Puerto de la Cruz news, gathered daily: what is happening in Tenerife’s traditional northern resort and across the island – from weather fronts hitting the north coast to festivals, transport changes and tourism rules. The north lives by different rhythms than the south, and this page keeps track of both.
Below: the latest news from Puerto de la Cruz and the rest of Tenerife, newest first.
Tenerife’s hidden gem: Punta del Hidalgo camping paradise
Escape to Punta del Hidalgo, one of just two official campsites in Tenerife and the only one run by a local council. With stunning…
Tenerife faces summer with just two campsites amid outdoor tourism boom
Tenerife receives around 7.5 million tourists a year but has just two conventional campsites. A forthcoming decree from the Canary Islands government aims to…
Puerto de la Cruz hosts 30th International Airshow and Model Festival
Puerto de la Cruz celebrated the 30th edition of its International Airshow and Model Festival on Sunday, 26 July 2026. Hundreds attended to watch…
Monday: calmer winds and patchy northern clouds
A calmer start to the week. Trade winds are easing, bringing cooler coastal temps. Cloudy skies in the north of the mountainous islands with…
EU digital wallet: Canary Islands to get single ID app by 2027
The European Union is rolling out the European Digital Wallet, allowing citizens to carry official documents on their mobile phones from 2027. The tool…
Tourists filmed jumping from dangerous height into Tenerife pool
A viral TikTok video shows two tourists jumping from a high platform into a hotel pool in southern Tenerife, ignoring a lifeguard’s attempts to…
Useful Puerto de la Cruz links
Everything else we keep updated for Puerto de la Cruz and Tenerife:
- Puerto de la Cruz weather – the live forecast for your exact resort, updated daily
- Tenerife island guide – when to go, beaches, transport and things to do
- Playa jardin – our on-the-ground beach guide for this stretch of coast
- All Tenerife news – the full island-wide news feed
- Canary Islands news – stories from across all eight islands
Puerto de la Cruz is the north’s capital of tourism – Playa Jardin’s black sand, the Lago Martianez pools, botanical gardens and a real Canarian town behind the seafront. For Puerto de la Cruz news without hunting through social media, this page is the place.