Hotel Tigaiga Blog.

Photos from the village of  EL SAUZAL kindly presented by Don Antonio Peraza!

The town of La Orotava begins the production of the famous carpets of Corpus Christi.

This year, the main carpet of the Town Hall square is 870 square meters wide and is made with volcanic sands of twelve different colors to be finished by June 30th.

At the end of March the City Sightseeing Bus will start offering guided Hop-On, Hop-Off tours in Santa Cruz on their distinct open-top double-decker buses. The new route of around 45 minutes duration, covers Plaza de España, the market Nuestra Señora de Africa and the Ramblas. Hop On and Hop Off as much as you like at any of the bus stops on the route and see all the best sights and attractions that the mayor city in Tenerife has to offer.

Here are some programme highlights 2011:

Sunday, 20th Feb: Presentation of adult and child candidates for Queen of the Carnival 2011. Venue: Plaza de los Reyes Católicos.

Saturday, 26th Feb: Exhibition of anticue and classic “Mercedes” cars Venue: Avenida de Colón.

Thursday, 3rd March: Gala Show to Elect the Carnival Queen 2011. Venue & ticket sales: Plaza de Europa. [ Continue reading ... ]

The STARMUS FESTIVAL is a unique scientific, artistic and musical event that will take place in Tenerife,  an astronomical paradise in Spain.

The Festival, held between 21 and 26 March, 2011, is the brainchild of Dr. Garik Israelian, an astrophysicist at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Canarian Astrophysics Institute, IAC) and is timed to honour the legendary Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first man in space fifty years ago.

Driving in your favourite classic car through the Tenerife landscape!

More photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotel_tigaiga/sets/72157625438299916/

Ticket sales from Nov. 2nd at 15.00pm

See venues 2011:

http://www.festivaldecanarias.com/festival_2011/documentos/es_programa1.pdf

The first meeting after the merge of Trinity School and the British Yeoward School forming the new BRITISH SCHOOL OF TENERIFE took place at the Tigaiga.

After organizing the starting conference all present had time for casual talks during the coffee-break in our gardens.

We wish all 581 pupils a good start to this new academic year!

Photo: First meeting of the new School on Tigaiga premises

The World Youth Choir (WYC) will bringing together talented young singers aged 17 – 26 from all over the world in Puerto de la Cruz on July 15th.

The choir’s conductors Ragnar Rasmussen and Joseph Vila i Casañas (currently Hotel Tigaiga guests) and repertoire perfectly reflects the cultural diversity of its singers.