Tenerife By Bus

The Basilica viewed from the  road entering Candelaria Bus Routes: 470 [Granadilla] to San Isidro (€1.20), 111 [Santa Cruz] to Candelaria (€1.85). Fare €3.05 Return: 111 [Las Americas] to San Isidro (€2.90), 470 [Los Cristianos] to Los Abrigos (€0.15). Fare €3.05 My horoscope in one of the free papers said that 'Murphy's Law' would apply to me this week and this must have been it. We have visited Candelaria before so the photos of the bus stops and the town are shown along with the different events, the last being the 'Candle light Procession' held on Feb 2nd (the festival of Candlemas and the Purification of the Virgin is celebrated around the world). In the Canary Islands there are also celebrations in mid-August as The Virgin of Candelaria is the patron Saint of the Canary Islands. In my last blog I mentioned that the pilgrimage, which involves thousands of people arriving from all of the islands and elsewhere, making their way on foot to Candelaria was...

Bus Routes: 470 [Granadilla], 111/115 [Santa Cruz]. Return: 120 [Guimar], 111 [Las Americas], 470 [Granadilla]/483 [El Medano] Hello everyone, It is a public holiday here in the Canaries and possibly Spain, just think if Drake had lost at bowls or Henry had stuck with his first wife we would have had a lot more public holidays! This one is for the Madonna of Candelaria the patron saint of the Islands. I went up to Candelaria yesterday afternoon and managed to get back here just after midnight because they start the procession at a reasonable time. The service starts somewhere between 7 and 8pm depending on dusk I think. This is unique in that pilgrims travel from all over the islands to attend this procession which is conducted by candlelight as all of the street and shop lights are switched off in the old town during the procession.

Bus Routes: 470 [Granadilla], 111/115 [Santa Cruz]. Return: 120 [Guimar], 111 [Las Americas], 470 [Granadilla]/483 [El Medano]  View my Candelaria Photo Album In my last blog I said that I would explore the other end of Bus Route 470 to Los Christianos well I changed my mind. I was sitting in the tapas bar in the square on Monday evening, and they connected me to the Wi-Fi, very civilised! I decided to Google a route to Candelaria which is about half way up the island on the east coast. I had read something about the town and been told that was where the statues of the Kings are so decided it would be good to visit early on. It also involved route 470 as far as San Isidro, the town I mentioned on my way to Granadilla de Abona last time, then changing buses as I wanted to find out how difficult it would be changing connections. Google gave me routes and times so I now had a cunning plan! The last time I looked at Google the bus arrived about 45 minutes after the stated t...