Puerto de la Cruz, the oldest Tenerife resort, is one of Spain attractions. It is a town of art, poets, fishermen and luxury resorts.
Go see Puerto de la Cruz the ideal Tenerife town for everybody any time of the year. This photo shows autumn weather light in this oldest Tenerife resort. Puerto Cruz Temperatures are ideal with general 25 degrees Celsius in September and October. The siesta time picture portrays an almost deserted Calle Quintana, 3 minutes from the main hub. The hub tourist center Plaza del Charco is more crowded, of course. This image portrays serene peace for Tenerife holidays to relax. Puerto de la Cruz within La Orotava Valley:Discover how small an area Puerto de la Cruz takes up in the Los Realejos mapped areal photos which help for getting around. El Puerto is virtually running into Los Realejos by the coast and Las Arenas, more known by Hotel Las Aguilas. El Puerto joins neighboring Tenerife towns, such as upper and lower Los Realejos as well as the La Orotava. The latter towns practically tug in the oldest Tenerife resort at several borders. Also see, how close and prominent Mount Montańeta Monasterio is to Puerto Cruz. Theoretically, El Puerto of the Cruz, La Orotava and Los Realejos should all be one single Tenerife city with their combined population of more than 109 000 inhabitants.
Spiritual and wellness holidays Spain Puerto Cruz:Regain spiritual wellness thanks to a town with less stress, beaches, parks, gardens, nearby walking trails, many churches and a large pedestrian zone.
Also, note the unbelievable girl in her red mini dress in the photo nearby. She is busy with Tenerife fishing right by the busy San Telmo beach front. The dove in the foreground, also couldn't care less about the huff and the puff of passing tourists. So much to contrasts in vibrant Puerto de la Cruz. No need to go far to relax there... The lone, red dressed fisher is proof of it. Days where nothing happens in Puerto Cruz are rare, though. There always seems to be a next week with new Tenerife fiestas or festivals, such as the Puerto Cruz Mueca art festival which are repeated every year. Use this balance of peace and excitement for best Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz holidays... Ironically, the Bavarian beer festival banner decorating this page's first photo still invited after September 06, 2007 for Plaza de Europa. The oldest Tenerife resort has a very easy going attitude, indeed. Pick your best Resort hotels Puerto Cruz with amazing hotel rates options. Use its good selection of Tenerife Spas and wellness accommodation to regain fitness and spiritual health... Find wellness by Tenerife Spa hotels, such as Hotel Botanico, Hotel Maritim Tenerife, Hotel Turquesa Puerto Cruz and several others...
Agatha Christie and Hemingway are commemorated as live size wax figures at Sitro Litre. Click photo to enlarge... Sitio Litre is a stately old public mansion of the town. They made Puerto de la Cruz also called Puerto Cruz or El Puerto, known to the world. There were others too, such as the Baron of Humboldt. The Agatha Christie movie which followed on international cinema screens was just another symbol of applause for the oldest Tenerife resort. .
Nothing like the oldest Tenerife resort could have delivered a more genuine, intriguing and charming stage. You will love Puerto de la Cruz for the same reasons. Bright colors of gaily dressed young people and tourists mix with modern white buildings, while aged dark timber, heavy brass or copper give the town the antique touch. Admire these Puerto de la Cruz classy features outside by lovingly carved balconies and alcoves. Trace the value of the genuinely old within more than 200 year old buildings in stunning, soothing patios... Find many such historical buildings of Puerto de la Cruz culture as well as art galleries listed...
Not everybody is mad about Tenerife churches but, all agree that they must be visited for their original art work, alone.The old church Iglesia Pena de Francia (built 1603), just off Calle Quintana is like that. The Iglesia de Peńa Francia greets you with a heavy wooden entrance door overgrown by bougainvilleas. It's a miracle to find such a place by the African sun where olden day qualities still exist while we can enjoy all amenities of modern life at the same time. Would you like a holiday home in Tenerife with olden day charms? Go find Tenerife property in Puerto de la Cruz  Custom Search Go for a meal in style with XVIII century flair in La Casona once home of Tenerife aristocrats. Sip a drink on the veranda of hotel Marqueza, admire its inside patio a similar one of which you discover at hotel Monopol. (Both in Calle Quintana). Indulge in nostalgic, intriguing surroundings. Walk right in... Sample yummy cakes at El Milo Café beside a splashing fountain in its stunning ancient inside Patio in Calle San Juan. Go see a Spanish movie at the cinema opposite.
