Cheap Flights to Tenerife Canary Islands from Humberside in January

Temperate Tenerife sits off the coast of Africa, revelling in year-round sunshine. It's south coast swells with beaches and the north is a lush, tropical paradise.

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Festa de San Gines and the Juego del Palo

The Canaries host fantastic festivities such as Festa de San Gines and the Juego del Palo. Don't miss out on all the fun and come to Tenerife or Lanzarote!

Virgin de Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands

Every year on August 15th, Tenerife celebrates the Festival of the Virgin de Candelaria, the patron of the Canary Islands. The festivities are attended by over two million visitors.

A Taste of Tenerife

enerife is a thrilling shopping destination because it caters to all kinds of tastes and budgets. The markets offer wonderful food, local handicrafts, and trinkets and are worth trawling fortreasures. The mall outside of Santa Cruz is one of Europe's largest open air shopping emporiums. Tenerife is known for its creative culinary offerings which blend both African and European flavours and spices. Its warm climate produces an abundance of vegetables and fruit. The island is surrounded by clean waters with a wide variety of fish.

Don't be left out of the parade in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival

The Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival begins around the 18th of February and can last up to the 1st of March. The carnival includes lots of parades and costumes and gives visiters a chance to experience some very important spanish traditions.

Discover the Secret Bliss of Tenerife

To discover the secret bliss of Tenerife, you should take a trip to the villages and towns. There, you will get a chance to taste the best Canarian foods and to feed your eyes with amazing views of the island. Don't miss the festivals either, such as Dia de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival and Romeria de San Benito Abad.

The Soundtrack of Tenerife

Tenerife is holding it's fourth film music festival 'Fimucite' between the 5th and 10th of July. There will be live performances of both new and established film music in various loactions around Tenerife.

Tenerife Castle Tour

You can now attend a historical tour of Tenerife's many castles and learn about its colourful history.

Tenerife Not In Dire Straits

The island of Tenerife may see Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits perform a concert from his solo tour towards the end of July.

Tenerife Events After Easter

With a relatively short flight away and temperatures during April regularly reaching the low seventies Tenerife is a good choice for British travellers. During the month of April there are many events taking place across the island.

Tenerife on The Big Screen

The wonderful landscapes of Tenerife hit the big screen in the UK when the Clash of the Titans remake was released on the 2nd of April. Filming was done in various locations around Tenerife including the spectacular Mount Teide.

Storms Force Tenerife Events To Be Postponed

Many people can't wait to see the end of this years long winter, but it isn't just the UK that has been affected by the unusally cold weather. The Island of Tenerife had to postpone some of their carnival events this year due to a storm but apart from that bout of bad weather the outlook on Tenerife is good with temperatures averaging above 20 degrees celecius.

Tenerife La Laguna Race

On the 21st of March this year a very interesting sporting event took place on the island of Tenerife. The relay race is set over 100 kilometers and split into seven stages, the final and most arduous leg is almost 12 kilometers in length and has a change in altitude of nearly 800m.

Mad Race in Puerto de la Cruz

The annual Canaries Infinity Xtreme race took place this year on the 13th of March. The race is a type of obstacle course for adults built by the competitors, the emphasis of the race is to have fun and raise funds for local causes.

Tenerife Announces April Pop Concert

On April 30th this year Whitney Houston is due to perform a concert on the island of Tenerife, it will be held in the port area of Santa Cruz and will be the only performance she gives in spain as part of her world tour.

Access to Tenerife's Mountains Restricted

Following the high winds that blew at the end of February, the local council on Tenerife decided to restrict access to some mountain and woodland areas this also included restrictions oncampfires and fireworks near arears of woodland. There was also some concernover falling trees weakened by the wind.

Opening Parades on 12th February

Friday 12th February was the date for two spectacular opening ceremonies. In Vancouver, Canada the 2010 Winter Olympics started on that day when the hosts set to stage a stunning event in the BC Place arena.

More Big Football On Tenerife

After losing to a dominant Barcelona in their home game against the Spanish champions on 10th January, Tenerife's footballing heroes were up against it once again at the end of February when Spain's second most powerful team Real Madrid headed across the Atlantic to take on the home team.

Tenerife Welcomes World's Biggest Cruise Ship

Most people choose to fly to Tenerife for their holidays, but for the 3000 passengers on one of the world's biggest cruise ships, Santa Cruz de Tenerife was a stopping point on their sea voyage that started in Barcelona during December 2009 and had already visited Casablanca before leaving the Mediterranean to head for the Canaries.

Classical Times on Tenerife

The events that are currently in full swing on Tenerife may not be everyone's cup of tea. The excitement and revelery of the annual carnival is the highlight of the year for many, but for others a selection of quieter more sedate events may be preferred.

Celebrity Musicians in Tenerife

Due to there location, several thousand miles from the European mainland and the balance of resident and tourist population, the islands of the Canaries rarely benefit from visiting pop stars and celebrity performers.

Carnival - The Big One

We've been writing about the forthcoming carnival events in our various holiday destinations for quite a while now. The celebrations in the various resorts are spread over several weeks during February and March, with the majority of the larger events being held on the weekend of 13th and 14th of February.

Canary Islands Music Festival Schedule

There may have been a big freeze across northern Europe at the beginning of January but the attractions for tourists soaking up the sun in Gran Canaria were added to on 8th January when the Canary Islands Music Festival started in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Canaries Football Spotlight

If you go to the Canary Islands for a winter break, don't be surprised to find the locals with a healthy appetite for watching football. The islands currently have several successful teams, one that competes in the top Spanish League and others that play more locally.