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.
Vivanta shuts all dental clinics including six in Tenerife
Vivanta has shut all its dental clinics, including six in Tenerife, after a takeover offer from Vitaldent’s owner expired. Staff were told to hand…
Vueling plane lands with landing gear fault at Los Rodeos
A Vueling plane flying from Barcelona to Tenerife North landed safely this morning despite a fault that left its nosewheel steering locked. Passengers disembarked…
Ferry contract to Canary Islands declared void
The Spanish Transport Ministry has declared the tender for public-interest sea routes between the mainland and the Canary Islands void after no shipping company…
Calima pre-alert declared across all Canary Islands
The Canary Islands government has declared a calima pre-alert across the entire archipelago, with Saharan dust expected to intensify from Tuesday and peak on…
Tuesday: calima and cloud as temperatures dip
Calima and high cloud dominate across the Canary Islands this Tuesday, with scattered showers and isolated storms possible inland on Tenerife and La Palma….
Tenerife comic salon returns with 40 exhibitions and 80 artists
The XXIII Salón Internacional del Cómic y la Ilustración de Tenerife takes place from 29 October to 1 November, with 40 exhibitions across the…
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.