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Tenerife Canary islands Holidays
The weather in the island of Tenerife is one of the major reasons why millions of tourists and vacationers come over for a holiday destination. Another reason is the different beaches in the island that offer unique and interesting features. These features include black sands, gold sands, in between cliffs, and landscapes resulted from the Teide volcanic eruption. Apart from the beaches, there are also old towns, mountain areas, and volcanoes to visit. If you want to know and explore more about the island, you can hire a local vehicle instead. The Teide Volcano is one of the must-see attractions in the island, which is the highest in Spain at 12, 200 feet. This volcano can be climb by mountaineers up to 3.719 meters whereas from it, the rest of the Canary Islands are viewed. To take unrivalled views of the lunar-like landscape of slopes in the volcano, a cable-car ride to the summit is offered. The north coast of the Tenerife island is bordered by steep cliffs while the south coast slopes down to the islands one of the many regions of level coastal plain. The island is filled with traditional hillside villages, rural towns, and unique landscapes formed from the volcanic eruption of Mount Teide. The island of Tenerife is enriched with different places that offer many jobs. However, the available jobs in these places are often related to services sector. The towns and cities in the island are different from one another. At the north area of the island, old canarian culture is practice while at the south area; the culture is mostly Los Crisianos and Las Americas. The name of island "Tenerife" in Guanche language refers to snow-capped mountains. It is also called as the island of two faces because of its two divisions of coasts in the north and in the south. Compared to the north coast, the south coast is the most visited by tourists because of its hot climate and more developed infrastructures. On the contrary, the north coast is abundant with lush forests, spectacular beaches of volcanic sand, animal life, exotic plant, volcanoes, desserts, and mountains. During sunny and warm days, tourists can tour around the beaches and take their occasional cool dips in the sea. They can enjoy various activities like beach volleyball, surfing, water sports, ball games, cycling, paragliding, climbing, hiking, and more. Photography is another great activity in the island of Tenerife because of the diversity of landscapes and topography. Exploration and exercising are great to do as well on the island of Tenerife. The island is enriching with beautiful shorelines and less populated stretches that are best for such things to do. Nevertheless, the experience of sunbathing and swimming on the beaches is also fun to do while staying on the island.
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