Tenerife By Bus

Bus Routes: 450[San Isidro], 111[Santa Cruz], 101[Orotava, P de la Cruz] to La Orotava. Return: 108[Santa Cruz D], 111[Los Cristianos, P Americas] to San Isidro up to 19:30 departure otherwise Las Chafiras, 470[Los Cristianos] otherwise taxi. During my original 'year in Tenerife'  I attended many fiestas and Romerias around the island so this year I decided to bring you one from somewhere different and, traditionally, one of the main and biggest Romerias of the Island.  Last year in June we visited the town for the 'Corpus Cristi Flower Festival' (See blog June 14th 2012) this is repeated every year as part of their week long celebrations which culminate in the Romeria which you are about to see.....

Bus Routes: the 470 [Los Cristianos - Grandilla] and 483 [Las Americas - El Medano] will get you here. LONJA PESQUERA LOS ABRIGOS Venta dePescado Fresco Puerto Pesquero Los Abrigos - Granadilla de Abona Telf: 922 74 92 17 I have taken photographs around Los Abrigos harbour on several occasions since I arrived and have commented on the construction of the new fish market as it progressed. A hive of activity took place yesterday as holes were dug in several places around the roundabout (rotunda) until the final site was decided for the trendy new sign whilst weeds were extracted from flower beds, hedges trimmed and a marquee erected down on the solarium. A prophet had come down from the mountain (the Harbour Master) last Sunday week and said that the new fish market was to open on the 6 th at 11:00 hrs. Lo and behold he was right!.....