“Romerías” on the Canary Islands

Summer-time is "Fiesta"-time on the Canary Islands "Romerías" are the traditional harvest festivals which take place on all of the Canary Islands - Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, La Gomera and El Hierro. They are characterized by tradition and folklore. However, it is not only celebrated after the harvest, but especially on the day of [...]

June 20th, 2016|Fiestas|

Día de Canarias – an important bank holiday

The regional holiday “Día de Canarias” will be celebrated on the 30th May. On all the islands numerous cultural activities will take place on this holiday. Particularly in the capital cities like Santa Cruz (Tenerife), Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Arrecife (Lanzarote) and Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura) there will be a varied program on offer. Also [...]

June 20th, 2016|Fiestas, leisure time|

Carnival on the Canary Islands 2014

We hope that you got a chance to go to Santa Cruz to take part in the carnival. Some of our interns were fortunate to have also been to see the parade (“coso”) on Tuesday. It was full of colour, music and it was inspiring to see so many people participating in the event. What [...]

June 20th, 2016|Fiestas, leisure time|

Carnival 2014

It´s that time of year again – Carnival is back. In Santa Cruz the ´Reina´ was elected on Wednesday and celebrations are to start properly tonight. The official end of Carnival is Wednesday 12th March, with the Burial of the Sardine. The Carnival is going to be so much fun! So get your costumes on [...]

June 20th, 2016|Fiestas, leisure time|