Marcus Newman & family.; Jan 2009
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This is one of our favourite holiday spots. We've been returning here for 10 years and never get bored. There's always somewhere new to explore. Of course the weather is great year round and depending on your tastes there's accomodation...
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If there is any spot on the globe that enjoys a perfect climate,
Tenerife in the Canary Islands is it. There is markedly little
variation in the average temperatures between summer and winter,
which hover between 59ºF and 75ºF (15-24ºC), and
there is only very occasional rain. Throw this in to the mix of
verdant forests in the northern part of the island as well as
mountains, deserts, volcanoes, exotic plant and animal life, and
spectacular beaches (with black volcanic sand) - and you have a
holiday paradise.
Tenerife offers the unique experience of swimming and sunbathing
on a beautiful beach while just a few miles away snow sparkles on
the crest of Mount Teide. The island's central mountain stands at
12,200 feet (3,719m), the highest in Spain, and a cable-car ride to
the summit offers unrivalled views of the lunar-like landscape of
the volcanic slopes.
The island's capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is an upbeat town
geared for tourism. Its port, where once the first shots of the
Spanish Civil War were fired, is today a morass of ferries,
jetfoils and freighters.