Lennon Wasn’t Here Brings The Beatles’ Tenerife Connection Back to Life
Tenerife is getting another brush with Beatles history, this time on the big screen. Filming is underway in Puerto de la Cruz and the Valle...
Category: Stories & History
The Hermitage of San Miguel and Its Place in La Laguna’s History
The autumn festivities in La Laguna have a long history, and few places illustrate that better than the Hermitage of San Miguel, dedicated to San...
MUNA Rounds Off MUSAMéxico Festival with Talks, Cinema, Music and Chocolate
The final few days of the XIII MUSAMéxico Festival are heading to the Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with...
La Laguna Celebrates Its Heritage During the Ninth Las Noches del Patrimonio
La Laguna has brought the ninth edition of Las Noches del Patrimonio to a close, with this year’s programme offering more time, more activities and...
Santa Cruz Recinto Ferial Celebrates 30 Years Beneath the Whale’s Rib
Thirty years of trade fairs, concerts, fashion shows, Carnival celebrations and plenty of people wandering around wondering how they managed to build something that looks...
Santiago Puig Reappointed to Lead Three Key Companies in Playa de las Américas
The Puig family has been involved in the development of southern Tenerife’s tourism industry since the 1960s, and Santiago Puig Serratusell is continuing that connection....
Trevejos in Vilaflor: A Wine Country Community Facing an Uncertain Future
At around 1,400 metres above sea level, Trevejos sits high in the hills of Vilaflor de Chasna, surrounded by vineyards, farmland and the sort of...
Not Greece: The Tenerife City That Stood In for Athens in Jason Bourne
If you watched Jason Bourne in 2016 and thought you were looking at the streets of Athens, you might want to check the filming locations....
El Tanque: From Industrial Fuel Depot to Santa Cruz Cultural Landmark
There aren’t many cultural venues in Tenerife that can claim to have once stored millions of litres of fuel. Then again, Santa Cruz has never...
The Sweet Treat Named After La Laguna That Many Canarians Still Don’t Know
La Laguna has its own pastry, and judging by how little known it is outside the city, it deserves a bit more attention. The laguneros...