Community

Meet fellow expats in Tenerife by joining one of the animal charities, such as K9 Tenerife, Live Arico or Dingo Dogs.  Alternatively, charity fundraising groups have an active social life.  The Tenerife Lions Clubs hold golf tournaments and other events, and the Friends of Tenerife hold a variety of fundraising events.  Of course, churches in Tenerife are much more than just meeting points, but they are certainly a good way to meet fellow Tenerife residents.  And if you need help, there are groups that may help you through a difficult time.

Cinemas in Tenerife

It used to be difficult to watch a film in the English language if you lived in the south, but the new addition to cinemas in Tenerife of the Multicenes Gran Sur has made it possible.  You need to look out for versión original on the billboard, which means the movie is shown in its original language.  Films used to be shown at the Yelmo Cineplex in the La Villa shopping centre in Orotava, but due to lack of attendance, this was stopped.  Hopefully the cinema in the south of Tenerife will be well patronsied and the service continues

2009 Official Holiday Dates in Tenerife

Of the Official public holidays in Tenerife, 9 of the 14 fiestas are national holidays throughout Spain.  Other public holidays differ on each of the other Canary Islands, and throughout the communities of mainland Spain. Each of Canary Island has a further public holiday and each of the local municipalites in Tenerife, and all over Spain, has a further two days of public holidays.  In Tenerife, these fiestas are as follows:

Life in Tenerife

The biggest contrast between life in Tenerife and the UK is the amount of time we spend outdoors.  In Tenerife spare time becomes quality time and this is essentially the main ingredient of living a successful life anywhere in the world.  The only difference in Tenerife is that there are no barriers to doing so. It is an island of great diversity with a huge range of leisure opportunities to divert us and those who make the fullest use of them lead the fullest lives. 

Travelling abroad

The most frequent trip made by expats is the one that takes them back to their own country.  Whatever our reasons for visiting the ‘old country’, many of us forget that we are no longer residents of the UK or Ireland, and as such we are not protected in the same way that we were when we lived there. Whether visiting the UK, Ireland or any other country, you will need to take out some form of travel insurance.  Many expats take out policies through flight booking websites and UK travel agents, unaware that they may not be covered. 

Tenerife on the net

Tenerife has a buzzing English language presence on the internet which has recently exploded.  Despite the beautiful weather, all over the island there are people tapping away at their keyboards, posting on forums and updating their blogs. 

Time off in Tenerife

For most of us the attraction of Tenerife’s lifestyle is the big draw that brings us to the island.  Tenerife Lifeline has information about the major public holidays in Tenerife, Dates of the major Romerias and fiestas in Tenerife, Carnival dates, Clubs and groups, charities, Churches in Tenerife, Cinemas, Details of the annual music festivals, Exploring the other Canary Islands, Airports and flight routes