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Sunshine and Crowds at the 2012 Santa Cruz Carnival Closing Parade

February 22, 2012

The Tenerife weather Gods smiled upon Santa Cruz Carnaval 2012 once again as the Tuesday Coso parade marked the beginning of the end of carnival. Blue skies and warm sun helped to take the edge of the cool breeze for the 150,000 or so people who...

An Historic Pine Tree & an Empty Golf Course in Tenerife News of the Week

February 21, 2012

Tenerife Magazine's round up of some of the most interesting news stories of the week in Read more

Carnaval Game Has Circus Feel But CD Tenerife Make It Four Straight Wins

February 20, 2012

Not even a dodgy referee could crush the Carnaval spirit as CD Tenerife set the terraces dancing with a 1-0 win over Getafe B in Santa Cruz. Read more

Gala Election Santa Cruz 2012, a Carnaval Queen is Born

February 19, 2012

The voluminous stage is filled, end to end and rear to front with five metre high rainbows of luxuriant plumes rising from what are essentially mobile stage settings on the themes of imperial Rome, the rhythms of springtime, eternal love and nine...

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Santa Cruz Carnival Gets off to a Glittering Start

Bucking the trend of carnival weather and defying the threatened rain which was forecast to hit the city last night, Santa Cruz staged a glamorous and glittering opening to its 2012 Carnaval in a dry and balmy 18ºC.

Carmen Gil González is Tenerife Carnaval Queen 2012

In the early hours of 16th February 2012, after three and a half hours of glitter and feather filled extravaganza, Carmen Gil González was crowned Carnaval Queen 2012 at the Gala Election in Santa Cruz’ Recinto Ferial.

Tenerife’s Almond Trees in Danger & Miró in a Mess in Tenerife News of the Week

A Royal Decree introduced by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment (Medio Ambiente) last November may pose more of a threat to the continued blooming…

The English Language Movie on Tenerife – War Horse

Young horse trainer Albert (Jeremy Irvine) develops an emotional bond with headstrong farm horse Joey. But when the storm clouds of war gather and money is short…

Golfers Keep Giving To Honour Marcia Garcia Estrada

Seven years after sarcoma cancer cut short the promising career of Marcia Garcia Estrada, 40 teams of golfers gathered at Abama Golf Resort, Tenerife to raise 95,000 euros for continued research through the foundation set up to honour the Santa Cruz born player. On 14 January the teams of three amateurs with one professional played [...]

Sign Up for a Tenerife Tall Ships Adventure

Scampering up one of the 200 foot masts of the sailing brig Stavros S Niarchos, second officer Ben Wheatley made it look easy…

Where on Tenerife is this? Photo Challenge #1 2012

This rather grand church is arguably one of the most striking on Tenerife, yet most people have probably never set eyes on it. There’s been a church here since the beginning of the 17th century and although there are a lot of fine churches around Tenerife, this one has the added bonus of a mature [...]