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.
Roberto Fonseca brings Cuban golden age to Canary Islands
Cuban pianist, singer and producer Roberto Fonseca brings his show La Gran Diversion to the Canary Islands this week as part of the XXXV…
Tuesday: Strong winds and a calima haze
The trade winds return with force on Tuesday, bringing gusts over 100 km/h in exposed areas and a layer of calima across the archipelago….
Canary Islands observatories get major data network boost
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has completed a 23-million-euro project to create a redundant data network linking the observatories on Tenerife and…
New fast ferry Mercedes Pinto connects the Canary Islands
Baleària Canarias has launched the new Mercedes Pinto fast ferry, connecting Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Morro Jable daily….
Canary Islands approves 95% mortgage scheme for young buyers
The Canary Islands government has approved a decree regulating the Hipoteca Joven Canaria programme, enabling young people aged 18 to 40, large families and…
Canary Islands octopus farm project faces collapse
The controversial project to build the world’s first intensive octopus farm in the Port of Las Palmas has hit a major hurdle. The Port…
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.