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Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands and is a great place to travel, left untouched by most American tourists. British and German tourists, however, come in their tens of thousands. It is also very popular among holiday makers from the Spanish peninsula, especially during Easter time. It is high season all year around.

Tenerife (previously known and spelled as "Teneriffe" in English, before mass tourism adopted the Spanish spelling), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. The island's population is 852,945 (2006 census).

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the second biggest city in the archipelago, the capital of the island and the head of the island government (cabildo insular). It is also officially co-capital of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands together with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with whom it shares governmental institutions such as Presidency, Parliament and ministries.

The island is home to La Laguna University founded in 1792.

 Cities

  • Costa Adeje

  • Puerto de la Cruz featuring Loro Parque Zoo

  • Las Americas (also Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje) a city built for tourists

  • La Laguna the World Heritage city

  • Los Gigantes tourists and locals

  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife the capital.

 

 

 

 

 

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