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Embarcación Virgen del Carmen

marketing1 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:07:57 +0000

The 12th of July is one special day in Puerto de la Cruz. The fishermen of the city celebrate on this day the Holy Virgen del Carmen who is their patron saint. At 5.30 pm, the statue of Carmen is carried from the church ‘Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia’ by the people of Puerto de la Cruz in a big procession to the small fishermen harbour. From there, the statue is lifted out to the sea by boat to bless the water and the fishing.

Moreover, this festivity is also called the festival of water pistols. The inhabitants of the city pour water over the public from the balconies and windows of their houses or fire water with their pistols at people in the street. After the procession the visitors and inhabitants celebrate dancing in the streets which finishes with a great firework.

Click on the link below to see a video of last years “embarcación”

Embarcación Virgen del Carmen 2010

Corpus Christi in La Orotava Every Year the city center of La Orotava in nothern...

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Corpus Christi in La Orotava

marketing1 — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:40:27 +0000

Every Year the city center of La Orotava in nothern Tenerife celebrates the festivities of Corpus Christi over several days. Since 1847 the over 500-meter-long loop road of the procession is ornamented with a carpet of flowers and coloured sand. The carpet contains a couple of pictures (tapicas) and pattern paints (corridores) which are filled with petals. The way is divided- depending on local conditions – into approximately 50 chapters. The carpets are constructed by different groups and individuals (alfombristas) using models. Those groups are for example neighborhoods of different suburbs, schools, working groups. The individuals often posses a public charge or are public people of the city. They often design their chapter on their own, but get help from family and friends at preparing their chapter. Some chapters are created by traditional-resident families for which the participation and the activity in the community play an important role. Here and there, external or foreign groups are invited to participate in creating a chapter. The single chapters are bases on religious topics.

The town hall square which is located half way, shelters since 1912 a big picture of sand of over 900 square meters. The installation of this picture starts a month before Corpus Christi and needs about 2 000 kg of coloured sand. To prevent the picture to be spoiled by rain, the square is covered with a tarpaulin for several days. The progress of the work can be tracked by the public people from the upper end of the town hall stairs.

On the following sunday the ‘Romería de San Isidro’ takes place to celebrate the Holy Isidro el Labrador who is one of the patron saints of La Orotava. The peasants and peasant women process in their traditional costumes and with their animals and bands through the city.

Sources: Tourist Office Canary Islands, Wikipedia

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Siam Park

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:07:30 +0000

Tenerife host the biggest Aquatic Park in Europe. The following video shows the main attractions of the Siam Park:

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Los Cristianos

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:03:09 +0000

Los Cristianos, formerly a fishing village, is situated at the extreme south of the Island (Cristianos map), close to the Tenerife South airport. It has a warm climate and its skies are clear nearly all the year around. These climatic characteristics have made it a famous centre for winter tourism, and its hotels and tourist services have undergone a spectacular development. The port of Los Cristianos still houses a small fishing fleet but it has become more important as a morning point for a large number of yachts and sport-boats. It is possible to travel to nearby island of La Gomera by means of the ferries, which make two journeys every day.

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Queen of Carnival 2007

admin — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:33:38 +0000

Carnival Queen of Tenerife 2007:

Elisabet García García

Theme: Dior fantasy
Design: Leo Martínez

The Carnival officially started with the election of the Adult Queen from eighteen candidates.

More pictures of the Carnival available in the photo section.

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Loro Park

admin — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:27:13 +0000

Loro Park (also known as ‘Loroparque’ in Spanish) is a man-made paradise featuring parrots, killer whales, sea lions, dolphins, penguins, gorillas, chimpanzees, jaguars, tigers, alligators, sharks and many other animals: You will need a full day to enjoy the entire park.

The permanent mild climate in Tenerife allows to easily host these tropical animals.
Located in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife North), Loro Park is home to the world’s largest collection of parrots, an aquarium with a shark tunnel, a planet of penguins, and shows of dolphins, sea lions and parrots which makes it the popular holiday attraction in Tenerife.

In our favorite list of ‘musts’ in Tenerife, Loro Park would be our favorite man-made attraction, and it would be in 2nd position in the overall, after ‘Las Cañadas del Teide‘ national park.

Loro Park is opened the whole year.

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Tenerife Carnival 2007

admin — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:34:36 +0000

The Tenerife Carnival is a 4-week event held across the island, with the main celebrations taking place in the North side of the island, near Santa Cruz. Said to be the best known carnival after Rio de Janeiro, the Tenerife Carnival features costumes, music, processions and street entertainment. The Carnival gets officially running with the election of the Carnival Queen, followed by a great parade a few days later and ends with the Burial of the Sardine, ritual conducted throughout the island.

The picture above is the official poster of Tenerife Carnival 2007.

The important dates for Carnival 2007 are:

26th January: Presentation of candidates for the 2007 Carnival Queen.
14th February: Gala for the Election of the 2007 Carnival Queen.
16th February: Proclamatory Parade
20th February: “Coso” The apotheosis of Carnival (16:00 hrs.)
21st February: Burial of the Sardine.
25th February: End of Carnival – Piñata Sunday

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