It’s not very hard to find a good place for a weekend getaway in western Europe as there are loads of options with stunning sceneries and all types of climates can be chosen throughout the year. Looking a little further down southwest of Europe there are the canary islands, as they are a part of Spain they are frequently served by all major european airlines and this makes them my favorite choice as a weekend getaway for this blog post.
There is a lot to know about the canary islands in general, but also about Tenerife in particular before you go, so telling the story of my trip may give you some useful information for your next one.
Getting around
Since the island of Tenerife has a peak elevation of over 12000ft (3700m), it has a lot of windy mountain roads. The best choice to really enjoy them is by having your own rental car, this will also give you the freedom to make a stop whenever there is great scenery around and there is plenty of it. The roads have little side areas to stop at almost any lookout point making it a joy to just do a day full of driving around.
Weather
My Trip was in late October, but although in most countries this would mean having bad weather that isn’t the case on the canary islands as they usually have 300 sunny days a year. You may not be able to swim in the open sea as the water temperature drops to 21° C and winds can get a bit chilly at night but that’s it with the cons.
Day One
My two-day trip starts at TFS, the international airport of Tenerife. From here I will be heading on by car. Tipp: I’d recommend to book a small car, as this will give you great advantages when driving through narrower streets in small hillside towns.
Day Two
After breakfast I i set off for my day trip around the island of Tenerife. The weather is great and nature shows it’s full palette of mesmerizing sights, be it steep and serrated cliffs or flowers in unique shapes and colors.
The water all around the island is dark-blue and crystal clear, from the various viewpoints along the mountain roads I can see where the water is deep or shallow.
Naturally, when visiting an island water usually is the biggest topic as the open sea is visible almost all the time. Looking at this picture I can literally hear the ocean waves touching the bottom of the cliffs.
Day Three