Don't miss the tiny town square Plaza de Doctor Victor Perez named by the old Hotel de los Principes (Hotel of the Princes) which I found closed down in June 2008 is Church San Francisco a few steps from Plaza del Charco. Even the shops on the hotel ground floor have been blacked out with paper from within. Rest on a park bench by the church watching a happy world go by or, reading a book surrounded by artfully arranged invigurating flower beds with a cooling fountain where the water runs over Yam Elephant plants beside you. Don't be shy to enter church San Francisco.
An amazing Madonna sculpture with incredibly real looking tears and a face which is almost alive will surprise you. The bright colors of church details will astound you while red gold is rounding everything off. Canadian pine ceilings inside and heavy wooden doors outside make it typically Canary, in this case Puerto de la Cruz, whose style was so much loved by poets and still is. Here, the legendary little church Ermita de Santiago. No, not in Puerto but, to show for its similar interior which is also dominant around El Puerto (also short for Puerto de la Cruz).
Antique hotels in Tenerife like Hotel Marquesa and Hotel Monopol with their intriguing interior court and rooms like an old Tenerife pub or bar Other buildings of significance:Please, find a list of historical buildings in Tenerife culture History of the town is seen looking at the past as well as by analyzing draw backs such as Los Rodeos air crash while a positive outlook into the future promises success.
The photo is of Café Ebano. This cafe and bar is right behind church Iglesia de la Peńa Francia of Calle Quintana. Near it are boutiques and a big fruit and vegetable shop.Shopping:Shopping in Puerto de la Cruz is great with almost all shops being open on week-ends and holidays. Some don't close for siesta, either. In fact, many of the town's shops welcome you on Sundays... This is not possible in Tenerife's capital and is rare in the rest of Europe. Near it are boutiques and a big fruit and vegetable shop. Much of Puerto de la Cruz charm, street and beach front scenes may be seen in: Apartments Puerto de la Cruz; a hunt for a holiday home in Tenerife; Puerto Cruz Parks
Almost all parks in Tenerife's oldest resort are entrance free, except, Orchid Park at Taoro, Botanic Gardens (El Botanico) of Puerto de la Cruz where you can see Tilandsias like in the picture...This botanic park is proof of an amazing climate in Tenerife, suited for most plants and trees. Implementation of an additional 60 000 square meters to its park area has begun. The gardens will reach towards the Free Way FT1 at La Paz which became an elite suburb of Puerto Cruz after an astro physics event. Entrance to the botanic park la Paz is relatively cheap compared to Aquapark at Risco Belo Taoro which is only an activity park for water fun for swans and the like. While Taoro Park with all its sections including the waterfalls are for free the park of Taoro Hotel has been closed for quite a while. 
The stunning subtropical parks at Playa JardinPuerto de la Cruz also let you wonder around without paying a cent. Click to see enlarged nature reserve image...Loro Park with its amazing animal shows in subtropical plant surroundings is a different story, of course. Nobody minds pulling a wallet for famous Lago Lido Martianez subtropical park section which is basically a water park for swimming, tanning and socializing. Taoro Restaurant with its yummy reasonably priced food is in the middle of an outstanding free park. Find more on the towns restaurants including gastronomy news and worth while bistros in Tenerife restaurants.
Café Ebano with the best cheese cake in town still has the same wall shelves it had when used by a chemist.However, its adjoined restaurant is not a disco any more.
An ancient pharmacy in Calle San Juan looks very much like Café Ebano inside. It has those olden days shop features also. Just figure, what a charming change to melamine and chrome used in modern decor. Old wooden glass containers hold medicines and drugs. Some of us may be lucky to remember similar shops way back during our childhood. In that same road, by the way, fantastic cakes, good coffee for from 70 cents to EU 1.00 an espresso and a large cup with half milk from EU 1- EU 1.59 and food is to be had everywhere. Puerto de la Cruz is a paradise for gourmet vacations, indeed.
