Tenerife’s capital city, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is the perfect spot to blend into everyday life alongside local residents. The city is best explored by foot via the main plazas and pedestrian streets with stops in between for coffee/beer/drink breaks at enjoyable open air terraces. Santa Cruz de Tenerife’s downtown is laid back, less touristy…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is an unlikely hero for budget travelers looking to experience the island beyond the typical tourist spots. While many tourists head straight to the resort towns of southern Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife offers a more authentic and affordable base to explore the north of the island. And, as the capital…
Despite being the most populous city on Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife receives a small fraction of the total overnight tourists that travel to the island. The city does however receive streams of day-trippers during peak cruise ship season when the floating behemoths dock in its port. Aside from cruise ship visitors, the city has…