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  • folkfest

    Canaries Folk Festival

    Music plays a big part in the lives of the locals on Tenerife – and this is showcased twice weekly from now until March 31st 2012.  Locals and tourists alike can enjoy some of the best Canary Island folk groups on Thursdays in Los Cristianos...

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  • Food from the Rutas de Tapa

    Snack Touring Part 3!

    Ruta de la Tapa (Snack touring) continues throughout November and December – from now until December 15th, you can visit the Granadilla de Abona Snack route – and from today until the end of December, you can travel around Los Realojos.  These journeys are highly...

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  • Finca Punta del Lomo

    Finca Punta del Lomo

    Finca Punta del Lomo, San Miguel de Abona was recently the venue for the annual travel awards of British newspaper, The Guardian. The weekend event took place in the south of Tenerife with one hundred professionals and travel experts from the UK, participating, including some...

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  • 1st Canary Island Gastronomy Championships

    1st Canary Island Gastronomy Championship

    This month seven teams will be representing the Canary Islands in the final round, of the 1st Canary Island Gastronomy Championship taking place at the Santa Cruz Hotel School in Tenerife on the 19th October. The organizers of the event are Select Service Partner (SSP)...

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  • Almonds - La Gran Majada

    La Gran Majada – Festival of the Almond

    Pastry chefs from all around the South of Tenerife will gather in Aripe in Guia de Isora, on October the 23rd to show and sell their dishes made with almonds. You can also see traditional almond harvesting with long sticks, and learn about how almonds...

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  • Food from the Rutas de Tapa

    Snack Touring Part 2

    Snack tours (Rutas de la Tapa) are a great way to travel around Tenerife sampling the local dishes in each town, as well as visit some of the most beautiful places on the Island. This period, you can visit La Orotava from October the 15th...

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  • Russet Apples in El Sauzal, Tenerife

    Culinary Fair in El Sauzal

    In October, the Russet apples are harvested in Tenerife – and El Sauzal is one of the main locations on the Island of Tenerife where the apples are grown. From the 21st of October until the 1st of November, you are invited to visit El...

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  • Pyramids of Guimar

    Norwegian Day at Guimar Pyramids

    On October the 21st, at the Pyramids of Guimar in Tenerife, there will be an entire day dedicated to the Culture, Music and Cuisine of Norway. From 8pm onwards, the band Akershus Brass will entertain the crowd with live music.  This group, comprising of 8...

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  • alioli

    Alioli

    Allioli is a Tenerife restaurant staple on most Spanish restaurant tables. Ingredients: 2 egg yolks 4 garlic cloves, crushed 60 ml (2 fl oz) white wine vinegar or substitute with lemon juice 250 ml (8 fl oz) olive oil Instructions: Mix together the garlic, egg...

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  • oven-baked-tortilla

    Oven Baked Tortilla

    The other option if you want to re-create the Spanish tortilla you’ve just eaten in a Tenerife restaurant is to make oven baked tortilla. Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 large garlic clove 4 spring onions, finely chopped 1 green pepper, deseeded and diced 1...

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