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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Tenerife (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Tenerife (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Tenerife (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Tenerife (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Tenerife, and now comes with a bilingual dictionary

    Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide with new bilingual dictionary is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Tenerife, from top attractions like Spain's tallest mountain El Teide and the Unesco-listed San Crist bal de la Laguna to the steep hike down the dramatically located village of Masca. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating region.

    Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Tenerife
    Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Parque Etnogr fico Pir mides G mar, whale-watching and the Castillo San Miguel, as well as Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
    Nifty new bilingual dictionary section makes this the perfect portable package for short trip travellers
    Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
    Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
    Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
    Inspirational colour photography throughout
    Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

    About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateSep 1, 2018
    ISBN9781785731570
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Tenerife (Travel Guide eBook)

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      Berlitz Pocket Guide Tenerife (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz Publishing

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Tenerife, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Tenerife, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Tenerife are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Tenerife. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Tenerife’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day In Tenerife

      Introduction

      Volcanic landscape

      Climate

      Flora and fauna

      Bird life

      Ecology

      Population

      Economy

      Government

      A Brief History

      Guanche culture

      The conquest

      Missionaries and conquerors

      Sugar and wine

      Beetles to bananas

      The Spanish Civil War

      Tourism and the post-Franco years

      Historical landmarks

      Where To Go

      The northeast

      Santa Cruz de Tenerife

      Shopping area

      The oldest church

      Across the Barranco

      Auditorio and Parque Marítimo

      The Rambla

      The city’s beach

      San Cristóbal La Laguna

      The Anaga Hills

      The north coast

      Puerto de la Cruz

      The harbour

      The promenade

      La Orotava

      Town church

      The wine lands of Tacoronte

      West of Puerto de la Cruz

      El Teide

      Las Cañadas del Teide Crater

      The routes into the park

      From the north

      From the east

      The starting point

      Cable car and Parador hotel

      From the southwest

      From the west

      The northwest

      Garachico

      West of Garachico

      Masca

      El Tanque

      Los Gigantes to San Juan

      The south

      The big resorts

      Los Cristianos

      The municipal towns

      Along the south coast

      Granadilla de Abona to Güímar

      Ancient temples

      Candelaria

      What To Do

      Outdoor activities

      Walking and hiking

      Bikes and karting

      Flora spotting

      Birdwatching

      Horse and camel riding

      Golf

      Water activities

      Diving

      Whale- and dolphin-watching

      Big-game fishing

      Windsurfing

      Spectator sports

      Football

      Canary wrestling

      For children

      Shopping

      Nightlife

      Festivals

      Carnaval

      Corpus Christi

      Romerías

      Assumption

      Festivals

      Eating Out

      What to eat

      Vegetables

      Gofio

      Meat

      Fish

      Fruit

      Cheese

      Where to eat

      Tascas and Bodegas

      What to drink

      Tea and coffee

      Wine

      Reading the Menu

      To help you order

      Menu reader

      Restaurants

      The northeast

      Anaga

      San Cristobal de La Laguna

      Los Naranjeros

      Santa Cruz

      The north

      El Sauzal

      Icod de los vinos

      La Orotava

      Puerto de la Cruz

      Tegueste

      The northwest

      Garachico

      Gaía de Isora

      Masca

      The south

      Chayofa

      La Caleta

      Los Abrigos

      Los Cristianos

      Playa de Las Américas

      San Isidro

      The southwest

      Adeje

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle rental

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Camping

      Car hire (see also Driving)

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime

      Customs and entry requirements

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting to Tenerife

      H

      Health and medical care

      Holidays

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ travellers

      Lost property

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money matters

      O

      Opening hours

      P

      Police

      Post offices

      Public transport

      T

      Taxis

      Telephones

      Time differences

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Travellers with disabilities

      W

      Websites

      Recommended Hotels

      The northeast

      Anaga

      La Laguna

      Santa Cruz

      The north

      El Teide

      La Orotava

      Los Realejos

      Puerto de la Cruz

      The northwest

      Garachico

      The south

      El Médano

      Granadilla de Abona

      Güímar

      The southwest

      Adeje

      Los Cristianos

      Playa de Las Américas

      Vilaflor

      Dictionary

      English–Spanish

      Spanish–English

      Tenerife’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

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      La Orotava

      La Orotava’s Casa de los Balcones is a beautiful example of a traditional town mansion. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

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      Masca

      A dramatically located village with a challenging hike down to the sea. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

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      El Teide

      This mighty volcano is Spain’s highest mountain. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

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      Castillo de San Miguel

      The castle in Garachico has great views out to sea. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

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      San Cristóbal de la Laguna

      With many lovely old buildings, the former capital of Tenerife is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

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      Siam Park

      The Thai-themed water kingdom is one of the most spectacular aquatic parks in Europe. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

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      Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre

      Located in Santa Cruz, this is Tenerife’s largest museum. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

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      Los Gigantes

      Beneath sheer cliffs that give it its name, the resort is a major centre for diving and boat trips. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

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      Whale-watching

      Seeing pilot whales and bottle-nosed dolphins between Tenerife and La Gomera is an unforgettable experience. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

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      Parque Etnográfico Pirámides de Güímar

      These structures are thought to be pyramids built for sun worship. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day In Tenerife

      9.00am

      Breakfast

      Soak up the sea views at Playa de las Vistas and breakfast at the Water Melon (Centro Comercial San Telmo) in San Telmo, Los Cristianos.

