz.
Playa de las Teresitas & San Andres. Photo by Santi Martin
Tourism is the most prominent industry in the Canaries, and it is one of the major tourist destinations in the World. In 2005, 9,276,963 tourists (excluding those from other parts of Spain) came to the Canary Islands. Tenerife had 3,442,787 arrivals that year … [read more - Destinations]
Can’t decide how to spend your time in Tenerife? Start with this list of the most popular attractions to get started planning your trip … [read more - Attractions]
Tenerife is a favoured destination for scuba divers, with numerous dive operations of all qualities and nationalities. The waters round the island are diveable throughout the year, with the temperature varying between 18 degrees in January to around 25-26 degrees in August … [read more - Things to See & Do]
Playa de la Arena. Photo by travellingred
Tenerife is generally a safe place to visit but as always, beware of pickpockets. Walking alone late at night is not advisable as there are a sizeable number of illegal immigrants and local youths who have been known to take advantage of the lone late night reveller … [read more - Stay safe]
Fish is a large part of the local diet with restaurants that allow you to choose a fish from their selection (often hand caught) which they will cook for you. Black potatoes called Papas arrugadas are served unpeeled ready to be dipped into a local sauce … [read more - Eat & Drink]
Public transport on the island is provided by an extensive network of buses and run by TITSA, who operate a fleet of modern, air-conditioned buses … [read more - Transportation]
