Tenerife By Bus

Bus Route: 843[Los Cristianos, Las Americas] to Los Cristianos. Return: 843[El Medano]

Bus Route: 483[Los Cristianos, P Americas] to Los Cristianos Return: 470[Granadilla] to Los Abrigos As I have mentioned in previous blogs I use the calender in the 'Island Connections' free newspaper to find out what is happening around the island. I will add the web address to the useful links so that you can have a look at coming events if you are booking a holiday. It has had a running item of a 'Folk' festival i.e. traditional Canarian, on a Thuirsday in Los Cristianos and Friday in Playa Americas running from Nov till the end of March. As it is nearly the end of March "ALREADY"  I thought I would track this down as no specific location other than 'Paseo Maratimo' in the former (Checking a map I thought that this might be the far end of the beach.) and the 'Centre' in the latter was given.  I thought this might be an afternoon entertainment so hopped on the 11:05 bus into Los Cristianos. 

Bus Routes: 483[Los Cristianos, P Americas Est] to Los Cristianos. Return: 111[Santa Cruz] to Las Chafiras then taxi home. As you can see from the first photograph in the album I was not alone when I caught the 18:31, which actually arrived at 18:45, to Los Cristianos!  We arrived in ample time for the start of the procession at the 'Cultural Centre' where the 'Sardine' had been lying-in-state.

Bus Route: 470[Los Cristianos] - The 14.05 terminates at Costa del Silencio so a change of bus to the 467 is required. If you use a Bonobus ticket the fare is valid for the whole journey. Return: 483 [El Medana] last bus approx 10:10 otherwise 111[Santa Cruz] to Las Chafiras then taxi. After showing you some of the run up events to carnival, I have included the photographs from Saturday's fun day in the album which can be accessed from the previous blog, I was not going to bother going to the 'Gran Coso' - main parade or the 'Burial of the Sardine'. However I decided that this would complete the 'Carnival' season with differences in scale and, for those of you who visit the south on a regular basis but miss the event a view of what goes on.

Bus Routes: 483[Los Cristianos, P Americas Est] to Los Cristianos. Return: Either the 483[El Medano] at 22:10 (last bus) or 111[Santa Cruz] at 00:30 to Las Chafiras then taxi. (If you are on holiday in Los Cristianos or Playa Americas walk) I have mentioned in other 'Carnival' blogs that the 'Grand Parade' and 'Burial of the Sardine' are the end of a week or more of activities the grander the carnival the more there are. In fact, once the carnival is over and the theme is announced the designers will start on the costumes for next year. I thought that I would show you some of the run up week at Los Cristianos.

Bus Route: 483[Los Cristanos, P Americas Est). Return: 483[El Medano]. View my 'Three Kings' - Los Cristianos for Christmas photo album In Spain and the Canaries traditionally children are given their presents on the festival of the 'Three Kings' which takes place on the night of the 'Epiphany' on the 5th January. The equivalent of our '12th night' which was the final Christmas feast until banned by the Victorians. The 'Three Kings' arrive on camels and parade through the streets as part of a procession of bands, entertainers and children in costume. They throw sweets to the children as they go and this is a major event in all towns and villages thought the large cities such as Los Cristianos and Santa Cruz (where the 'Kings' arrive by helecopter) draw crowds from the surrounding areas. It is becoming a problem for parents in these austere times as the advent of the global 'village' led by American TV programs and corporate ...

Bus Route: 483[Los Cristianos, P Americas Est] to Los Critianos. Return: 843[El Medano] View my 'Los Cristianos for Christmas' photo album I noticed that this concert was on when visiting Los Cristianos just before Christmas. I had debated the idea of going but thought that it may be rather expensive however, late Monday afternoon I decided to take a chance. A quick change into 'collar and tie' and off to catch the 843 with moments to spare.  I arrived in Los Cristianos and wandered down to the 'Municipal' centre we had seen before, it is the building with the Christmas lights I used as the 'greetings' card at the end of my 'Los Cristianos for Christmas' blog.  I wandered in to see if there was a chance of getting a ticket and with my illiterate Spanish managed to grasp that I could walk round the building, either way, and purchase a ticket from a cafe. Ah ha! this was going to be interesting, trying to ask in the various cafes who sol...

The 'Bus street station' There is a 'Titsa' Info cabin  here Bus Route: 470[Los Cristianos] - the scenic way or 483[Costa Adeje] Return: 483[El Medano] or 470[Granadilla] - the scenic way. View my 'Los Cristianos for Christmas' Photo Album Hola, familiares y amigos, Well this is the last one before Christmas as possibly the year so I thought that I would complete the route 470 run west to it terminus in Los Cristianos. I noticed that they were having a day of festivities on Sunday 18 th and as Patrick's mum and his friend Lee have come out for Christmas I thought that I would take them along for the day.  I decided that we would catch the slower 470 so that they could view some of the coastline and villages along the route rather than the 483 which goes around Golf del Sur then up along the 'Autopista' (motorway) to Los Cristianos.  We ambled down from the bus station past the 'Cultural Centre' where I not...