Best Puerto Cruz museums:Museum of Archeologywhich concentrates on locally found Guanche related findings such as tools pottery and other things once used by the neolitic people.. There, once, were caves at Martianez as well as at Punta Brava which were inhabited by Guanches. Calle El Lomo ,9 Tel: 034 922 371 465 Museum of Contemporary Art
Puerto favored by tourists aged 50 and older during winter:
It's true that the oldest resort of Tenerife seems to be an over winter sanctionary for middle aged couples on regular or early retirement.. But, wait till you see Puerto Cruz from July Then, the town belongs
Retirement insider tips for oldest Tenerife resort:Claude , an elderly Frenchmen who retired in Tenerife, gives some tips for the oldest Tenerife resort as well for Spain.A list of retirees with experiences in and around Puerto de la Cruz with health services, operations and, Spanish and English speaking doctors is included here.
Puerto de la Cruz Education and Schools:Education is provided cheaply at the Besides many government owned schools there is also a semi private school called
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Many a language school is part of the Puerto education scene. I wouldn't like to recommend any as I don't have experience with them. Puerto Cruz schools for computer tuition are numerous but are all in Spanish.Contact me if you are interested to know more. There's a diving school which often takes off for trips to the under water world from Puerto Cruz little harbor. There are 2 surf schools with Santasurf being one of them but, giving only Spanish tuition.(more about it in page Playa Martianez a link just a few lines down from here...) There are many driving schools in and around Puerto for Spanish speakers.
Tenerife News for Sport Puerto Cruz March 2008:'Puerto Cruz' is called Tenerife Sports Town for its many clubs, pools, stadiums in and around its built up area.This might all be good enough for Puerto's young but not sufficient to give international tourism a boost. Such was decided quite a while ago by the town's lady Mayor Lola Padrón of the socialist PSOE party. Dońa Lola has made it. Euros 6 Million were granted to the town of Puerto Cruz for improvements of infrastructure regarding sports installations near Beach Jardin by San Felipe Fortress. The public pools a well as the stadium will be given a face lift. The terms granted by the relevant department FOMIT in Spain central government are excellent. 0,5 % credit to be paid off over 15 years plus, other good terms. Mayor Lola Padrón's vision is to attract sports enthusiasts and champions to Tenerife during times of cold unsuitable winters to improve the town's image and tourism. We heard already, of improvements of beach Playa Martianez which has ideal surf. Plaza del Charco:
Plaza del Charco de los Camarones in Puerto de la Cruz was once a small rock pool before some volcanic eruption from La Montaneta of the monk, a long time ago.Please, go from Puerto de la Cruz to Please, go from The lava made the harbor shrink just like Elderly locals rest on benches looking at kids that play there or gaze at pigeons. I have seen a Loro bird in one of the ages old Ficus Benjamina trees. It must have gotten away from Loro Park which is at the town's end leading to the last town tourist sky scraper called Maritim Hotel where some luxury apartments are in private hands. That's on the border of Puerto de la Cruz and Realejos. Central bus station:Walking straight up the road from Plaza del Charco and taking the 2nd on the right one will hit the bus station which comes 2nd after Santa Cruz.
Indian Club:The Indian Club which is also off Calle Iriarte (almost on corner the corner) caters for a very large Indian community in Puerto de la Cruz. A friend of mine gave a birthday party for 20 people, there. EntertainmentPlease, go from Puerto de la Cruz to Entertainment Tenerife to find more bars, clubs and other places of the oldest Tenerife resort that offer live music and/or dance floors as well as concerts and events Find Puerto Cruz jazz clubs and jazz events atSpanish News... Churches for English speaking foreigners:English Anglican Church at Taoro Park on Sundays. The same church serves the German community at a different time on a Sunday with mass. Scandinavian Church (all welcome) Other Tenerife towns and resorts which are must sees during holidays on the biggest of all Canary Islands are:
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