The Guide to Tenerife Holidays Destinations
May 23, 2010 by Admin
Filed under Entertainment
Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, Tenerife, the largest of the seven Canary Islands. volcanic origin, the island’s most populated island in the region. Good weather all year, and it’s wonderful long sandy beaches make it a popular holiday destination, especially for those who are looking for a very relaxing place. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of the island, and here Palmetum a huge botanical garden, specializing in palms and the project began in 1996 on a former landfill. The park now includes a vast system of waterfalls, streams and ponds, and a museum dedicated to palm trees. Unfortunately not for lack of project funding has recently reopened its doors has been completed and therefore not accessible to the public to be but a preview can be seen, and it promises to be an oasis of greenery in the capital, once completed . Puerto de la Cruz is one of the largest resorts of the island receives more than 25,000 people. It is the oldest tourist areas and is well established and can provide some of the best attractions of the island, including the Jardin Botanico (Botanical Garden), Loro Parque (Parrot Park), where many species parrot as you can see, such as dolphins, whales and other animals, and Bananera El Guanche (banana plantations), where more than 900 kinds of vegetables, see 1400′s cactus, coffee plantations, and a host of other fruits and exotic plants. Visitors can take a tour and learn about planting, and try always been a banana and a banana liqueur that is matured in the sun. Tenerife miss the nightlife for those who want to be. Playa de Las Americas is the largest nightclub on the island and has many forms of entertainment in nightclubs and karaoke bars, nightclubs, and many places to eat drink and have fun. The area has many beaches and various sporting activities during the day of jet skiing, surfing, diving and surfing are held here. There are various other areas in Tenerife, a visit to the Pyramids of Guimar in the district of Chacona, where you can see the pyramids, very similar to those of Peru, with an archaeological museum, the salt water pools of Garachico, in which 1706 was the port city almost destroyed by the lava by the sea Icod de los Vinos on the north coast is one of the oldest cities of Tenerife and has a dragon known for over 1000 years. The historic center of La Orotava is a visit to the magnificent architecture and gray areas, and there is also a botanical garden here, with more than 3,000 different tropical plants. South Tenerife, it is possible, between the islands and tours of the island is the last review Gomera. Gomera is untouched by tourism and very traditional and you can visit the capital of San Sebastian and exploring the area where Christopher Columbus sailed on his voyage of discovery. The whistle is unique native on the island, is also very interesting to experience first hand.