      10.00am

      Adeje

      Take the main TF1 road north and divert to the unspoilt hill town of Adeje, former seat of the Guanche tribe and later stronghold of the Counts of Gomera. Visit the remains of their Casa Fuerte and amble along the steep Rambla with its bars and cafés. Adeje is the entry point to the Barranca del Infierno (Hell’s Gorge), a popular 4-mile (6.3km) return hike which should be saved for another day.

      11.30am

      Arguayo

      Rejoin the main road going north. After Chio head right via the village of Arguayo, home to the Museum of ‘Cha Domitila’ (tel: 922 86 34 65), where you can watch potters at work and purchase ceramics.

      12.30pm

      Masca

      Carry on north via Las Manchas to Santiago del Teide. From here continue to Tenerife’s most picturesque village – Masca, at the head of a dramatic gorge. Enjoy the breathtaking views from one of the roadside restaurants – Chez Arlette, El Guanche (Calle El Lomito 9, tel: 922 86 30 27) is a good bet.

      2.00pm

      Garachico

      Return to the main road and head north (TF-82) for the charming coastal village of Garachico. Spend a couple of hours here, taking a dip in the lava rock pools, visiting the ex-Convent of San Francisco, admiring the views from Castillo de San Miguel or cooling off with a drink in the Plaza.

      4.00pm

      West coast

      Head back south on the main road, then at Tamaimo turn on to the TF454 down the valley for Los Gigantes. ‘The Giants’ is named after the soaring volcanic walls that drop sheer into the sea. Continue south along the coast, pausing perhaps at the fishing village-cum-beach resort of Playa de San Juan.

      7.00pm

      Sunset wining and dining

      Enjoy a cocktail at La Caleta on the Costa Adeje, then tuck into superb gourmet food at Restaurant 88, Masía del Mar (tel: 922 77 58 29; www.restaurant88tenerife.com; tel: 922 71 08 95; http://masiadelmar.com) or Piscis Terraza (tel: 922 71 02 41), with stunning views over the Atlantic Ocean.

      11.00pm

      Nightlife

      End the evening at the Papagayo Beach Club (Av. Rafael Puig y Lluvina 2; tel: 922 78 89 16; www.papagayobeachclub.es) at Playa de las Americas, watching the sun sink low before partying on a packed dance floor.

      Introduction

      Time signals on state radio and television in Spain give two times: one for mainland Spain and one for ‘Las Canarias’. Adrift in the Atlantic Ocean more than 1,000km (620 miles) to the south of Spain, and 115km (70 miles) from the west coast of Africa, Tenerife and the 12 other islands that make up the Canary archipelago don’t see the sun rise until around one hour later than their mainland compatriots.

      At just over 2,000 sq km (around 800 sq miles), Tenerife is the largest of these volcanic cones that began to erupt from the depths of the Atlantic bed 20 million years ago. Six are tiny and uninhabited. Of the others, the three closest to Africa (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura) are the oldest, formed 10 million years before Tenerife. Finally, some 2 million years after that, the Canaries’ other western isles of La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro burst into life.

      Island neighbours

      The nearest island to Tenerife is La Gomera 30km (18 miles) west. Gran Canaria, capital of the eastern isles, is 60km (36 miles) southeast, and the sea between them is 2,000m (6,560ft) deep.

      Volcanic landscape

      On a clear day all the islands can be seen from the top of Tenerife’s Pico del Teide, which at 3,718m (12,195ft) is the highest mountain in Spain. Its peak was formed a million years ago inside the crater of a former, collapsed volcano, the Circo de Cañadas, where the landscape is burnt and bleak. There has been no volcanic activity here for 500,000 years, though eruptions have occurred elsewhere on the island, the last in 1909 on Montaña Chinyero, near Santiago del Teide.

      Formations at Cumbre Dorsal

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      Climate

      The climate on Tenerife is pleasant all year round, with little variation in the average annual temperature of around 22°C (72°F). It is this attractive climate that has made the Canaries such a popular holiday destination. The Teide massif effectively divides Tenerife into two climatic zones, north and south.

      The northerly trade winds result in more cloud cover and rainfall in the north, with the coast enjoying a constant, warm, subtropical climate. Cloud conditions constantly vary, making it sometimes hard to know what to expect. Higher up, in the cloud layer between 500 and 1,200m (1,600–4,000ft), it is cooler and more humid and the sun generally shines only in the mornings. Above the cloud layer the temperatures vary greatly between day and night; in winter they drop below freezing and snow falls, creating small lakes

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