Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Introduction

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of the Canary Island Tenerife and is located on the northeast side of the island. The city has roughly 250,000 inhabitants.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

Events and Festivals

Weather

Santa Cruz de Tenerife's climate is perfect for a week of enjoying the sun and making trips across the island. Summers are mostly between 25 °C and 30 °C during the day and still above 20 °C at night. Winters are about 6-8 °C colder on average though it's still quite warm, even at night.

Getting There

By Plane

Tenerife North Airport (TFN) is located about 10 kilometres from the city. Tenerife North mainly serves other Canary Islands, cities in mainland Spain, and several cities in Germany. Also, two airlines fly here to/from Caracas in Venezuela.
The much bigger Tenerife South (TFS) is over 70 kilometres away. Lowcost airlines like Easyjet (from London and Manchester) and Ryanair have found their way as well, the last having most flights, including to/from Brussels, Dublin, Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Madrid, Porto and Weeze (near Düsseldorf). Numerous other airlines serve Tenerife South though, the choice is wide.

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Trasmediterránea and Fred Olsen offer services ot other Canary Islands, while Trasmediterránea also goes to Cadiz in mainland Spain.

Naviera Armas runs weekly services between Portimao in mainland Portugal to Madeira and on to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with connections to other Canary Islands, like Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

If you want to post a card, you can head to the post office (Correos). The Spanish post is not yet as efficient as colleagues in other countries so receiving a card can take a bit longer than the number of days that it should take. On the website of Correos, you can find the locations of nearby post offices.
Post offices are generally open from 8:30am to 2:00pm, although times can vary and the main post office usually is open until the early evening. Most will also open again on Saturday mornings, but in the smaller towns will close as early as 12 noon. When posting a letter, look for a yellow box and, if possible, post at the post office itself where there will also be divisions for local, national and international mail. Be prepared for long queues at the post office. This is why tobacco shops sell stamps and many will also have the facility to weigh packages.
Standard letters/postcards of up to 20 grams sent within Spain are €0.34. However, non-standard letters/postcards of up to 20g are €0.39. Letters/postcards of 20 to 50 grams are €0.45. In the case of international shipping, the price is €0.64 to most countries within Europe for standard envelopes (letters/postcards) up to 20g, for a few European countries and outside Europe it is €0.78.