Holiday home in Tenerife insider and tourist guide.

"So, why a holiday home in Tenerife and, what is it all about", our children asked us.

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Explore all about the amazing holiday home in Tenerife. See pictures and videos of a magic island. This isle is your key to a future with fun, better health and more happiness.

Venture through the oldest Tenerife resort.
Comb through its most nostalgic hub. Admire the Museum Iriarte which is named after its picturesque street. Do Puerto shopping and sightseeing, all in one.

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It was in the Puerto hub where we started to look for our holiday home in Tenerife. The year was 1997. We were not alone, by the way. This made it so much more exciting.

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At the time, we were convinced that property investment in Tenerife was the best that Europe had to offer. We wanted to semi retire on the biggest of all Canary Islands. Everything looked perfect for our dream. Meantime we hadn't even met a man like Claude who could have convinced us even more with his advice for retiring to his beloved Tenerife Spain.

Does all that sound like something too good to be true?

It's not. Why?

Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Herodotus, Homer and the Portuguese poet Camoes knew about Tenerife of the Fortunate Islands. Also, king Juba II of the Berber kingdom Numidia and Magrheb was aware of its all year round gentle climate. He gathered this knowledge via his naval discovery tours, way back in 40 A.D.

In fact, the climate of Tenerife which all the mentioned celebrities praised didn't change. Tenerife is as blessed, as in those days.

Your holiday home in fascinating Macaronesia

Hence, the Macaronesian geography is the clue in this miracle for the ideal holiday home in Tenerife. The warm and welcoming people of this region play another big role. They have learned to enjoy every day. A most turbulent past where pirates were a constant threat taught them to do so, also.

Climate differences

Mind 1 or 2 degrees difference in Celsius temperature between the southern and northern holiday home in Tenerife, while La Laguna may even be more cloudy and cool, occasionally. However, notice that many areas of Puerto de la Cruz are in lowlands and therefore warmer. Besides, most prefer a bit of altitude to sleep better at night without artificial cooling. Mind the two sides to a coin. Why? The more exposed south gets more strong wind, too. You can research this for yourself by way of Tenerife maps, here.

Intriguing Tenerife history

The guide of the holiday home in Tenerife reveals much of the island's past, where even Los Realejos made history of Spain. There are pyramids on Tenerife's East and Westcoast and mummies but, no sensational treasures which were unearthed, so far. It also tells about the black Madonna of Candelaria, which also has become important for Canary Islands tourism, Guanche astronomy and their fertility goddess Chaxiraxi. Encounter sculpture souvenirs of her on sale here...

Top holiday sports and recreation

Enjoy sports in water and on land, on evergreen grass for golfing and in the air. All is part of versatile Tenerife attractions. Join the ecstasy of one of best world carnivals outdoors...

Entertaining fun is almost a motto which surrounds the holiday home in Tenerife. Find it everywhere, on seashores, in towns and off the beaten track.

Not to forget is fishing in Tenerife which is more relaxing than entertaining and, which is not without hazards.

Tenerife things to do which are less known

By the way, turn your holiday haven on the biggest Canary Island into a base for your intellectual and academic fulfillment. Just in case, this was one of your goals for retirement. Tenerife general sciences, such as astronomy, volcanology, geology and biology leave much scope for research. The Museum of Man and Nature of Santa Cruz which is almost as intriguing as that of the island's military glory is one of the main best museums of Tenerife.
By the way, the Santa Cruz attack by admiral Nelson features most prominently in the biggest entrance free capital museum of Tenerife.

Discover all about Local Spain architecture, Tenerife art, crafts, music, folk dance, general folklore and culture. The holiday home in Tenerife insider guide recommends hotels, restaurants and bars. Encounter detailed information with many photos via the navigation bar on your left of this web.

Tenerife insider tips on attractions:

They include off the beaten track
sightseeing and fun things to do, some of which you don't easily find in the Internet.

Don't miss:

Lago Lido Martianez;
Loro Park;
watching the the whales and dolphins;
how plan cheap excursions to world heritage Teide and its Canadas;spelled Cañadas.
Teno mountains and coast;
Abaco;
theme park and amusement park Monasterio;,
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