Tenerife By Bus

Routes: 470 [Granadilla] to San Isidro, 111 [Santa Cruz], Tram to La Laguna. Return: Tram to Santa Cruz, 111 [Las Americas] to Las Chafiras, Taxi to Los Abrigos. On Good Friday 2012 I went to Adeje for the 'Passion Play' (see my blog and photo album) which has become an annual event. At the time I attempted to catch the bus up to La Laguna to see the contrasting formal processions held in the north of tBushe island but failed and remained in Adeje for the evening procession. As I have remained on the island I decided to go north this year to experience the more formal Easter traditions so this piece was to have been titled 'Good Friday in La Laguna' however on arrival in Santa Cruz I was made aware that the Iglesia De La Conception was open due to their own processions occurring that day. This gave me a unique opportunity to have a look around the interior and photograph some of the icons used in their procession before travelling on to La Laguna. Incidentally...

Bus Routes: 483[Los Cristianis, P Americas Est], 473[Los Gigantes] Return: 473[Los Cristianos], 483[El Medano] I had both read and heard about the 'Passion Plays' at Adeje so had decided this was one occasion not to miss especially at it starts at the reasonable time of 12 noon. Catching the 08:41 843 from Los Abrigos to the Estacion Costa Adeje enabled me to catch the 09:15 473 to Adeje on its way to Los Gigantes. Thus I arrived just after 10am giving me time for a view of the stage set, a cup of coffee and a Tuna salad bocadillo, and a look around the interior of the church which was closed when I visited the town in January. If you are on the Island on Good Friday this performance is well worth a visit. There is the house of the 'Last Supper', the 'Garden of Gethsemani', the 'Temple', 'King Herrod's Palace', 'Potious Pilot's Residence' and at the bottom of the street 'Golgotha' as main stage sets with activity al...