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Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands and also attracts the highest number of tourists. The population figure (812,839 Jan 2004) is steadily rising as more and more EEC citizens realize the dream of living in this wonderful climate, the majority of the locals live in and around the capital of Tenerife, Santa Cruz. The area of Tenerife extends to some 2057 square km of very mountainous terrain. Apart from the main tourist areas most of the inhabitants don't speak a word of English, only Spanish. Even the Tenerife tourist information offices have only now realized that visitors spending their hard earned cash expect staff to speak other languages. The majority of tourists come from Great Britain and Germany, although there are large numbers of Scandinavian.

The Tenerife driving style is, to say it kindly, strange. Very few drivers in Tenerife follow the accepted international traffic rules. If a car stops to let you cross the street that is looked upon as a real favour from the driver, you are supposed to nod and feel lucky, (a nod in Tenerife goes in the opposite direction, a lift of the head!) zebra crossings are treated as extra parking spaces, a left indicator means either I'm turning left, or I'm pausing here so don't overtake, please don't ask me how one tells the difference! More about the Tenerife transportation system.

 

From Tenerife one can take ferries to visit the other Canary Islands, one has to allow a full day for the nearer islands and over night stays on the others. There are also a growing number of local inter-island flights.

Tenerife is popular with walkers and mountaineers, because Tenerife has Spain's highest peak, Mount Teide (3718 m) which is also the 3rd largest volcano on earth and of course warm climbing and walking in Europe's winter months. The national park has many other interesting and challenging summits to visit.

Other attractions on Tenerife include; animal parks, surfing, windsurfing, paragliding, camel tours, diving centres, golf courses and the excellent Tenerife symphony orchestra.

Walking in Tenerife

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For many years Tenerife was recognised as a holiday destination only under the sun, sea and sand category. However during the last ten to fifteen years or so with the advent of the opening up of business encouraged by the 'common market' many people have been encouraged to welcome rural tourism and the largest category of customers for this type of tourism is the climbing and walking brigade. Tenerife has some of the most varied scenery within a short distance of any country in the world, added to this is the attraction of Spain's highest mountain set in the amazing scenery of Las Canadas national park. From dry desert like conditions to weird and wonderful volcanic lava flows to moss festooned laurel forests Tenerife has it all for everyone from the 'rambler to the dedicated mountain enthusiast.

 

Tenerife Accommodation

There is a vast range of available accommodation in Tenerife, from the humble studio apartment through, one bed roomed, two bed roomed apartments etc to penthouse apartments, bungalows, houses, villas and golf property. Apart from the self catering side of accommodation in Tenerife there is also an incredible choice of catered accommodation with a few (mostly foreigners) offering traditional British, Bed and Breakfast in their own houses, through the whole range of standards of hotel accommodation which can vary considerably, usually the newer hotels, having a larger range of services and facilities, have a higher star rating and consequently cost more as the number of stars increase. During the last few years the number of five star hotels in Tenerife, both built and being built has leapt in proportion to others when compared with say fifteen years ago.

The latest category to be added to accommodation in Tenerife is casas rurales (rural houses) and rural hotels these usually provide simple but good quality accommodation in outlying areas. << Tenerife Accommodation >>

Cheap flights to Tenerife

The increasingly popular holiday option of owning ones own property in Tenerife for holidays rather than the traditional package holidays has led to more and more people looking for cheap flights to Tenerife. With the plethora of companies offering 'unbeatable offers' and lowest prices for flights to Tenerife it's a difficult choice for the client looking for those cheap flights to Tenerife that actually exist. With the growing popularity of the internet time spent searching for that elusive flight can be utilised in the best possible manner. No more traipsing down to the local travel agent and waiting to be served and no more interminable hours spent dangling from the end of a telephone 'holding on while I check for you'. Check out the best deals on flights.
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Holidays in Tenerife

Since the advent of the package holiday concept, holidays in Tenerife have become extremely popular due mainly to the fact that Tenerife has probably the best climate in the world for those of us looking for virtually guaranteed sunshine without excessive heat. It's very rare indeed that one cannot find sunshine in some part of this small holiday island and even when we get those rare cloudy days it's still warm enough to stroll around without coats while enjoying your holidays. << Tenerife holidays >>

An inhabitant fishing, as bait they used bread (believe it or not...!!!), big baguette-like pieces of bread. I didn’t see any of them catching any fish...for some reason.		Bananas, produced in large amounts in the north of Tenerife. Said to have a relaxing effect.

Car hire in Tenerife

Without doubt car hire in Tenerife is the mode of transport that gives the greatest amount of freedom of travel and the freedom to stop whenever one wants. Photos of Tenerife play such an important part of many peoples holidays in Tenerife that the flexibility of a hire car or minibus is essential for those spur of the moment snapshots and the accessibility of those places off the beaten track of public transport or mass island tours. A word of warning to those British holiday makers renting a car hire in Tenerife for the first time, driving on the "wrong" side soon becomes familiar but beware, it's often after the initial wariness wears off that the unfortunate accidents occur, after a photo, petrol or lunch stop.

Please take care and enjoy the freedom of your Tenerife car hire. << Car hire in Tenerife >>

Tenerife property

Tenerife property has become a very popular form of investing and enjoying the fruits of ones investment. The fact that property in Tenerife offers the nearest place for mainland Europeans to enjoy almost guaranteed winter sunshine means that those investors that buy property for their own enjoyment as well as having the capacity to earn a return, from holiday rentals, obtain double benefits bearing in mind that Tenerife enjoys an all year round season. This increases the possibilities of earnings all through the year while reserving those weeks to suit ones own needs. To learn more about having your cake and eating it.
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