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: 470[Granadilla], 111[Santa Cruz], 015[La Laguna] total journey time 2.0 hours Return: Travina (tram) to Santa Cruz, 111[Los Cristianos, P Americas Est] to San Isidro, 470[Los Cristianos] to Los Abrigos.  In the quest to see a procession of the cloaked brotherhoods in the full regalia I decided to go up to La Laguna on Easter Sunday. (Unfortunately it is the Good Friday procession when this takes place.) This is the first time I have been there but appeared to be a reasonably easy journey to make even on a Sunday. I took the now well travelled route to Santa Cruz setting off at 08:00 as I was not sure about how long it would take to find the Cathedral from the bus station at La Laguna. As it turned out it was a straight forward journey arriving in Santa Cruz in time to catch the 015 'Directo' and arriving in La Laguna to find that the 'estacion' has now been moved nearer the centre of town. The location is now on the Autopista del Norte (TF-5) exit l...