Isla Calavera Takes Tenerife’s Fantasy Film Festival to Cannes Ahead of 10th Anniversary Edition
From La Laguna to Cannes. Not a bad journey for a festival that started in Tenerife and has grown into one of the Canary Islands’...
Category: People of Tenerife
Meet the Tenerife Beekeeper Caring for 200 Hives and the Island’s Native Black Bees
Most people think beekeeping is about honey. Natalia Díaz would tell you it’s much bigger than that. The beekeeper from Icod de los Vinos has...
Xavier Luis Boya Crowned Best Chef in the Canary Islands at GastroCanarias 2026
Tenerife has another reason to be proud this week. Xavier Luis Boya has been named Best Chef in the Canary Islands 2026 after winning the...
Urban Dance Over 35? Tenerife Group Wins National Medal and Proves Age Means Nothing
Most parents spend years sitting in dance competition audiences filming their children. This group decided to do something slightly different… They got on stage themselves....
New Jonathan Airjecor Artwork Brings Local Legend to Life in La Cruz Santa
Tenerife’s streets keep quietly turning into open-air galleries. And La Cruz Santa has just added another one. New Mural Inspired by a 17th Century Legend...
Tenerife’s Main Symphony Hall Will Be Renamed in Honour of María Orán
The Cabildo de Tenerife has approved the renaming of the main symphony hall at the Auditorio de Tenerife… And this time it’s not for a...
Rosa Dávila Highlights the Emotional Legacy Behind the Rommel Fernández Documentary
For many Tenerife fans, Rommel Fernández was far more than just a footballer… And a new documentary about his life is reminding people exactly why....
On the Road to the Day of the Cross: “The Cross of Vengeance” in Plaza del Cristo (Part II. By Julio Torres Santos
If Part I felt heavy… This is where it really goes off the rails. After the Execution Antón returns from military service… Opens a tavern...
The Cross of Vengeance in La Laguna… A Story That’s Darker Than It Sounds
Not every tradition tied to the Day of the Cross is light and cheerful… Some come with a proper backstory. This is one of them....
Day of the Cross in La Laguna… A Stew, a Story, and the Stone Cross
Some traditions aren’t loud… They sit quietly in the background… but they’ve been there for centuries. A Walk Back in Time This piece follows Cipriano...