Tenerife Walking Festival will take place from 10 to 14 March 2015. This is an open event to hikers from all over the continent, combining different types of hikes and trails and original supplementary activities.

Here is a good link:

http://www.webtenerife.co.uk/activities/amongst-nature/footpaths/

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However, their perusal and comments have been at the invitation of the Tenerife Cabildo which is keen to provide keen walkers with interesting and safe routes across the island. It’s estimated that around 12 per cent of visitors to Tenerife go hiking at some stage and it is the second most valued activity after visits to theme parks.
The Cabildo invited about 40 walkers from the European Ramblers’ Association to test out a route known as GR 131 which runs through eleven municipalities.
Tourism chief José Manuel Bermúdez said the association was the best in Europe and it was hoped the party of 40 would pass on their recommendations to its membership of around three million walkers. 

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Download map here: www.webtenerife.com/Galeria-multimedia/Folletos/tenerife-a-pie.htm?Lang=es

Andrea is a travel enthusiast who loves to explore new parts of the world. In her guide, she has recommended Hotel Tigaiga as a fantastic place to stay.

Andrea writes:  “North Tenerife – the traditional resort of Puerto de la Cruz gives easy access to the best walking on Tenerife. Hotel Tigaiga (Parque Taoro, 28) is set within a tropical oasis above the town with fabulous views. The Tigaiga is a family run hotel where people return year after year.”

You can view the full guide here: http://www.simonseeks.com/travel-guides/walk-tenerife__166138

Simmonseeks.com is travel website where a community of travellers, journalists and celebrities can share their reviews on different destinations.

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More information also on the official website  www.webtenerife.co.uk

A lot to enjoy!

Wladimiro Rodriguez is the Environment and Landscape councillor at the Cabildo. He had this to say recently: We have sought to plan and build something with which we can identify, and render tribute to, Enrique Talg Wyss. He was always a champion in the protection of our environment. Our leisure park dedicated to him will provide a place for relaxation for strollers and senderistas, in the great hills above Los Realejos. It will be fully guaranteed for safety, and we can guarantee it will blend architecturally with the hills and valleys where it will stand as a long-lasting memorial to señor Talg.

It is not by coincidence that the zone chosen for the leisure park is actually called “Tigaiga”, though it is within the huge municipality of Los Realejos, which, like that of neighbouring La Orotava, stretches from the coast line up and up towards the forests and peaks that surround the peak of Teide. A small refuge will also be built in the park.

The Hotel Tigaiga is considered by many, if not all islanders, as the finest hotel in Tenerife. It has only four stars because of the Spanish laws which allow stars for the quantity of amenities offered by a hotel. One supposes that the swimming pool is not Olympic-sized, or there are not quite enough lifts. It is Quality that Enrique, following the example set by his own father, insisted on; quality of food and service, quality of napery, crystal and crockery, quality of furniture and cleanliness in the bedrooms and suites. The Tigaiga has always been a favourite with islanders and foreign residents as a place to have a quietly luxurious luncheon in the best setting possible, all the year round.

Enrique died on 27 September, 2006. He was a member of the Instituto de Estudios Hispanicos, the Agrupación Hotelera y Zonas Turísticas de España. The Plan de Excelencia Turística del Valle de La Orotava, the CIT at Puerto de la Cruz (one of the Founders) and the Patronato del Parque Nacional del Teide.

The Hotel Tigaiga has won on many occasions the Silver Award awarded by the Canary Island Government, and the Gold Medal given by the CIT at Puerto de la Cruz.        
  

by Jeremy Taylor