Tenerife has invested a great deal of time and money in the importing, sifting and general manicuring of sand to create beaches which, whilst they may not be the best in the world, are exceedingly pleasant places to be[...]

There I was sprawled out on Los Cristianos beach today, looking like a beach bum, but in reality it was research. I wondered if I closed my eyes could I hear Tenerife breathing? Despite liberal deposits of sand in my ears, here’s what I could hear.
1. The straining cry of the chains holding the Fred [...]

1. Being able to sit outside year-round without recourse to thermal underwear.

2. The constant fiestas where people drink all day but rarely get drunk and never start a fight.

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?

Whether you’re hoping to bag a Burberry, slip your toes into a Timberland, shop for souvenirs or pick up a pineapple, Tenerife’s markets will dish up the goods. Here’s TM’s pick of the best[...]

Think Tenerife is full of cheap and cheerful bars and restaurants serving bog standard Brit food? Think again. There are plenty of stylish contemporary, romantically rustic and historically atmospheric eateries in which to enjoy a special Valentine’s Day dinner with your soul mate]…]

It’s the start of a new year. Traditional Tinerfeño rainbow-coloured skirts are being ruffled, horses harnessed up and batucada drums beaten. The fiestas are about to start coming thick and fast and if you don’t want to miss out on Tenerife’s most exuberant, colourful and occasionally mind-boggling parties [...]

With the party season upon us and little black dresses at the ready (the boys will have to wait until Carnaval to wear theirs), here’s TM’s guide to the top cocktails expected to be sipped across the island over this festive holiday [...]

If you think that Tenerife at Christmas has as much festive atmosphere as a British seaside resort in August then you don’t know Tenerife. There are positively oodles of Christmas events taking place all over the island.
Here are our top Ten-erife tips to ensure you have yourself a merry little Christmas [...]

Materialistic obsession – the better car, bigger house syndrome
The God-awful weather – can’t argue with that one
It’s become a nanny state – Do this, Don’t do that, etc
Over-the-top political correctness – nursery rhyme madness et al
Winter nights starting just after The News at One­ – what can you accomplish in half a day?
The attitude to [...]