Hotel Tigaiga celebrates 50 Years.

III Festival Agatha Christie – Paseo Turístico Hotel Tigaiga 2011 from CIT Puerto de la Cruz on Vimeo.

and many more nice photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotel_tigaiga/sets/72157628175677287/

Starting on November 19th until November 27th there are going to be many performances in the programme of events, and for Agatha Christie fans, it will be a very exciting week indeed in Puerto de la Cruz!

More information:

http://citpuerto.com/es/sobre-el-cit/agatha-christie/

Due to Zapateros announcement of general elections in Spain, we need to reschedule the Car Corso from Sunday, Nov 20th to Nov 27th 2011.

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you understand that these elections dictate scheduling due to participation in the related event of the local authorities and police.

We do hope to see you on this exclusive vintage car event!

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Photos from the village of  EL SAUZAL kindly presented by Don Antonio Peraza!

The town of La Orotava begins the production of the famous carpets of Corpus Christi.

This year, the main carpet of the Town Hall square is 870 square meters wide and is made with volcanic sands of twelve different colors to be finished by June 30th.

At the end of March the City Sightseeing Bus will start offering guided Hop-On, Hop-Off tours in Santa Cruz on their distinct open-top double-decker buses. The new route of around 45 minutes duration, covers Plaza de España, the market Nuestra Señora de Africa and the Ramblas. Hop On and Hop Off as much as you like at any of the bus stops on the route and see all the best sights and attractions that the mayor city in Tenerife has to offer.

Here are some programme highlights 2011:

Sunday, 20th Feb: Presentation of adult and child candidates for Queen of the Carnival 2011. Venue: Plaza de los Reyes Católicos.

Saturday, 26th Feb: Exhibition of anticue and classic “Mercedes” cars Venue: Avenida de Colón.

Thursday, 3rd March: Gala Show to Elect the Carnival Queen 2011. Venue & ticket sales: Plaza de Europa. [ Continue reading ... ]

The STARMUS FESTIVAL is a unique scientific, artistic and musical event that will take place in Tenerife,  an astronomical paradise in Spain.

The Festival, held between 21 and 26 March, 2011, is the brainchild of Dr. Garik Israelian, an astrophysicist at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Canarian Astrophysics Institute, IAC) and is timed to honour the legendary Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first man in space fifty years ago.