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Town Puerto de la Cruz the oldest Tenerife resort is one of Spain attractions while filled with treasures and vibrant with modern life.
Puerto de la Cruz was much loved by Agatha Christie. In one of her book the town is kept alive It was turned into a movie, right there. Nothing like the oldest Tenerife resort You will love Puerto de la Cruz Bright colors are mixed with good, aged timber while heavy brass or copper The old church Peńa de Francia (built 1603), just off Calle Quintana by Plaza del Charco de los Camarones is like that. Its entrance greets you with bougainvillea. 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. This is also why you sometimes may find a truly original holiday home in Puerto de la Cruz or its surroundings. When not having that luck you may still feel like in an other world when dining out in La Casona or sitting inside or outside Hotel Marqueza or Monopol.
At the tiny town square by Church San Francisco near Plaza del Charco you may rest on a park bench watching a happy world go by or, reading a book surrounded by flowers with a cooling fountain where the water runs over Yam Elephant plants beside you. You can walk inside the church.
An amazing Madonna sculpture with incredibly real looking tears and a face which is almost alive will surprise you. This may sound too good to be true to be classified art but, it's bliss. 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 like Hotel Marqueza with their intriguing interior court and rooms like an old Tenerife pub 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.
Much of Puerto de la Cruz charm, street and beach front scenes may be seen in:
a holiday in Tenerife; Apartments Puerto de la Cruz; a hunt for a holiday home in Tenerife; Almost all parks in Tenerife's oldest resort are entrance free, except, 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. Taoro Restaurant with its yummy reasonably priced food is not to be missed. Salads there are nice, too. Café Ebano with the best cheese cake in town still has the same wall shelves it had when used by a chemist.
An old pharmacy in Calle San Juan has them, also. Just figure, what a change to melamine and chrome compared to modern ones. 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 gourmets on vacation, indeed.
Information on Restaurants will follow soon.
Shopping:Shopping in Puerto de la Cruz is great with almost all shops being open on week-ends and holidays. In fact, even on Sundays... This is not possible in Tenerife's capital.
Museum of Archeology 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 'University for the people' (Universidád Popular) which is not a real university but, open for all who want to learn a new skill, do aerobics - you name it.
The town by the quaint little harbor called Puerto has semi private schools where kids are brought up in English(tel:+ 34 922 384 685) or, German. as noted in Tenerife.
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. EntertainmentPlease, go from Puerto de la Cruz to Entertainment Tenerife to find clubs and other places that offer live music and/or dance floors as well as concerts and events.
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. Festivals, Fiestas, RomeriasFiestas (special holidays) in and around Puerto de la Cruz may be found under Tenerife Fiestas as well as under RomeriasFestivals and fun activities on beaches to be found, here. Mueca art festival is repeated every year. Exhibitions and art galleries in the oldest island resort:Many international art exhibitions are given at Castillo San Felipe, Playa Jardin, Avenida Colon.Art exhibitions for painting, drawing and photography to further local talent is often sponsored by Caja Canaria which is a financial institution with central seat in Santa Cruz. Locations for exhibitions vary. Interested artists from Puerto de la Cruz or anywhere else in Tenerife without their own galleries may try:
Several small art galleries and private studios are found in Puerto de la Cruz close to its hub. Galeria Magda Rivera International Art Gallery MARIA TERESA PALMISANO DODO ARTE Galeria de Arte Elena Galeria de arte La Colombe 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)
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