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Puerto de la Cruz is the most popular resort in the north of
Tenerife. It has a relaxed atmosphere and the air feels clean
and fresh. The long promenade runs along the Atlantic coast
with some spectacular waves crashing against the sea wall.
Mount Teide dominates Puerto de la Cruz the peak can be capped with
snow during the winter months. Excursions to Teide are
popular, they are usually made with six or eight seater veichles
which can handle the mountain road to the top. On reaching the
summit, the view is crystal clear, as if a veil has been lifted.
This is because of the altitude and lack of pollution. There
is a chair lift up to the rim of the volcano. The last major
eruption was in 1909 but there have been smaller eruptions since.
The area around the summit is rock strewn and barren with a few
cactus type plants and flowers. The film 1000 BC starring
Raquel Welch was made here.
THE BLACK SAND OF
TENERIFE
PHOTOGRAPH BY SANTIAGO VILA
Many people are
surprised when they arrive in Tenerife that the beaches have black
sand. This is volcanic ash which has been ground to sand over
the centuries. Being the Atlantic, the island has some great
surfing with competitions taking place on many of the beaches.
There is one beach in Tenerife with golden sand, this is Terasitas.
TERASITAS BEACH
PHOTOGRAPH BY SERGIS BLOG
This is a man made
beach which was created with 4 million sacks of sand imported from
the Sahara desert. Puerto de la Cruz has a lovely inlet where
small fishing boats anchor, there are plenty attractions including
Lorro Park, a very well maintained zoo with a dolphin show and one
of the largest collections of parrots in captivity.
LORO PARK
PHOTOGRAPH BY A.WWW.VIAJAR24H
Things to do in Puerto de la Cruz
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Whether
you're looking for a laid back holiday relaxing on the beach ,
shopping in the many duty free shops and sampling some of the
delights of the Canarian cuisine or you want a bit more
excitement, Puerto de la Cruz will have something to keep you
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The southern end of the promenade contains
a large seawater lido made up from a series of pools.
During stormy weather, the waves break over the surrounding
wall and into the lido. Puerto de la Cruz is duty free
and there are lots of shops selling cameras, watches and
electrical goods at a fraction of the cost of the mainland.
Holidays
In Puerto de la Cruz
There are a
few different options for holidays in Puerto de la Cruz.
The most popular is still the package holiday which
includes flight and hotel and transfers. There are
plenty hotels and finding one to fit the bill shouldn't be
difficult. Most hotels these days have buffets instead
of set meals. Some have an amazing array of meat and
seafood and you can eat as much as you like.
Obviously, the more exclusive the hotel, the better the
choice. With Tenerife having a year round mild climate,
winter holidays are especially popular and over Christmas many
hotels are booked up. This year may be different as the
credit crunch and rising prices at home start to bite but
if you're considering going, I wouldn't leave it too late to
book.
There are a
number of online travel operators offering packages to
Tenerife. One of the biggest is Thomson Holidays, who as
well as doing packages, also offer hotel only and flight only
deals. Thomson Holidays like 99% of all the tour operators are
offering some big discounts at the moment. If you check
out their
Tenerife page here
 you
can get an idea of the way prices are going. You can bet
that all the tour operators are reviewing their prices on a
daily basis and although I wouldn't normally advocate leaving
anything to the last minute, I have a gut feeling that this
year, prices are going to tumble. Another option for a
holiday in Tenerife, is booking a self catering apartment
direct from the property owners. Over the past couple of
years, this has become increasingly popular. Don't just
accept the advertised prices, be a bit cheeky and see if you
can negotiate some discount. Don't forget that the
apartment owners are feeling the pinch as well, so in
many cases will be happy to accept a reduced offer. You
can find some apartments to rent on our website
here. You'll need
to organise your own flight. |
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situation in the UK is now so bad that even at the higher end
of the income scale, people are cutting back. To give
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villa experts
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are cutting some of their prices by as much as a
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