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 science museum offers free glasses for August solar eclipse
The Museum of Science and the Cosmos in Tenerife is giving out free certified glasses for the partial solar eclipse on 12 August 2026….
Why adults only hotels are booming in the Canary Islands
Almost half of all hotel guests in the Canary Islands travel as a couple, with only ten per cent bringing children. We explore how…
Sunday: calmer winds and scattered clouds
The weekend ends on a quieter note. Trade winds lose intensity, bringing clear skies to most areas but leaving isolated clouds in the north….
Inside Los Vivitos: Arona’s growing illegal settlement crisis
A police raid at the Los Vivitos settlement in Arona has revealed the scale of illegal dwellings in southern Tenerife. With up to 300…
Pistacho’s opens in El Médano with 1,000 free ice cream balls
Pistacho’s, a popular ice cream chain dedicated to pistachio flavours, has opened a new branch in El Médano, Tenerife. To celebrate, they gave away…
Why Canary Islands hotels stick to 3pm check-in
Hoteliers in the Canary Islands defend standard 3pm check-in and midday check-out times, insisting it is an operational necessity and not a commercial tactic….
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.