La Orotava to Host Spain’s First National Congress on Traditional Costume on 2 and 3 October
La Orotava will welcome experts from across Spain this autumn as it hosts the first National Congress on Traditional Costume, a new event dedicated to...
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Tenerife to Host Spain’s First National Congress on Traditional Costume in La Orotava
Tenerife is set to become the centre of traditional costume research this autumn as La Orotava hosts Spain’s first National Congress on Traditional Costume. The...
Spain’s Highest Ice Cream Parlour Opens on Mount Teide with Flavours Inspired by the Canary Islands
Forget vanilla and chocolate. Visitors to Mount Teide can now try ice cream flavoured with Canarian pine, barraquito coffee, gofio, quesillo and even Príncipe Alberto,...
Guachinche Ale y Jose: A Traditional Tenerife Favourite That Keeps Things Simple
Some of the best meals in Tenerife are still found in the places that haven’t tried to reinvent themselves. Hidden away in La Orotava, Guachinche...
Historic Home Linked to Pirate Amaro Pargo to Be Brought Back to Life in 3D
Time hasn’t been kind to the old house in Machado, a small village in the municipality of El Rosario. Collapsed roofs, empty window frames and...
Tenerife’s Oldest Bakery Still Going Strong After More Than 110 Years
There are plenty of bakeries across Tenerife, but very few can say they’ve been serving customers for more than a century. In the heart of...
La Orotava marks 50 years as one of the Canary Islands’ best-preserved historic towns
There are plenty of places in Tenerife worth visiting, but La Orotava is one of those towns that rewards you for slowing down. Forget rushing...
Corpus Christi 2026 in La Orotava: Final Preparations Underway for the Villa’s Biggest Day
La Orotava is putting the finishing touches to one of the most important and spectacular days in its calendar as the town prepares to celebrate...
César Hernández Martínez Named Villero de Honor of La Orotava Posthumously
La Orotava has paid tribute to one of the key figures behind its most cherished tradition. César Hernández Martínez (1908–1999) has been awarded the title...
Orotava Valley Wine Festival Set for 10 June with Local Wines and Gastronomy
Wine lovers might want to keep the evening of 10 June free. The popular Orotava Valley Wine Festival is heading back to Avenida Mercedes Pinto,...