La Orotava – Corpus Christi Flower Festival
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. The festival for Corpus Christi was celebrated on the 3 rd of June in most places on the island, I later discovered that there was a small flower/sand painting in front of the church in El Medano, but the big one is held at La Orotava on the 14 th this year. They also have a romaria on Sunday 17th! I must remind you that these dates vary depending upon where Easter falls in any given year – you can check on the local websites or use the link to 'Island Connections' which publishes a fortnightly calendar. I was taking some friends with me so asked them to meet me just after 08:00 hours at the bus stop in Los Abrigos. I figured we had to get there early as the services for the romerias finish around 13:00 hours and I thought th...