From Wiki: Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands . British, Nordic and German tourists come in there tens of thousands every year to visit its spectacular beaches and lively nightlife. It is also very popular among holidaymakers from the Spanish peninsula, especially during Easter time.
Vibrant port scene with a blue line that leads us straight to downtown
First stop is Tenerife’s opera house, looks a little like Sydney’s, a beautiful architecture in its own right… Gorgeous from every angle
Next we checked out the carnival museum: (carnival is Huge here!! Second only to Rio’s ) la casa del carnaval… There are so many contents, we can only show a few of them… We had experienced Rio’s Carnival parade 5 years ago from sambadrome, super fun… But this is the first time we get to study the costumes up close… Amazing
They even had the special exhibition where Every year the fashion designer Frank Romero does a Barbie replica from the Tenerife Carnival Queen. It’s an amazing work.
Mercado Ntra. Senora de Africa… A historical market place with fresh flowers, produce, spices meat and seafood… The seafood selections were eye opening…. Never seen Alaska king crab legs that big 😮
Found a great tapas restaurant based on excellent Google review….
We were told that Sangria is a must here… So we ordered it with lunch and it became the highlight of today: ….. It’s delicious, huge, with fresh orange, papaya and banana and it’s only 5 euro (about 5.50 Usd… Impossible to get this quality at the price in Los Angeles)
And then it’s shopping time…. Although they are using euro, but price all around is very reasonable… Last time we were in Europe (long time ago 😅) , 1 euro is almost 2 usd, now it’s 1.08, almost the same now…
The ship also invited a group of locals to come onboard and do folkloric dance and features the traditional clothing and culture of Tenerife… What a treat!!
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a great stop!! It feels like Europe with a bit of island vibe… Very walkable city with plenty to do and see..we did not get to visit the nature side of Tenerife due to limited time… Hopefully we will be back next time to check out the mountains and beaches…